Modern vehicles have a growing number of features and even though they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always convenient to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Ford Transit Connect, according to its features, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Ford Transit Connect? Even if this required act of running a car may seem self evident 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 teach you the different ways to start a Ford Transit Connect with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Ford Transit Connect with a card, and to finish, without using the key.
How to start a Ford Transit Connect with key?
So we start our content page which aims to teach you how to start a Ford Transit Connect, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Ford Transit Connect:
- Determine the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Ford Transit Connect 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 suggest don’t think twice to read our content page on orange lights on Ford Transit Connect to learn the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Ford Transit Connect starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or 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 Transit Connect,
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How to start a Ford Transit Connect with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Ford Transit Connect with key or will explain you how to do it for a Ford Transit Connect equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is pretty much the same, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the actions to follow to start your Ford Transit Connect with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Ford Transit Connect 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 generally located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally positioned 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 Transit Connect
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Ford Transit Connect
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How do I start a Ford Transit Connect without a key?
And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Ford Transit Connect without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. However, you should know that if your Ford Transit Connect is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult 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 together and separate 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 Transit Connect).
There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Ford Transit Connect.
If you wish more guides on the Ford Transit Connect, go to our Ford Transit Connect category.
