Contemporary vehicles have a growing number of options and nevertheless they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time easy to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford S-max, depending on its options, it can be challenging to understand how to start a Ford S-max? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the several ways to start a Ford S-max with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Ford S-max with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Ford S-max with key?

So we begin our article content which is meant to show you how to start a Ford S-max, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the different measures to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Ford S-max:

  • Discover the position 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 be reluctant to consult our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Ford S-max that is blocked to find out 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 disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to consult our article content on orange lights on Ford S-max to know the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford S-max starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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

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

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Ford S-max with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Ford S-max equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique remains pretty much similar, so don’t be reluctant to go back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to stick to to start your Ford S-max with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Ford S-max 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 usually placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually located 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

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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

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

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Ford S-max without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Ford S-max is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that covers 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 jointly 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 quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Ford S-max).

There, you’ve found out all the solutions to start a Ford S-max.

If you have any additional questions about the Ford S-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford S-max category.