2011edgese Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 2011 ford edge. Changed my battery and now my master key doesnt control the Mykey function. Its gone from the menu. Dis some research and its happened to other people. Solutiom was to have the key reprogrammed and some are saying that the key was never a master key. I bought the car pre certified used. I was given 2 keys. 1 of the keys acted as a admin key but now that one is lile my second key in which does not control any Mykey function. Issue is, the car womt get passed 80mph on neither key. Called the dealer and they said yney would have to make a 3rd key for 300$. Asked is they can do it as a courtesy service since we bought it there and were given these keys, they said "no" and would have to cut another key. I found other threads were people had ford just clear out the keys in the computer and added the current key inside amd it worked. What have you guys done yourself? If my local Ford not being honest about the reprogramming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Replacing the battery shouldn't change the admin key. Either way the dealer can erase the learned keys and relearn them both as admins then you can set one for mykey if that's what you want. Although you really shouldn't need to go past 80 in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011edgese Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Replacing the battery shouldn't change the admin key. Either way the dealer can erase the learned keys and relearn them both as admins then you can set one for mykey if that's what you want. Although you really shouldn't need to go past 80 in the first place. Lol! I know... 80mph is not ideal. :p I did a test just now, turned out the admin Key has no restrictions actually. Its my 2nd key that i use and have set it to be a max of 80mph. That has the restriction. But still, the admin key doesnt give me the mykeu options no more. And you are correct, theu can reprogram them according to others that have had this issue and had them reprogrammed easily. So you think the dealer is being a bit of a cheat? The service guy said resolutely the only way to fix this is to cut another key and no way around it. Ive had this issue in the past with this dealer, they wanted 150$ to do the brake booster recall. They told me its a 150$ charge no matter what. Called corporate and they called them and only then they didnt charge me for the brake booster in which i had the recall letter in hand. What should be my next step? Ask corporate again? This my first time buying a ford and have had just negative experiences with them. Amd I am not cheap btw, if its a legitimate chargen i have them do it and pay. But the mix answers i get with them makes me not want to buy ford again. :/ I love my edge btw, great car and has not left me on the road. No TB problems too! Lucky i guess. I had the ajar door issue but fixed it with a whole can of electrical cleaner. Hasnt come back for over 10 months. Knock on wood! Edited April 17, 2017 by 2011edgese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011edgese Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Replacing the battery shouldn't change the admin key. Either way the dealer can erase the learned keys and relearn them both as admins then you can set one for mykey if that's what you want. Although you really shouldn't need to go past 80 in the first place. I think having the car jumped 2 times due to a weak battery might have done something. Never noticed it until the 2nd jump. I drove it fast to get the battery charged and noticed the limit in which i figured the admin key would get rid of it. But when i tried using the admin key, there was no more MYKEY options lile my second key. Did a quick google search amd it let me to others with the same issue after swapping batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Make sure the mykey is nowhere near the vehicle when using the admin key. I thought you meant you replaced the battery in the fob itself. You could try disconnecting the battery for 30 minutes to see if it resets the mykey menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011edgese Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Make sure the mykey is nowhere near the vehicle when using the admin key. I thought you meant you replaced the battery in the fob itself. You could try disconnecting the battery for 30 minutes to see if it resets the mykey menu. Ohh no. I meant the car battery. I have absolutely no MYKEY options anywhere in the menu. The word "mykey" does not exist no more. On both keys. Ill try the battery disconnect for 30 minutes thos afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 It is not necessary to drive over the speed limit to charge a battery. Your alternator will provide sufficient output to charge a healthy battery at engine speeds just above idle (say, 1,000 RPM or more). It will produce maximum output when it's turning around 6,000 RPM - equivalent to engine speed of about 2,400 RPM, since the alternator generally turns about 2.5 times as fast as the engine. Simply turning off overdrive while driving at highway speeds will accomplish that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Or just holding it at 4K rpm in park or while driving using selectshift would charge much faster than any highway speed. It's the engine RPM not the vehicle speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 An engine speed that high is also unnecessary. The alternator will reach its maximum output before that and the regulator eliminates any benefit of additional speed from there. An engine speed of 2,400 - 2,500 RPM is quite sufficient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yup http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/22381-anyone-know-the-alternator-charging-specs/?do=findComment&comment=168755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011edgese Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Thxs for the replies! Im aware of the speed not being a factor in recharging faster. But looks like not manu ppl here have had the mykeu problem. Maybe the other OP who did, responds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raven Entre Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 4/17/2017 at 12:54 PM, 2011edgese said: 2011 ford edge. Changed my battery and now my master key doesnt control the Mykey function. Its gone from the menu. Dis some research and its happened to other people. Solutiom was to have the key reprogrammed and some are saying that the key was never a master key. I bought the car pre certified used. I was given 2 keys. 1 of the keys acted as a admin key but now that one is lile my second key in which does not control any Mykey function. Issue is, the car womt get passed 80mph on neither key. Called the dealer and they said yney would have to make a 3rd key for 300$. Asked is they can do it as a courtesy service since we bought it there and were given these keys, they said "no" and would have to cut another key. I found other threads were people had ford just clear out the keys in the computer and added the current key inside amd it worked. What have you guys done yourself? If my local Ford not being honest about the reprogramming? Did you ever get this figured out? Mine is doing the same thing and my dealership are being jackasses as well I guess bc I’m a woman they think idk what I’m talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raven Entre Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Did you ever get this figured out? Mine is doing the same thing and my dealership are being jackasses as well I guess bc I’m a woman they think idk what I’m talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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