MyKey -> Principle of Operation for your Ford Focus 2010-2017
MyKey™
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Driver assist features, if equipped on
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
MyKey allows you to program keys with
restricted driving modes to promote good
driving habits. All but one of the keys can
be activated with these restricted modes.
Any keys that remain unprogrammed are
referred to as administrator keys or admin
keys. They can be used to:
your vehicle, are forced on: parking aid
and Blind Spot Information System
(BLIS) with cross traffic alert.
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Satellite radio adult content
restrictions, if equipped on your vehicle.
Pre-collision assist and Lane Departure
warning switches on every ignition
cycle, but can be switched off by the
MyKey user.
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Create a MyKey.
Program configurable MyKey settings.
Clear all MyKey features.
Configurable Settings
With an admin key, you can configure
certain MyKey settings when you first
create a MyKey and before you recycle the
key or restart the engine. You can also
change the settings afterward with an
admin key.
When you have created a MyKey, you can
access the following information by using
the information display to determine:
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How many admin keys and MyKeys are
programmed to your vehicle.
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A vehicle speed limit can be set.
Warnings will be shown in the display
followed by an audible tone when your
vehicle reaches the set speed. You
cannot override the set speed by fully
depressing the accelerator pedal or by
setting cruise control.
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The total distance your vehicle traveled
with a MyKey.
Note: Switch the ignition on to use the
system.
Note: All MyKeys are programmed to the
same settings. You cannot program them
individually.
Note: For vehicles equipped with a
push-button start, when both a MyKey and
an admin key are present, the admin key will
be recognized by the vehicle when you start
the vehicle.
WARNING
Do not set MyKey maximum speed
limit to a limit that will prevent the
driver from maintaining a safe speed
considering posted speed limits and
prevailing road conditions. The driver is
always responsible to drive in accordance
with local laws and prevailing conditions.
Failure to do so could result in accident or
injury.
Non-configurable Settings
The following settings cannot be changed
by an admin key user:
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Safety belt reminder. You cannot
disable this feature. The audio system
will mute when the front seat
passengers’ safety belts are not
fastened.
Early low fuel warning. The low-fuel
warning activates earlier, giving MyKey
users more time to refuel.
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MyKey™
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Various vehicle speed minders can be
CREATING A MYKEY
set. Once you select a speed, it will be
shown in the display, followed by an
audible tone when the preselected
vehicle speed is exceeded.
Use the information display to create a
MyKey:
1. Insert the key you want to program into
the ignition. If your vehicle is equipped
with a push-button start, place the
intelligent access transmitter into the
backup position. The location of your
backup position is in another chapter.
See Starting and Stopping the
Engine (page 118).
Audio system maximum volume of
45%. A message will be shown in the
display when you attempt to exceed
the limited volume. Also, the
speed-sensitive or compensated
automatic volume control will be
disabled.
Always on setting. When this is
selected, you will not be able to turn
off AdvanceTrac or traction control,
E911 or Emergency Assist, or the Do Not
Disturb feature (if your vehicle is
equipped with these features).
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2. Switch the vehicle on.
3. Access the main menu through the
information display controls. Use the
arrow keys to get to the following menu
selections:
Message
Action and Description
Settings
Press the OK button or the right arrow key.
Press the OK button or the right arrow key.
Press the OK button or the right arrow key.
MyKey
Create MyKey
Programming/Changing
Configurable Settings
Use the information display to access your
configurable MyKey settings by doing the
following:
When prompted, hold the OK button until
you see a message informing you to label
this key as a MyKey. The key will be
restricted at the next start.
MyKey is successfully created. Make sure
you label it so you can distinguish it from
the admin keys.
You can also program configurable
settings for the key(s). See
Programming/Changing Configurable
Settings.
1. Switch the vehicle on using an admin
key.
2. Use the arrow keys to get to the
following menu selections:
Message
Settings
Action and Description
Press the OK button or the right arrow key.
Press the OK button or the right arrow key.
MyKey
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