Alarm wont activate after replacing car battery

[jmanibusan]

hello,
i just replaced the car battery on my 2002 Ford Explore & the Key Remote wont activate the alarm. could someone please advise. thanks..

 

[BigRondo]

Welcome aboard!!

You may have to reprogram your remotes. This info is in the owner's manual. If you don't have an owner's manual, Dead Link Removed.

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Hope this helps out.

Please keep us posted as feedback helps others reading this post looking for a fix to the same or similar issue!

 

[jmanibusan]

Welcome aboard!!

You may have to reprogram your remotes. This info is in the owner's manual. If you don't have an owner's manual, Dead Link Removed.

Dead Link Removed

Hope this helps out.

Please keep us posted as feedback helps others reading this post looking for a fix to the same or similar issue!

Hello BigRondo,

thanks for the response. i failed also to mention in my original post that the power door locks also wont lock or unlock from any of the door buttons. i tried what you mentioned & still have no success. any other help would be appreciated.

rgds.

john

P.S.
Heading down to Camp Pendleton for my sons graduation come xmas..

 

[BigRondo]

Hello BigRondo,

thanks for the response. i failed also to mention in my original post that the power door locks also wont lock or unlock from any of the door buttons. i tried what you mentioned & still have no success. any other help would be appreciated.

rgds.

john

P.S.
Heading down to Camp Pendleton for my sons graduation come xmas..

John, your son is a great American! Tell him I said thank you for his service & Semper Fi!

If all you did is replace the battery & everything worked before the change then I would recommend disconnecting the negative battery cable for 10 minutes and reconnect. Make sure that both terminals are tight.

Report back and we go from there.

According to the owner's manual: after disconnecting the battery, you must go through the "relearn" procedure as outlined below. This won't help with your issue, but I thought you would like to know:

If you don't have an owner's manual, Dead Link Removed.

 

[jmanibusan]

John, your son is a great American! Tell him I said thank you for his service & Semper Fi!

If all you did is replace the battery & everything worked before the change then I would recommend disconnecting the negative battery cable for 10 minutes and reconnect. Make sure that both terminals are tight.

Report back and we go from there.

According to the owner's manual: after disconnecting the battery, you must go through the "relearn" procedure as outlined below. This won't help with your issue, but I thought you would like to know:

If you don't have an owner's manual, Dead Link Removed.

Thanks BigRondo,
I will definitely will pass that on to him. I look forward to bringing home a U.S Marine for Xmas. . Will try what you mentioned & get back too you.

Rgds.

John

 

[BigRondo]

Thanks BigRondo,
I will definitely will pass that on to him. I look forward to bringing home a U.S Marine for Xmas. . Will try what you mentioned & get back too you.

Rgds.

John

I will be nice to have him home.

Keep us posted!