Battery died and PAT system won't disable!

[stephenhuber]

HELP!! My wife left the DVD player running and the battery died. After charging, the PAT LED was blinking blue. When I opened the door to crank it, the PAT engaged and blared the horn. I quickly disconnected the battery b/c I didn't know it had a PAT until i got on here! So, i reconnected the battery and tried cranking. Did it lose the key code or something??? How do i get it fixed??!!

 

[stephenhuber]

Ok, I found the Valet PAT override switch. held it down and cranked it up. The PAT reset. I disconnected the battery, reconnected it, and no PAT active. I killed it, got out, locked it, unlocked it, cranked it. No problem. now, that is weird.

 

[stuartr]

What is PAT?

STU

 

[aaronajb1981]

The PATS system is the chip in the key ONLY. You must have an aftermarket alarm (or dealer installed) one. So what you did was a valet over-ride. Ever since 06 ford has not put any factory alarms in the ex. They are just a "glorified" keyless entry that will honk the horn if you press it twice. Not to mention the factory led is red. Always has been for fords.