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"Perimeter Alarm"... what is it?

87K views 11 replies 8 participants last post by  yellowfocusstman 
#1 ·
Ford mentions this as standard on the car. Anyone have any info on this system, because there sure isn't much detail on the site. Is it just a standard shock sensor?
 
#3 ·
^thats intelligent access, not perimeter alarm.

perimeter alarm now, not sure exactly what it does but i know that it will sound an alarm if you lock your car and have a window open and try to unlock the car by reaching in the window
 
#5 ·
Two-step perimeter alarm gives a warning chirp for non-threatening impacts and a Real Panic Sound if security is threatened.
IT-s (Interior Theft Sensor) uses infrared technology to protect the vehicles contents.
Factory-supplied transmitter remotely locks/unlocks doors and deactivates the alarm.
Dome lights are activated for illuminated entry/exit.
For vehicles equipped with factory keyless entry.
 
#6 ·
Yep. It seems to be combined with intelligent access... but it is an alarm feature and is a bit like shock sensors on a conventional alarm, only with additional sensors.


I just hope it doesn't give too much false alarms like my last alarm... in the end I didn't activate it because it would sound when a truck passed by or for no apparent reason in the middle of the night! :(
 
#8 ·
The "intelligent access" has me baffled sometimes. Getting in, no problem. Car unlocks when you have the fob on your person. But it seems sometimes I have issues trying to lock the car (without pressing the lock button on the fob). Maybe I'm just not sure what exactly I'm supposed to do, and I never read the manual (RTFM!). My nissan's was easy - a little button on the handle you pressed to lock, unlock.
 
#9 ·
so is it necessary to correct someone if they are not wrong? all i said was that they are two different things and according to window stickers they are listed separately.
 
#11 ·
Awesome. I learned something today. I figured out what that black spot on the door handle is for. No more fiddling with the key fob to unlock and lock the car.
 
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