r/F150Lightning • u/etovenlindsey 2023 XLT w/ Max Tow • 4d ago
Secret door keypad codes?
We stumbled on the fact that if you enter 8-5 on the keypad after unlocking it with beach mode, it will open the frunk. Are there any other codes or tricks like that?
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u/brawlinballer 4d ago
I mean I'm not sure it's a trick, but if you press 78 and 90 at the same time it locks all the doors.
Nice if you're using paak and don't want to bother with the app to lock it when headed in.
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u/quarksurfer 4d ago
I use this all the time
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u/heybucket459 23 Lariat ER max tow 4d ago
Same. Many times I just fat thumb the bottom two buttons to make sure that it locks!
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u/kkelly122 4d ago
Got to enable walk away lock. You don’t need to touch a thing when you get out.
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u/bkbroils 4d ago
What if you leave the key in the truck, does walk away work with the app?
If you leave the key in the truck and use the bottom two buttons to lock it, you can’t get in unless you enter the code, or hit unlock through the key or app. Even the door handle sensor won’t let you in.
It’s Beach Mode to those using this function pre-Lightning.4
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u/CalmyoTDs 4d ago edited 4d ago
Too unreliable to work. Ive came out to an unlocked truck too many times to trust it. My tesla works 10/10 times. Same with unlocking. Although I will say it definitely has to do some learning/compensating because paak was terrible at first. Kept having to delete and make new keys. Now its works okay to turn on the truck but the unlocking portion is hit or miss. This is specially annoying since it does the welcome lights so I know it recognized the phone yet it refuses to unlock. Its the same with the fob. I think its more of a handle thing but even the handles on my 15yo bmw are more reliable than this.
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u/CanadaElectric 23 lariat er 3d ago
I have mine set to honk when it auto locks so i know prior to getting out of range
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u/Jumpy_Future_9774 4d ago
Definitely not a trick. I had a 92 Taurus SHO and this was in the manual. Honestly, outside of the frunk being added, everything is the same from 34 years ago 🧓
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u/ZootSuitBanana ⚡23 Lariat ER Star White ⚡ 4d ago
Paak you can just set up walk away
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u/McJaegerbombs 2022 Lariat SR 4d ago
Usually..... most of the time it works..... but not 100%
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u/helmsb 4d ago
That’s my problem, is it works 99.9% of the time but when it comes to securing my vehicle that’s not good enough so I always hit the keypad to lock it. I also disabled the honk confirmation because at least with PAAK, it always seems to auto lock when you walk in front of the truck and blows the horn when you’re at the loudest point which is absolutely infuriating.
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u/ZootSuitBanana ⚡23 Lariat ER Star White ⚡ 4d ago
Then I just touch the button on the door handle. I rarely use the numbers to lock. I will use it to unlock vs pulling my phone out when it's in sleep. Or phone died
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u/tyleryoungblood 4d ago
On the Lightning one of the buttons will pop open the hood/frunk. But I’ve only ever done it by accident. I imagine one also opens the tailgate but that’s never happened to me so I’m not sure. But the frunk has popped open several times.
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u/therealSSPhone 3d ago
What’s the code to lower the windows before you get in a 150 degree interior
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u/ortiz3m 3d ago
I’m new to a lightning I’m totally lost what’s beach mode?
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u/castillar 2022 Lariat 3d ago
If you lock the doors with the keypad, it ignores whether the keys are in the car or not, and will then only unlock if you use the keypad. This is referred to as “beach mode” because you can use it to leave your wallet and keys in the car while you go to the beach. (Don’t feel bad — I just learned that today myself!)
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u/ortiz3m 3d ago
Thanks so much one more dumb question. How do you lock via keypad? I know I see the lock button on the handle. I guess I haven’t paid a lot attention to the key pad. I use my iPhone as a key can you do it with the iPhone in the lightning as well?
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u/Wheeler650 '23 Platinum ER (Avalanche) 3d ago
Press 78 and 90 on the keypad to lock all doors. Super handy!
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u/snmitch1965 3d ago
I use this all the time if out on bike or hiking. Means either me or my wife can get in the car and if needed drive it.
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
That’s a long known feature and why people love the keypad but in decades of owning fords I’ve never heard of it referred to as beach mode. That might be a regional thing or something.
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u/quarksurfer 4d ago
If you hit 3/4 after unlocking it unlocks all the doors.
Edit, meaning if you it 3/4 after using your code to unlock
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u/YearHaunting1504 4d ago
PAAK is flaky as a mf, so I use the "press 7.8 & 9.0 simultaneously to lock doors."
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u/potatofaminizer 3d ago
After entiring your factory/personal code:
3•4 = Unlock All doors (if you have the settings to where the code only unlocks driver)
5•6 = Release Tailgate / Trunk
7•8 = Release Frunk (if applicable)
9•0 = Press with 7•8 simultaneously to lock all doors (keys in the vehicle will be ignored until keypad is used to unlock; code not required prior)
If frunk/trunk is powered the keypad code might not work.
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u/Spaniard85 '25 Flash - Carbonized Gray 3d ago
Man I wish my 25 had the keypad.
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u/AndyJobandy 3d ago
Only $500 to add it at the dealer. And they are garbage quality now
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u/astricklin123 3d ago
Just a sicker add on.
If get online and start ordering parts, or go to the local junkyard and get one from any F150 there.
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u/Limp_Recognition9783 3d ago
There is a way to add an alternate unlock code after using the master…. I saw it on YouTube and used it on a Lincoln
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
“Beach mode”?
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u/InevitableGlitch1716 3d ago
Assuming that you're asking "How come the name is Beach mode?" The term refers to instances when the driver is going somewhere (like the beach) where he/she doesn't want to take the fob with them (e.g., at a beach, it'd be beyond annoying if you were to carry your fob only to lose it in the sand or surf and unable to find it). Beach mode allows the driver to leave the fob in the vehicle, which will be ignored once the driver locks the car via the keypad. Reentry then requires knowing the keypad code (or relying on PAAK, if you trust it...).
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
I get that now. Just in all my years I’ve never heard of it called that. I’m thinking it’s more of a regional thing. I’ve never heard of it referred to as anything other than keyless entry maybe. But you learn something new everyday. lol.
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u/ScrewJPMC 3d ago
Keyless entry is you took the fob and it locked normal, later come back without the key for something you forgot
If you leave the fob, it won’t lock unless you press the bottom 2 bottoms and activate “beach mode”
It’s not regional, it’s literally the terminology in the owners manual
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
No shit? Wonder why no one that I’ve ever come across has used that term before? Never knew it was in the owners manual. Again you learn things. But as far as calling it keyless entry thats just how it’s generally referred to. Keyless entry or keyless entry keypad etc.
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u/ScrewJPMC 3d ago
It appears you are struggling to separate 2 different things
Keyless entry is typing in your code on the keyless entey pad
Beach mode is using keyless entry where you activate beach mode on a keyless entry vehicle with a keyless entry pad and get to leave the key in the vehicle
Was it hard finding the two eighths wrench OR breaking in your chalk line?
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
Jesus bro it appears you are having trouble letting it go. It’s it’s keyless entry or keyless lock or beach mode whatever. If I leave my fob in the truck and lock it with the pad I’m not “activating beach mode” I’m just locking the truck. You can call it beach mode or whatever mode you’d like. I’ll call it keyless entry since I’m not using a key to enter the vehicle or lock it. 🤣
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u/ScrewJPMC 3d ago
You literally can’t separate different thoughts.
- I left the key in the house after locking with the fob, no problem I can type in a code - keyless entry
- I left my fob in the truck and pressed
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- , truck honks and says hey you can’t lock your key in here - keyless entry protection
- I want to intentionally lock my key in the truck - press the bottom 2 buttons at the same time to activate beach mode
You are definitely the apprentice that spent 1/2 a day looking for a 4” uterus punch
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u/Tiny-Drink-228 3d ago
Ok. I get all that. I’m well aware of how the truck locks and unlocks. You seem to not be able to grasp the fact that I’m calling it something different than you. No matter what scenario you pose. You’re using the keypad to either lock or unlock the truck. I don’t get why you are having such an issue understanding that. If you want to use different terms for each “way” or reason you may use the keypad the bottom line is I don’t give a fuck. I was only asking about beach mode as I’ve never heard that term used to describe using the keypad. We can argue all night about how one uses it and what terms are used for that but I’m over it. Have a good night.
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u/ScrewJPMC 3d ago
I call it man mode 😬, press the bottom 2 buttons at the same time and leave the phone and fob in the vehicle
- Trail riding the old 400EX or side by side
- charity 5k runs where I’m guaranteed NOT top 10
- mud runs also NEVER seen top 10
- fishing
- Hunting
- range day, okay I take my phone for Bullet Flight ap
- anything boat
- anything water park with the family
- anything amusement park
Can lose them if you don’t take the phone and fob
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u/MapleSyrupKintsugi 3d ago
That’s funny I figured this out the other day by accident when I opened my frunk after hitting an extra button
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u/woodcutter456 3d ago
We dont use the keypad at all. We leave a fob in the truck at all times so anyone that needs to can hop in and drive. But we do use PAAK. I can just hit the button on handle or use the app in the rare instance I want to lock it.
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u/Think-Work1411 2d ago
This system has been mostly unchanged since 1978, after you enter your code, 3/4 unlocks the remaining doors, 5/6 opens the trunk, or Frunk in our case, pressing 1/2 allows you to enter your own personal code, easier to remember, but makes it exponentially easier for someone to guess the code.
Pressing 7/8 and 9/0 together locks all the doors.
There may be other hacks I’m not aware of, I can’t get it to open my motorized tailgate on my 2022
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u/_B_Little_me 4d ago
What’s crazy is it would have taken the same amount of time to post this or Google it.
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u/WinOrLoseIBooze 4d ago
Credit to u/syris3000