2018 Ford Focus Owners Manual - MyKey™

MyKey™

MyKey allows you to program keys with restricted driving modes to promote good driving habits. All but one of the keys can be activated with these restricted modes.

Any keys that remain unprogrammed are referred to as administrator keys or admin keys. They can be used to:

Create a MyKey.

Program configurable MyKey settings.

Clear all MyKey features.

When you have created a MyKey, you can access the following information by using the information display to determine:

How many admin keys and MyKeys are programmed to your vehicle.

The total distance your vehicle traveled with a MyKey.

Note: Switch the ignition on to use the system.

Note: All MyKeys are programmed to the same settings. You cannot program them individually.

Note: For vehicles equipped with a

push-button start, when both a MyKey and an admin key are present, the admin key will be recognized by the vehicle when you start the vehicle.

The following settings cannot be changed by an admin key user:

Safety belt reminder. You cannot disable this feature. The audio system will mute when the front seat passengers’ safety belts are not fastened.

Early low fuel warning. The low-fuel warning activates earlier, giving MyKey users more time to refuel.

Driver assist features, if equipped on your vehicle, are forced on: parking aid and Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with cross traffic alert.

Satellite radio adult content restrictions, if equipped on your vehicle.

Pre-collision assist and Lane Departure warning switches on every ignition cycle, but can be switched off by the MyKey user.

With an admin key, you can configure certain MyKey settings when you first create a MyKey and before you recycle the key or restart the engine. You can also change the settings afterward with an admin key.

A vehicle speed limit can be set. Warnings will be shown in the display followed by an audible tone when your vehicle reaches the set speed. You cannot override the set speed by fully depressing the accelerator pedal or by setting cruise control.

Do not set MyKey maximum speed limit to a limit that will prevent the driver from maintaining a safe speed

considering posted speed limits and prevailing road conditions. The driver is always responsible to drive in accordance with local laws and prevailing conditions. Failure to do so could result in accident or injury.

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Various vehicle speed minders can be set. Once you select a speed, it will be shown in the display, followed by an audible tone when the preselected vehicle speed is exceeded.

Audio system maximum volume of 45%. A message will be shown in the display when you attempt to exceed the limited volume. Also, the

speed-sensitive or compensated automatic volume control will be disabled.

Always on setting. When this is selected, you will not be able to turn off AdvanceTrac or traction control, E911 or Emergency Assist, or the Do Not Disturb feature (if your vehicle is equipped with these features).

Use the information display to create a MyKey:

Insert the key you want to program into the ignition. If your vehicle is equipped with a push-button start, place the intelligent access transmitter into the backup position. The location of your backup position is in another chapter. See Starting and Stopping the Engine (page 119).

Switch the vehicle on.

Access the main menu through the information display controls. Use the arrow keys to get to the following menu selections:

When prompted, hold the OK button until you see a message informing you to label this key as a MyKey. The key will be restricted at the next start.

MyKey is successfully created. Make sure you label it so you can distinguish it from the admin keys.

You can also program configurable settings for the key(s). See Programming/Changing Configurable Settings.

Use the information display to access your configurable MyKey settings by doing the following:

Switch the vehicle on using an admin key.

Use the arrow keys to get to the following menu selections:

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Note: You can clear or change your MyKey settings at any time during the same key cycle as you created the MyKey. Once you have switched the vehicle off, however, you will need an admin key to change or clear your MyKey settings.

Note: When you make any changes to your MyKey settings, you change the settings for every MyKey. You cannot make individual changes to apply to certain MyKeys.

You can clear or change your MyKey settings using the information display control on the steering wheel. See Information Displays (page 92).

Switch the ignition on using an admin key.

Note: When you clear your MyKeys, you remove all restrictions and return all MyKeys to their original admin key status.

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You can find information about your programmed MyKeys by using the information display. See Information Displays (page 92).

Tracks the distance when drivers use a MyKey. The only way to delete the accumulated distance is by using an admin key to clear all MyKeys. If the distance does not accumulate as expected, then the intended user is not using the MyKey, or an admin key user recently cleared and then recreated a MyKey.

Number of MyKeys

Indicates the number of MyKeys programmed to your vehicle. Use this feature to detect how many MyKeys you have for your vehicle and determine when all MyKeys have been deleted.

Number of Admin Keys

Indicates how many admin keys are programmed to your vehicle. Use this feature to determine how many admin keys you have for your vehicle, and detect if an additional MyKey has been programmed.

MyKey is not compatible with non

Ford-approved, aftermarket remote start systems. If you choose to install a remote start system, see an authorized dealer for a Ford-approved remote start system.

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