User Guide

When you press the control on the remote entry transmitter twice
within three seconds, the horn will chirp once to confirm the doors,
liftgate and hood are closed and locked, and the alarm is set.
Disarming the system
You can disarm the system by any of the following actions:
• Unlock the doors by pressing the
control on your remote entry
transmitter.
• Unlock the doors with a key. Turn the key full travel (toward the front
of the vehicle) to ensure the alarm disarms.
• Turning the key in the ignition to the 3 (RUN) or 4 (START) position.
Note: The key must be a valid, programmed, coded key.
Triggering the anti-theft system
The armed system will be triggered if any door, liftgate or the hood is
opened without using the key or the remote entry transmitter.
To deactivate the triggered alarm state:
• Unlock the doors by pressing the
control on your remote entry
transmitter.
• Unlock the doors with a key. Turn the key full travel (toward the front
of the vehicle) to ensure the alarm disarms.
• Press
on the remote entry transmitter to disable the alarm; the
alarm will be disabled, but the vehicle will remain in an armed state.
• Turning the key in the ignition to the 3 (RUN) or 4 (START) position.
Note: The key must be a valid, programmed, coded key.
2005 Escape (204)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
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