Annoying Horn

[Bill Schell]

I'm not seeing anything in the OM about deactivating the two horn beep when locking doors with the fob. I know if you push the door lock button once it does not sound, but if you push it twice it does. My Dodge truck has an option to silence the horn - anyone know if this can be done on the 2018's?

Also, with car running and in park, when I open and close either of the passenger doors, the horn beeps twice (fob in my pocket). I was cycling the power door step in/out after lubricating it and wanted full electrical power.

I've always disliked these damn horn sounds around parking lots. Hopefully there is a way to defeat this annoying (and useless IMO) feature.

 

[Grey ghost]

Yep, I agree very annoying. I'd like to deactivate at leas the open and close your door feature. Who thought up this garbage? Are people really so stupid they leave their car running ? Oh wait,there is caliCalifornia and New York.

 

[Bow512]

One word: Forscan

You can get rid of most of the annoying stuff with it.

 

[Uturn]

As far as locking the doors without the horn, you are stuck with just pushing the lock button once. The horn beeping twice when the fob moves out of range can be turned off using ForScan or having the dealer do it($$$). There is also an option to change the panic button on the key fob to require two presses of the panic button to set off the panic alarm. This also requires ForScan or a trip to the dealer.

 

[Bill Schell]

Well hell. Looks like it's something to ask FordHouse when in for other service - maybe they'll do it for nuttin.

Are people really so stupid they leave their car running ?

So you back out of the garage and it's raining/snowing, then remember you forgot your coffee thermos, jump out to fetch and close your door, and the horn sounds twice - waking up the village - brilliant!

Yea, I agree, some of this stuff moves from the handy to PITA feature. I'd be hard pressed to believe it was the result of a Ford "tell what you'd like" user survey. I guess the wizard who thought this up hopes we don't figure out to just leave the door ajar.

So it's a warning that the engine is still on? I'm presuming it does not do this with someone in the driver seat? (my example was with no one inside and me opening/closing the passenger doors).

Concerning ForScan, I'm just starting to read up a little about it and see that a good many are doing their own changes. I'll go hunting around our forum to see what the dope is on this but, in a nutshell, is it something worth having, and perhaps more importantly not something to be messing with if you don't have experience?

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

I asked my dealer to turn it off and they said they couldn't do it.

 

[scottdm]

I asked my dealer to turn it off and they said they couldn't do it.

Couldn't and wouldn't are two different things. If I can turn it off with Forscan, certainly the dealer can as well. They're just giving you a line.

 

[Bill Schell]

Couldn't and wouldn't are two different things. If I can turn it off with Forscan, certainly the dealer can as well. They're just giving you a line.

Hmm. I wonder if that is a liability issue and Ford has instructed dealerships not to make many of these changes?

I often manually defeat the interlock on my Dodge CTD, not allowing driving lights and hi-beams to be on together, by holding the turn signal lever part way back. In my area, long stretches of pitch blackness and dumb#$$ Cervidae are real. The "Bambi" adjustment sounds like a nice one.

 

[Wayne Decker]

Just don't push the button twice. Once silently locks it. Twice and it beeps to confirm. Really, why is this a big deal? Unless it's different in my '19. I just checked and it doesn't beep when a passenger door is opened as yours does.

 

[Bill Schell]

Just don't push the button twice. Once silently locks it. Twice and it beeps to confirm. Really, why is this a big deal? Unless it's different in my '19. I just checked and it doesn't beep when a passenger door is opened as yours does.

Hi Wayne. Roger on the 1 push for door lock - that's not a big deal. So your 2019 does not sound the horn when opening/closing the passenger doors under the following conditions?

- engine running and in park
- driver door closed (seat unoccupied)
- FOB in your pocket

Mine sounded every time I opened and closed the door while cycling the power door steps. Maybe someone has been playing with FORScan before I got it .

 

[scottdm]

Just don't push the button twice. Once silently locks it. Twice and it beeps to confirm. Really, why is this a big deal? Unless it's different in my '19. I just checked and it doesn't beep when a passenger door is opened as yours does.

Part of the issue is if the vehicle is idling and you jump out for a minute and shut the driver's door, it honks the horn twice as the OP stated. It's VERY annoying especially early in the morning/late at night when trying not to disturb others.

 

[Wayne Decker]

Hi Wayne. Roger on the 1 push for door lock - that's not a big deal. So your 2019 does not sound the horn when opening/closing the passenger doors under the following conditions?

- engine running and in park
- driver door closed (seat unoccupied)
- FOB in your pocket

Mine sounded every time I opened and closed the door while cycling the power door steps. Maybe someone has been playing with FORScan before I got it .

I stand corrected. Given those conditions it does beep- and the displays says "No Key Detected".

Never noticed it. I usually leave the key in car. And I live in the woods with no immediate neighbors. And it's not a very loud beep.

 

[Deadman]

Cut the horn wires....

 

[Bill Schell]

Cut the horn wires....

 

[Artie]

Cut the horn wires....

You fail emission testing without horn. I’m sure your being sarcastic but the double honk ‘feature’ is annoying enough to make this a viable alternative. I disabled mine and anytime I get a loaner I need to bring extra underwear just in case I forget and get out of the vehicle.

 

[Uturn]

I asked my dealer to turn it off and they said they couldn't do it.

If they do not know how then here is the coding. Just change the digit where the question mark is from 1 to 0.


Double Horn Honk (2018) - Turns off the double honk you get when you exit your running vehicle with the keyfob with you
BdyCM 726-41-02 ***? xxxx xxxx Change ? To: 0-disable (off), 1-enable (on-default)

 

[Deadman]

The horn is soooo loud and the thing waits like 2-3 seconds, so you usually end up walking right in front of it and it blows your ears out and scares the crap out of you even when you are expecting it! lol.

 

[3DogRanch]

Hi Wayne. Roger on the 1 push for door lock - that's not a big deal. So your 2019 does not sound the horn when opening/closing the passenger doors under the following conditions?

- engine running and in park
- driver door closed (seat unoccupied)
- FOB in your pocket

Mine sounded every time I opened and closed the door while cycling the power door steps. Maybe someone has been playing with FORScan before I got it .

My 2019 does this and yes, annoying as hell. I get out to get the mail at the mailbox which is down a steep driveway from the house, and shut the door, and leave it running to keep the A/C going. Honk, honk! Drives me insane.

I have a Forescan tool and the software, but haven't had the time at home to use it yet. Suposedly this is a common 'adjustment' among some other cool things that can be 'unlocked' if you paid for the 202A package but didn't pay for the Platinum edition. Time and patience will tell.

 

[Jay Surprenant]

Forscan is the way to go as long as you're not a total moron and can pay attention to what you're doing. Ford did us all a solid by putting a lot of features in the software of these trucks right out of the box. Many of them simply aren't enabled right away. Just to list a few that I've added:

- Bambi mode, fogs with high beams.
- Auto mirrors on reversing. Mirrors change angle in reverse. (brilliant)
- No double honk on exiting vehicle while running. (super annoying, and the dealer WONT dont it for you)
- GT Performance splash screen and different themes available on infotainment screen.
- Heated/Cooled seat and steering wheel heat control on screen.

Plus more. All very easy to add because the programming is already in the factory computer. It just needs to be turned on by someone who's savvy enough with a laptop.

As for the honk on locking...... just one press does the job. after that, you're just making noise. But I'm sure there's a setting for that too.

 

[Grey ghost]

Where do you get a forescan tool? How much should I pay? Are there videos to do this stuff?