Security for Your Ford Kuga SUV 2020

Security  
PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT  
SYSTEM  
Principle of Operation  
The system prevents someone from  
starting the engine with an incorrectly  
coded key.  
ANTI-THEFT ALARM -  
VEHICLES WITH: INTEGRAL  
BATTERY(IF EQUIPPED)  
Alarm System  
Note: Do not arm the alarm with full guard  
if passengers, animals or other moving  
objects are inside your vehicle.  
Note: Always take your keys and lock all  
doors when leaving your vehicle.  
Perimeter Alarm  
The perimeter alarm is a deterrent against  
unauthorized access to your vehicle  
through the doors and the hood.  
Coded Keys  
If you lose a key, you can obtain a  
replacement from an authorized dealer. If  
possible, provide them with the key  
number from the tag provided with the  
original keys. You can also obtain extra  
keys from an authorized dealer.  
Interior Sensors  
The interior lamp unit sensors are located  
in the overhead console. Do not cover up  
the interior lamp unit sensors.  
The sensors act as a deterrent against  
unauthorized access by sensing any  
movement within your vehicle.  
Note: Have all of your remaining keys  
erased and recoded if you lose a key. Have  
replacement keys coded together with  
recoding your remaining keys. Ask an  
authorized dealer for more information.  
Battery Back-up Sounder  
The battery back-up sounder is an  
Note: Metallic objects, electronic devices  
or a second coded key on the same key  
chain may result in vehicle starting  
additional alarm system, which sounds a  
siren if your vehicle battery or the battery  
back-up sounder is disconnected. When  
you lock your vehicle the system is armed.  
The sounder has its own battery and will  
sound an alarm siren even if someone  
disconnects your vehicle battery or the  
battery back-up sounder itself.  
problems, especially if they are too close to  
the key when starting your vehicle.  
Arming the Engine Immobilizer  
The engine immobilizer arms after a short  
period of time when you switch the ignition  
off.  
Triggering the Alarm  
Disarming the Engine Immobilizer  
The engine immobilizer disarms when you  
switch the ignition on with a correctly  
coded key.  
If you are unable to start your vehicle with  
a correctly coded key, have your vehicle  
checked by an authorized dealer.  
Once armed, the alarm is triggered in any  
of the following ways:  
If someone opens a door, the liftgate  
or the hood without a valid key or  
remote control.  
If you switch your vehicle on without a  
correctly coded key.  
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Security  
If the interior sensors detect movement  
Reduced Guard  
within your vehicle.  
In reduced guard, the interior sensors are  
On vehicles with a battery back-up  
sounder, if someone disconnects your  
vehicle battery or the battery back-up  
sounder itself.  
off when you arm the alarm.  
Note: The alarm security level will switch  
back to full guard once the power is turned  
on.  
If the alarm is triggered, the alarm horn will  
sound for 30 seconds and the hazard  
warning flasher flashes for five minutes.  
Selecting Full or Reduced Guard  
You can select full or reduced guard using  
the information display. See General  
Information (page 110).  
Any further attempts to perform one of the  
above sounds the alarm again.  
Full and Reduced Guard  
Ask on Exit (If Equipped)  
Full Guard  
Full guard is the standard setting.  
You can set the information display to ask  
you each time which level of guard you  
wish to set.  
In full guard, the interior sensors are on  
when you arm the alarm.  
Using the information display controls, scroll to:  
Message Action and Description  
Settings  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Advanced settings  
Alarm system  
Ask on exit  
Reduced  
Appears in the information display each time you switch your  
vehicle off.  
If you wish to arm the alarm with reduced guard, press the  
OK button when this message appears.  
If you wish to arm the alarm with full guard, leave your vehicle  
without pressing the OK button.  
Note: Selecting reduced guard does not set the alarm permanently to reduced guard. It  
sets it to reduced guard only for the current locking cycle.  
Disarming the Alarm  
Arming the Alarm  
Disarm and silence the alarm by unlocking  
To arm the alarm, lock your vehicle. See  
the doors and switching your vehicle on, or  
Doors and Locks (page 56).  
by unlocking the doors or the liftgate with  
the remote control.  
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Security  
Note: A valid passive key must be within  
If the interior sensors detect movement  
the detection range of that door.  
within your vehicle.  
If the inclination sensors detect an  
attempt to raise your vehicle.  
ANTI-THEFT ALARM -  
VEHICLES WITH: INTERIOR  
SENSOR(IF EQUIPPED)  
If the alarm is triggered, the alarm horn will  
sound for 30 seconds and the hazard  
warning flasher will flash for five minutes.  
Any further attempts to perform one of the  
Alarm System  
Note: Do not arm the alarm with full guard  
if passengers, animals or other moving  
objects are inside your vehicle.  
above will trigger the alarm again.  
Full and Reduced Guard  
Full Guard  
Perimeter Alarm  
Full guard is the standard setting.  
The perimeter alarm is a deterrent against  
unauthorized access to your vehicle  
through the doors and the hood. It also  
protects the audio unit.  
In full guard, the interior sensors are on  
when you arm the alarm.  
Reduced Guard  
In reduced guard, the interior sensors are  
Interior Sensors  
off when you arm the alarm.  
The interior lamp unit sensors are in the  
Note: The alarm security level will switch  
back to full guard when the power is turned  
on.  
overhead console.  
Note: Do not cover the interior lamp  
scanning sensors.  
Selecting Full or Reduced Guard  
You can select full or reduced guard using  
the information display. See General  
Information (page 110).  
The sensors act as a deterrent against  
unauthorized intrusion by sensing any  
movement inside your vehicle.  
Triggering the Alarm  
Ask on Exit (If Equipped)  
You can set the information display to ask  
you each time which level of guard you  
wish to set.  
Once armed, the alarm is triggered in any  
of the following ways:  
If someone opens a door, the liftgate  
or the hood without a valid key or  
remote control.  
If you switch your vehicle on without a  
correctly coded key.  
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Security  
Using the information display controls, scroll to:  
Message  
Action and Description  
Settings  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Press the OK button.  
Vehicle settings  
Alarm  
Ask on exit  
Reduced guard  
Appears in the information display each time you switch your  
vehicle off.  
If you wish to arm the alarm with reduced guard, press the  
OK button when this message appears.  
If you wish to arm the alarm with full guard, leave your vehicle  
without pressing the OK button.  
Note: Selecting reduced guard does not set the alarm permanently to reduced guard. It  
sets it to reduced guard only for the current locking cycle.  
Arming the Alarm  
To arm the alarm, lock your vehicle. See  
Doors and Locks (page 56).  
Disarming the Alarm  
Disarm and silence the alarm by unlocking  
the doors and switching your vehicle on, or  
unlocking the doors with the remote  
control.  
Note: A valid remote control must be within  
the detection range of that door for keyless  
entry. See Locking and Unlocking (page  
56).  
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