Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Ford Mustang. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The electronic door lock system has 3 main components:
- RKE transmitter
- SJB
- Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)/RKE antenna (external, but part of the SJB)
The RKE transmitter initiates the following electronic system functions:
- Unlocks the driver door
- Unlocks both doors
- Locks both doors
- Releases the luggage compartment lid
- Locks both doors and flashes the turn signal lamps if all doors (hood and luggage compartment if equipped with alarm) are closed
- Activates/deactivates the panic alarm
- Commands the interior lamps on when unlocking and off when locking
- Sounds the horn once and flashes the turn signals twice when LOCK is pressed twice within 3 seconds, and the doors (hood and luggage compartment if equipped with alarm) are closed
- Sounds the horn twice when LOCK is pressed within 3 seconds if any door (hood and luggage compartment if equipped with alarm) is ajar
- Arms/disarms the alarm system (if equipped)
The RKE transmitter has a maximum operating range of 10 m (33 ft).