Recent vehicles have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford Explorer, depending on its features, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Ford Explorer? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the distinct procedures to start a Ford Explorer with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Ford Explorer with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Ford Explorer with key?
So we start our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Ford Explorer, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the various guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Ford Explorer:
- Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Ford Explorer that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Insert the key into this one.
- Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to read our content page on orange lights on Ford Explorer to learn the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford Explorer starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Ford Explorer,
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How to start a Ford Explorer with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Ford Explorer with key or will explain you how to do it for a Ford Explorer equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure remains roughly the same, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the steps to follow to start your Ford Explorer with a card:
- Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Ford Explorer is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Find the “start” button, which is commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly placed on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Ford Explorer
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Ford Explorer
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How do I start a Ford Explorer without a key?
And finally, we will find out, how to start a Ford Explorer without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. However, you should know that if your Ford Explorer is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Ford Explorer).
There, you’ve found out all the solutions to start a Ford Explorer.
If you want more tutorials on the Ford Explorer, go to our Ford Explorer category.
