With the Nautilus on and in Park, create a profile under Settings > Profile, then open Personal Profiles, select it, choose Edit > ID Methods and follow the prompts for the remote or device.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for 2025 Nautilus gasoline and hybrid configurations with Personal Profiles. Up to three remote controls can be assigned; a mobile device must already be set up as a vehicle remote control before linking.
- Required equipment / service
- Personal Profiles
Does the documented scope match your car?
This check combines the verified year, any source-supported powertrain scope, source-named trim/package and required equipment. It does not read a VIN or factory build record.
Published availability and qualifications
Verified for 2025 Nautilus gasoline and hybrid configurations with Personal Profiles. Up to three remote controls can be assigned; a mobile device must already be set up as a vehicle remote control before linking.
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Switch the Nautilus on, leave it in Park, open Settings and press Profile.
- 02
Follow the display prompts to create the named personal profile and its initial settings.
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Open Personal Profiles, select the new profile, press Edit and then ID Methods.
- 04
Follow the prompts to link a remote control or an already configured mobile device, then lock and unlock once to test recall.
Important limits
- The automatically created Guest profile cannot be given a personalized name or linked to a remote.
- If more than one linked remote is in range, the first key that initiates recall supplies the settings.
- Valet Mode automatically disables personal profiles while active.
Quick checks.
- ✓If device linking fails, confirm the device is inside and already configured as a remote control.
- ✓If the wrong profile recalls, remove extra linked keys from range and review ID Methods.
- ✓If the profile is locked and all passcodes are unknown, the manual directs the owner to service for reset.
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2025 Lincoln Nautilus Owner's Manual — Personal Profiles
Relevant section or page: 491-492. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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