Contemporary automobiles have a growing number of functionnalities and although they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford S-max 2, depending on its functionnalities, it can be hard to understand how to start a Ford S-max 2? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem very clear 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 show you the several procedures to start a Ford S-max 2 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Ford S-max 2 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Ford S-max 2 with key?

So we commence our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Ford S-max 2, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various measures to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Ford S-max 2:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Ford S-max 2 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Insert 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 until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to consult our content page on orange lights on Ford S-max 2 to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford S-max 2 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Ford S-max 2,

How to start a Ford S-max 2 with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Ford S-max 2 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Ford S-max 2 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains more or less the same, so don’t hesitate 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 S-max 2 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Ford S-max 2 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.
  • Find the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Ford S-max 2

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Ford S-max 2

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How do I start a Ford S-max 2 without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Ford S-max 2 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Ford S-max 2 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start 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 technique to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate 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 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
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Ford S-max 2).

There, you’ve discovered all the ways to start a Ford S-max 2.

If you need more tutorials on the Ford S-max 2, go to our Ford S-max 2 category.