My Mach-E Was Stolen

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Well that's dumb ... what's the point of locking your FOB in the car?

One common example is swimming / hiking / jogging and not wanting to carry the fob, so you hide it somewhere and lock the doors. When you get back you use the keypad to get in.

It's actually very, very awesome.

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[SnBGC]

SecureAlert isn't even available in the newer MMEs. Also if the key fob is in the car SecureAlert won't do anything because it's not being "broken" in to.

And no thank you... I do not want to enter a PIN every time I start my car. What Ford needs to do is be better at detecting key fobs in the car. This was one of my first complaints about the car and I even did a PSA post on this forum about it. You can leave a FOB in the car and it lets you lock the doors and never warns you. THIS is what needs to be fixed. Unless of course the OP left the FOB on the roof or something.

Since ~10 years ago Audi and other mfgs have prevented the doors from locking with a FOB in the cabin, not sure why Ford hasn't picked up on that.



This is factually incorrect. GPS is a receiver and not a transmitter. Many thousands, if not millions, of cars have navigation and have no connected services.

Realistically, the only way police could track the car without intervention of other agencies is with LPR and considering the thief didn't remove the plates. You guys watch too many movies =)

Just older MMEs have SecureAlert?
Mine says it will send an alert when a door is opened. I presume with or without the fob?

 

[DevSecOps]

One common example is swimming / hiking / jogging and not wanting to carry the fob, so you hide it somewhere and lock the doors. When you get back you use the keypad to get in.

It's actually very, very awesome.

Ok so I assume in that situation, which makes perfect sense btw, it disables the key fob from detection until an unlock is performed by the keypad? I'm gonna have to go try this out.

 

[RickMachE]

Ford vehicles will lock with the fob inside. Leave fob, close door, push 7/8 and 9/10 at the same time.

 

[DevSecOps]

Just older MMEs have SecureAlert?
Mine says it will send an alert when a door is opened. I presume with or without the fob?

Yes the newer ones don't have SecureAlert. Not sure why. I think it was just a 1.4 thing.

Well if it's with a FOB do you get an alert every time a door is opened during the schedule? I don't have it so I can't test it.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Ok so I assume in that situation, which makes perfect sense btw, it disables the key fob from detection until an unlock is performed by the keypad? I'm gonna have to go try this out.

No, I don't think so, which is a valid point. But I'd think the alarm would go off at least briefly (how did you get in for it to matter otherwise)?

That's why the "hide" part. If you leave it visible that is asking for trouble.

 

[SnBGC]

Well that's dumb ... what's the point of locking your FOB in the car? What use case is there for that? Wouldn't it just unlock immediately because the key is present?

I will lock my fob in the car if going in a hike or swimming etc.

 

[DevSecOps]

No, I don't think so, which is a valid point. But I'd think the alarm would go off at least briefly (how did you get in for it to matter otherwise)?

That's why the "hide" part. If you leave it visible that is asking for trouble.

I just tried this and it actually disables the key left in the car from opening the door. I tried with the keypad, the other FOB and FP. Very cool. Thank you for teaching me something. I revised my original post and will walk away in shame with my head down.

Soooo that being said I would assume the OP didn't lock the car either. Because if he did via FP the fob wouldn't have worked to unlock the car.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

I just tried this and it actually disables the key left in the car. I tried with the keypad, the other FOB and FP. Very cool. Thank you for teaching me something. I revised my original post and will walk away in shame with my head down.

I didn't realize it disabled the fob in the car. That's cool. So we both learned something!

Between that and my carpet adventure, I learned two things today!

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

I just tried this and it actually disables the key left in the car. I tried with the keypad, the other FOB and FP. Very cool. Thank you for teaching me something. I revised my original post and will walk away in shame with my head down.

Don't do that! Isn't that really what this forum is for? To help each other and teach people things they never would have known otherwise.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Don't do that! Isn't that really what this forum is for? To help each other and teach people things they never would have known otherwise.

Don't forget the sh*tposts.

(might just be me)

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

I didn't realize it disabled the fob in the car. That's cool. So we both learned something!

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

Don't forget the sh*tposts.

And the ghosts

 

[SnBGC]

Yes the newer ones don't have SecureAlert. Not sure why. I think it was just a 1.4 thing.

Well if it's with a FOB do you get an alert every time a door is opened during the schedule? I don't have it so I can't test it.

Yeah. I kept getting alerts and it was fairly annoying so I keep it turned off except when I leave it in an unfamiliar area.

 

[DevSecOps]

Yeah. I kept getting alerts and it was fairly annoying so I keep it turned off except when I leave it in an unfamiliar area.

Learned something else only for a feature that I don't have ... thanks!

I think they might have gotten rid of it for now because I've seen nothing but complaints about it being too sensitive.

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