Delay lock touch button

[Ford Motor Company]

Hello,

Why is it that when i close my door, and immediately touch the lock button on the handle, it doesnt lock, i have to wait like 5 seconds till it responds to my touch. Is this normal?

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[Farmer Fran]

Passenger vs driver side, could be a key fob vs cell phone or distance issue.

Assuming the fob is in your front pocket try switching pockets and see if the issue follows.

 

[jimbo67]

My theory on this. Just like when you shut your vehicle down and there is a delay on the radio. The vehicle has to go through certain sequence to shut down before you lock the doors. If I wait 5 seconds it works every time. Hence why when you walk to the passenger side it locks. The other day I opened my passenger door to get something out of it, it didn't lock immediately. I had to wait. Just a theory. No tech has told me this is the case, maybe someone at Ford could confirm? But I doubt it. But we are all impatient myself included.

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