Triggering the anti-theft system
The armed system will be triggered if:
• Any door, the hood or the trunk is opened without using the door key, keypad or the remote entry transmitter portion of your IKT.
• The ignition is turned to the 3 (on) position with an invalid SecuriLock key.
See also:
Smart locks
This feature attempts to help prevent you from locking yourself out of
the vehicle if your key is still in the ignition.
When you open one of the front doors and you lock the vehicle with the
pow ...
What you should know about fail-safe cooling
If the engine coolant supply is depleted, this feature allows the vehicle to
be driven temporarily before incremental component damage is incurred.
The “fail-safe” distance depends on ambient tempe ...
Safety
Rare for a new model, the MKX has completed all the major crash tests from
our preferred source, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It has fared
exceptionally well, with Good scores (the ...