Yeah, I tapped on it multiple times and in different areas but it wouldn’t light up. If I were to unlock the door with the key fob and open the door then it lights up.
A tap won't suffice with mine. A good vertical swipe like on an iPad will work almost every time.
I wouldn't think it's capacitive. That would make it work unreliably if it was raining outside. I'm betting it's resistive. Would love to see one torn apart to find out for sure.
From what I've found, it appears the Securicode is capacitive and can be used even with gloves on.
That's a pretty outstanding design, then. Thanks for clarifying.
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Next time try just swiping your hand down the panel (top to bottom) and see if there is any difference.Example... Not hot, parked in the shade. Has been sitting for an hour or so. Took about 20 seconds to light up.
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It works sometimes. I'll keep messing with it to see if I can find a pattern.
I have the same issue as you, sometimes it does not respond at all. This sounds ridiculous but when it does not work I lick my finger and then try.. it works. Mine is a 21. Previous Fords never had an issue. Not to worried about though as usually the key is close enough
Man, I hate to admit this, but I'll be licking my finger from now on too. Let's just hope we've washed our hands when we're locked out of our cars.
Correct, it's still capacitive though, designed to work with gloves up to 1.5mm thick. In the case that it doesn't work, wet fingers seems like an option.
