Recent vehicles have more and more functionnalities and although they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time easy to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford Ka, dependent on its functionnalities, it can be hard to understand how to start a Ford Ka? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will show you the different methods to start a Ford Ka with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Ford Ka with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Ford Ka with key?

So we begin our content which is designed to show you how to start a Ford Ka, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Ford Ka:

  • Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Ford Ka that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Place 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 up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to read our content on orange lights on Ford Ka to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford Ka starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or 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 handled to start your Ford Ka,

How to start a Ford Ka with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Ford Ka with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Ford Ka equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still roughly the same, so don’t be reluctant to go back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the steps to follow to start your Ford Ka with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Ford Ka is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Ford Ka
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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 Ka

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How do I start a Ford Ka without a key?

And at last, we will discover, how to start a Ford Ka without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Ford Ka is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to adhere to:

  • 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 together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Ford Ka).

There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Ford Ka.

If you have any further questions about the Ford Ka, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Ka category.