nissenc1337 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hey Guys- First post here, we've owned two edge's and we love em. Great cars that are comfortable and chock full of storage space. So, we recently sold our SEL and bought a Limited with the remote start/IA key. We love the idea of being able to simply touch the door handle when we exit and lock the car and being able to unlock the car via the handle when we get back to the car. However, about three weeks ago it quit allowing us to lock the car. I can lock it from the remote and unlock it via the remote AND handle but I cannot lock the car via the handle. When I attempt to lock the car via the handle I hear the unlock noise (like I would if I repeatedly hit the unlock button on the fob) so, maybe we screwed up a sequence? Any ideas what may be happening here? This is a common technology on most cars today and it shouldn't be rocket science. Thanks guys! Glad to be apart of the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickf1011 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Make sure you're touching the right part of the handle. Unlock sensor is on the inside of the handle, the lock is the bulbous area on the outside of the handle. If you're touching both at once it'll act a little quirky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factor99 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 I had the same problem on my limited in the winter, first the driver side then a day or two later the passenger side. Stayed that way for about a week then they just started working again. Maybe it is controlled by something that can reset itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 More likely you had water or ice on one of the handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissenc1337 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 nickf1011 solution worked well! Bump to lock, inside handle to unlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 nickf1011 solution The instructions shown in the owner's manual worked well! Bump to lock, inside handle to unlock. FTFY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickf1011 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 FTFY. But who reads that? I'll admit I had the same difficulty with mine when I first got it. Just assumed the entire door handle was a switch that either locked or unlocked just based on the previous lock state. Some things you just expect to be intuitive in a different way than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissenc1337 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 But who reads that? I'll admit I had the same difficulty with mine when I first got it. Just assumed the entire door handle was a switch that either locked or unlocked just based on the previous lock state. Some things you just expect to be intuitive in a different way than they are. Our other car doesn't follow this rule. So I think I was just confusing the technology. Granted, Ford could make the handle more intelligent. Toyota can handle the scenario just fine (despite having the same segregated limits in hand location for either operation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 But who reads that? I do. Every time I get a new vehicle. Or at least whenever I encounter a problem or issue or question. Sometimes more than once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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