Recent vehicles have more and more features and despite the fact they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time convenient to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford Focus, depending on its features, it can be difficult to understand how to start a Ford Focus? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, dependant upon 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 explain the several methods to start a Ford Focus with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Ford Focus with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Ford Focus with key?

So we start our content page which is designed to teach you how to start a Ford Focus, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Ford Focus:

  • Determine the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Ford Focus that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 till 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 indicate don’t think twice to consult our content page on orange lights on Ford Focus to know the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford Focus starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Ford Focus,

How to start a Ford Focus with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Ford Focus with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Ford Focus equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is still pretty much alike, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the steps to adhere to to start your Ford Focus with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Ford Focus 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 generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally situated on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Ford Focus
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Ford Focus

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How do I start a Ford Focus without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Ford Focus without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Ford Focus is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Ford Focus).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Ford Focus.

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