2006 remote start

[JonathonH]

I just bought a 2006 explorer and I was told it has the remote start. I looked under dash by pedals and I did see the box that said remote start. My question is how do I use the remote start. I got three key fobs with the vehicle but what buttons should I have to push to operate the remote start? Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[cmk0808]

post a picture of keys and remotes. start from there

 

[JonathonH]

Sorry I do not have a way to upload pictures on this computer. The only remotes I received is the 4 button remote. (Lock, Unlock, Panic and Rear door glass). Maybe I did not receive all remotes but I was told it might just be a pattern of buttons to start the vehicle. Like lock, unlock, and then lock again to start? Any ideas or suggestion would be great.

 

[cmk0808]

It may be lock lock lock or unlock unlock unlock or it could be lock unlock lock. There may be a toggle switch under dash that may need to be flipped which disables remote start

 

[cmk0808]

There could be another remote that you are missing. See if there is a model on the brain under the dash.

 

[JonathonH]

There is a module on the driver side near wher the carpet stops under the dash. It is actually just kind of laying under the carpet. I do not have any numbers but I think it said it was a Ford remote starter.

 

[cmk0808]

If its a ford remote start it will have its own remote. There should be an antenna on the windshield by the mirror. Try to get a part number off the module. Then i can help figuring out what remote it is.

 

[resq302]

on my wifes old 05 explorer ford dealer installed remote start with keyless entry it had the rectangular 4 button remote. lock, unlock, red panic, and blue button with a key. the sequence to start the vehicle was to hit the lock button first and then the blue key button. I recently removed it from the 05 explorer as we traded it in and got an 08 eddie bauer edition that I am going to install the remote start system in.

 

[DaWize1]

2006 Ford Explorer AdvanceTrac

Hi I have the same issue with not knowing how to activate the remote start. I have tried all button combinations I believed but still no luck. I found out about the remote start by accident while my hands were full and trying to lock the doors with the remote. When I looked out the window in the office the truck was running. When I went back out and stuck the key inthe ignition but it did not stop. When I stepped on the brake it shut off. For about 2 weeks now I have been trying to remote start it again and I cannot figure it out. I have an antenna on my windshield behind the rear view mirror and it blinks blue a few times when I start the vehicle. I don't see any model number on it but if needed I can double check. My remote entry has a lock button a button with an open lock a blue button with the rear open window and a red panic button if needed I can send pictures. Can someone help me? You guys seem to have a lot of knowledge with Fords.

 

[cmk0808]

sound like you have the factory remote.

you can try lock-lock-lock
or
lock-unlock-lock

 

[resq302]

If you have the 4 button remote, try pressing the lock and then the blue button of the lower right button on the fob. That is how my wifes factory remote start works.

 

[MotorCityFats13]

the time I did have a dealer installed remote start I would hold the lock button until the lights flashed 3 times then released.... 2 seconds later it would start.... to shut it down you repeated the process or waited 10 minutes.... I dont know anything about factory remote starts since I thought they never did this option so dealers could make some extra cash.... if your fob looks different from the factory 4 button you would have remote start because the addon units were either audiovox or codealarm from my experience

 

[resq302]

Actually, the CodeAlarm is the one that was in my wifes car, yet it said Ford on the brain part of the system. So I don't know if it was a "dealer installed" remote start system or one from the factory. I'm kind of leaning towards the dealer installed as when I removed it to put it into my wifes 2008 Explorer, the wires were soldered in vs. just plugging into a quick connenct. From what I have seen, the newer models utilized the one button key fob.