DCP Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 We travel with our dogs. When we leave them in the, they trigger the motion detector and set off the alarm. I asked Lincoln; they said the was no switch to deactivate the motion detectors, but suggested I speak with Lincoln about disabling them. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Is there an option to change it on the instrument panel when you turn it off? My F350 has the option to change the alarm settings when I turn it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, DCP said: ... Any suggestions? Don't leave them unattended in the vehicle?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Sometimes it helps to read the owner's manual. Page 85: Quote Alarm System Perimeter Alarm The perimeter alarm is a deterrent against unauthorized access to your vehicle through the doors and the hood. Interior Sensors Note: Do not cover up the interior lamp unit sensors. The interior lamp unit sensors are in the overhead console. The sensors act as a deterrent against unauthorized intrusion by sensing any movement inside your vehicle. Inclination Sensors When you lock your vehicle and arm the alarm, the sensors are designed to detect an attempt to raise your vehicle, for example to remove a wheel or to tow it away. Alarm Settings ALL SENSORS ACTIVE is the standard setting. In this mode, the interior sensors are on when you arm the alarm. In PERIMETER SENSING mode, the interior sensors are off when you arm the alarm. You can change the setting through the information display. See General Information (page 119). Ask on Exit (If Equipped) You can set the information display to ask you each time which level of guard you wish to set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, akirby said: Sometimes it helps to read the owner's manual. Why bother doing that...it's easier to come here and complain and someone else will do that for you....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCP Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 akirky: I agree that it is helpful to look at the manual, but only if you look at the right manual. That isn't there in mine (p.85 deals with adjusting the steering wheel). This is everything it says about the alarm system (on page 82): ANTI-THEFT ALARM The system will warn you of an unauthorized entry to your vehicle. It will be triggered if any door, the luggage compartment or the hood is opened without using the key, remote control or keyless entry keypad. The direction indicators will flash and the horn will sound if unauthorized entry is attempted while the alarm is armed. Take all remote controls to an authorized dealer if there is any potential alarm problem with your vehicle. Arming the Alarm The alarm is ready to arm when there is not a key in your vehicle. Electronically lock your vehicle to arm the alarm. Disarming the Alarm Disarm the alarm by any of the following actions: • Unlock the doors or luggage compartment with the remote control or keyless entry keypad. • Switch your vehicle on or start your vehicle. • Use a key in the driver door to unlock your vehicle, then switch your vehicle on within 12 seconds. Note: Pressing the panic button on the remote control will stop the horn and signal indicators, but will not disarm the system. 82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Maybe they gave you the wrong manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCP Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 An update. Both my printed manual and the online version I downloaded when I bought the vehicle don't describe a method for turning off the interior motion sensors. When I emailed Lincoln, the response was that you could not turn the motion sensors off, but perhaps my dealer knew of a "trick" to do so. After akirky's comment, I looked online for the manual again and, sure enough, there is a new version with the content he described. There is, in fact, an option to turn the interior motion sensors off in settings in the speedo display using the steering wheel controls. Thanks for the help that I did not get from Lincoln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Strange they would leave that out of the original version but glad you found it. That's one reason I like to go through all of the vehicle options and menus to make sure I'm not missing out on something that I either overlooked or wasn't in the manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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