Use the backup slot and cycle the start button with the first key, then repeat with the second programmed key to display the five-digit master code.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for the 2024 U.S./Canada Ford Explorer with a keyless-entry keypad and two previously programmed intelligent-access keys.
- Required equipment / service
- SecuriCode and intelligent-access keys equipped
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Verified for the 2024 U.S./Canada Ford Explorer with a keyless-entry keypad and two previously programmed intelligent-access keys.
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Step by step.
- 01
Turn the Explorer off, close every door and keep your foot off the brake pedal.
- 02
Place the first programmed intelligent-access key in the center-console backup slot.
- 03
Press the push-button ignition once, wait a few seconds, press it again and remove the first key.
- 04
Within the 30-second sequence, put the second programmed key in the backup slot and press the ignition button once.
- 05
Read the five-digit master access code when it appears briefly in the instrument cluster.
Important limits
- Both keys must already be programmed to the vehicle; an unprogrammed spare will not complete the sequence.
- Do not place a key on the wireless charging pad and do not press the brake during the procedure.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the code does not appear, wait at least one minute before starting the complete sequence again.
- ✓Keep all doors closed and finish every step within 30 seconds.
- ✓The code can appear after other instrument-cluster messages, so wait a few seconds before assuming the attempt failed.
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2024 Ford Explorer Owner's Manual — Displaying the Master Access Code
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