You are a lifesaver🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I checked out other videos, and they were very incorrect. You were a lifesaver by saying you needed the second key. Thank you.
There's no excuse for Ford making it so complicated and expensive to turn off MyKey. This should be a 5 minute job with the factory scan tool and no new keys.
Mkey is the dumbest thing ever to be added to a vehicle. Ford made no allowances for the majority who will never need any of these features. Fix this idiotic thing now! Thanks!
Let a teenager try to go over 80 mph or try to play LOUD MUSIC. Yes........there is a reason to have it as feature. You'll be ok.........get over yourself.🙄
@@gordonsmith3683 I have no problem with the feature, but Ford has made it impossible for those who don’t want it to reverse it. Unless they pay Ford several hundred dollars.
It definitely worked thank you so much your a lifesaver now I can finally travel over 80 if I need to on the highway very rarely do I cause I don’t speed but if there is a slow vehicle I need that extra boost to get around them
I got super lucky. I have an aftermarket remote start. I was able to clear the my key with after starting it with the remote start without key in the ignition. Would definitely recommend having one installed over spending the $ on a spare key just to get rid of the my key death setting lol.
Those who have remote start (automatic transmission) has another free option. The auto remote is programmed as an admin key and you can access mykey through the remote start. Sometimes people may program the key but almost never the autostart FOB because it is often overlooked.
@@yaniracornejo9069 if you have a digital dashboard it will be easier to navigate otherwise here is what you will be looking for. Step 1: turn your vehicle on with the auto remote start. Step 2: go into the main menu of the dashboard and go to settings Step 3: look for mykey or mykey settings (this setting will not show itself if you use the key in the ignition or had started the vehicle up with the restricted mykey) Step 4: look for the setting that says rest mykey or anything that says reset in the menu. Press and hold And that should do it. This is what I do on my mustang but all fords should have somewhat the same protocol.
Very helpful! Thanks I got my keys cleared simply by starting my car with the spare key though it is broken I used a wrench to turn the key and start the car by holding the fob next to it.
Thank you for this video. Girlfriends car has the restrictions (bought it that way with one key). Assumed it wasn’t cheap to reverse or reprogram the system with a new key and such.
Thank you for posting this video! My owners manual says "Turn ignition on". Well... does that mean to press the start button a second time to get the display to turn on? NO! The video says "Start your vehicle". That was my problem. I wasn't starting my vehicle. With a regular, old fashion car, turning the ignition on, is turning the key forward and everything lighting up on the dash. Starting the car is turning the key forward to the start position, which engages the starter and letting the key return to the run position. That, to me, is the ignition being on. I blame this on Jacques Nasser for firing all the engineers that were car guys.
I enjoy learning from you. Your knowledge is priceless & it’s greatly appreciated. I never took any of my vehicles over 75 in my life…I don’t get why people need to go faster
Who are you to decide how fast people on the other side of the country can drive? I drive up to 120 mph. There are areas of the country that are empty. No people in the road. Long distances. Mind your own business, Bob.
Thank you SO much for explaining this plainly. WISH I HAD KNOWN WHEN I BOUGHT THE DAMN CAR. Is there actually a legitimate purpose for mykey, or is it just some pseudo security system that only works to piss off everyone?
So you have the main Administration key and let's say your daughter wants to borrow your vehicle for the weekend you can give her the backup key which is the my key and it will limit her from being unsafe while she's driving the vehicle to an extent on whatever parameters you set her up at
This literally happened to me two days ago bought a truck and only had one key. My dumbass was playing with the settings in the dash and accidentally activated my key to the only key I had. 2017 Ford F-150. Dealership wanted 350$ to program a new key to erase my key. Ended up calling a mobile lock smith. He came out and programmed a spare key for me. With the spare it didn’t have my key activated so I was able to clear the my keys on the display. The mobile lock smith only cost me $130 to program new spare key and erase the mykey on the other key
@@joelexline9 Same here with my 2020 ford 😂😂😂😂 being a dumbass and now I’m stuck at 80mph. Now I have to go to a dealer. But I just saw that your locksmith charged cheaper … I may try that first 😂
I'm in that 1key club also, it's Stoopid! Been a year, guess I'll use the Tomskey, seems to be cheapest way out. Key I have is a adm key but wth do I know?
Sometimes I miss my master key It was in a Buick. A Flathead screwdriver. Why do I not have this car anymore? No odometer or fuel gauge. I have a 16 focus and my daughter has a newer fusion. Never knew what My key was. Thanks.
We were in the same boat, bought a 2012 Ford Edge without the admin key. We bought an aftermarket key from Amazon and found a Ford dealership that cut the key and programmed it as the admin key for $65. The new stat key to erase the Mikey settings for the key that came with the car. I agree with other commenters this is far too complicated and expensive.
My key for my 2017 mustang had all access to most features but just recently I reset it thinking it would just refresh it, after I finished the process it took away all my features like my volume and speed of my vehicle has a limit. I never been so pissed in awhile
@@FordBossMe I got the problem sorted out today by a locksmith surprisingly and got all my features back. He basically went in with a programming computer and erased all the previous keys and set up my current one and a spare as admin
I’m going to give this a try myself, I bought car used, the key I was given isn’t the admin because I can’t reprogram or clear the mykey settings which are irritating to me …. Not able to get my volume above 11 or car to go above 80 mph or any sound until myself and passenger are buckled…so, from what I understand from your response is I need get a locksmith to cut a new key, reprogram my key and the new key to clear mykey settings, is that correct?
I bought the truck brand new ... In fact i had to wait nearly a year before the vehicle was manufactured and shipped to my ford dealer. I was just familiarizing myself with all the little features of the truck and ended up setting the max possible speed to 130 km/hr. I figured i could always remove this restriction if i wanted; but now, for the life of me, i just cannot figure out how in bloody hell to get rid of this silly limitation that i myself have put in
Hey Rich, first I love your videos, I learn a lot. Even about vehicles I probably will never own or have any experience with but that's cool. I believe knowledge is power. I do have a question if you wouldn't mind, and you may not know the answer or may not be able to answer and that's ok if you don't/can't. I have a 2014 fusion that I would love to program another key for. I have a place I can get them cut and such and I do use forscan and have pretty good knowledge with forscan. I have successfully added a spare key to my girlfriends old 03 windstar and that was pretty easy. Would the fusion be the same process?
Wiscasset Ford (ME) told me over $350 JUST to get the key cut. That's NOT the dealership I bought the truck from. I got one key when I bought the truck. I was in the settings and programed the one key. Now I can't listen to the radio without seatbelts. Luckily I got all the settings where I wanted em except that one. Could have been worse.
If you have two keys, you can program them yourself on some fords. On my 2013 F150, I got two new keys on Amazon for 24 bucks, had them cut at a box store for free. Then used my two original keys to program the new ones. It seems like all of them are admin keys or at least unrestricted keys. I not going anywhere near mykey.
I so want to get back to factory Admin keys and have the Mykey option. But I got so fed up I purchased Forscan and went in to the programing and disabled my key all together for $15 off ebay
So to buy the program it's at least $50 and then to buy the communication dongle obd-linkex it's like another 50 bucks and then you have to have a laptop that's compatible with their programming and then you can go into and disable the my key function but you have to know how to do it so that would not equate to $15 off of eBay it's much more than that if you don't already have the program
No the scan adaptor was $15 off ebay, forscan gives you a 2 month license for free. I downloaded the small program off there site and the tool is USB. Took me 15 mins to disable the mykey, also turned off driver and passenger seat chimes and a couple other annoying chimes. There's several videos on RU-vid on how to go in and do it.
Hey Boss. I know this post was active about a year ago so I hope you are still following & maybe still responding. Hope you can help. I purchased a 2016 Ford Explorer Sport last year and it only has 1 key which is the Admin key. I simply want to buy and program a spare key and it is the remote start key fob with push to start button if you do not want to remote start the vehicle. I've watched and read many videos and read where you can use your admin key as well as the slot in the center console to program a second key... Are you aware of this procedure as " some " dealer techs are only familiar with Ford's in shop procedures. But actually on some Fords dealer sites it also describes the procedure I've mentioned. Any ideas ?
Love your expertise. I have a separate issue with valet mode light blinking. I have to enter pass code to start my engine every single time. How do I turn it off? My 2018 F150 XL . There is no option to deactivate on the display screen.
I bought a 2012 Flex with only a mykey key and had a locksmith program a new key to the vehicle. Is that now and admin key that can be used to remove the mykey restrictions on the other key?
Ok I just ran into this problem, I have 2 keys and I was playing around with my truck and I set the my keys . I had to place the key in a certain spot, like I said I programmed the my key. I’m assuming I had the administrator key like you’re speaking of in your video so how do I disable the smart thing because I don’t like how the truck is now. How do I disabled it assuming I have the administrator key.
I have a key related question as well. I bought a 2013 Mustang GT, it came with 1 key, it works fine, no issues. But I work at a Chevy dealer, I had 2 aftermarket keys ordered, they look exactly the same just don’t have the mustang or ford logo on the back. I’ve heard I can program it to the car myself cycling the ignition 8 times and I’ve heard that I absolutely have to go to the dealer or a locksmith. Thank you!
Do old school more basic Keys you could cycle the ignition and do that on the new ones I don't really think it's that easy but there's something wrong with you trying you ain't going to hurt anything
You can program after market remotes using a similar procedure described in the owners manual. The new remote head key will not start the car yet. A different on-board procedure which requires 2 already-working keys will enable you to add a 3rd (new key) to the anti-theft system.
Keys are not as simple as in the past. I remember working front parts counter and trying to explain to customers that they had a PATS key. I could cut a new one but it would have to be programed. Some would understand and some would get really pissed off.
I need help, I have a 2013 ford fusion SE & I only have the admin key. I don’t know how to take the MYKEY off my car. I’m the only one that drives my car & I need this off
Evening Rich. Hey, We have a 2018 Ford Edge Titanium "LOADED" not AWD, and 3.5 V6 Non Turbo. The Wife has been complaining about her KEY FOB, or that when she comes up to the Car and grabs the Door Handle, the Door won't Unlock and Open? She said she has to take her Key Out of her Purse and Push the "UNLOCK BUTTON" to Unlock the Door and get in the Car. I have Replaced the Battery "2" Times with a Duracell and an EverReady Energizer. My Key works Fine??? I am going outside right now 05/12/2022, with her Key Fob and try it leaving my key in the house. (we both know it's going to work)..... 🥺. However, if there is something "I" can do to keep this from happening that would be GREAT to know. IE. This is a NEW Issue that we have NEVER had B4? Thanks. Ken.
@@FordBossMe I tried her Key 5 separate times last night, and Right Now this AM. Each time it worked? All the Doors work "Right Now" and the Touch to LOCK Feature Also Works. My Key Fob Works (So Far without Issue). Well, Thanks for the Heads up on the Handle Thing Rich, and I'll Keep an eye on the situation. We do have the Premium Care FORD Extended Warranty 🤷♂️.
Well that sucks. I was hoping it would be easier/cheaper to get rid of mikey on my car. Thankfully they took off the speed and radio limiter still annoying though. My dealer also quoted me 240 for a new key. I might get a new key if I find out of my car has a remote start module.
In my case, I have 1 key and I turned on the my key 80mph when my daughter started driving, I don’t know how to turn it off I guess I have to buy another key
That is correct you're going to have to buy another key and then you're going to have the ticket to a locksmith or the dealership and they're going to have to erase all keys program to the vehicle and then they're going to have to reprogram the old key and the new key all over again in order for it to go away
This is the most asinine thing I've ever seen a company do! About my Ford Escape last year and I just changed the battery in my key activated. I didn't know what the hell it was. All I know is my radio won't go past about 40% and I can't even hear RU-vid video tutorial as I'm driving anymore. Is that low! So I call Ford after I can't get it deactivated and they want 400 more dollars after I bought my truck from them to turn off the setting did I never even want it
Unfortunately this is the reality of how this has been working lately I've seen more people complain about this whole key programming deactivation restriction setting right after changing the battery
Got a quick question…2014 F150 XLT here. so the other day I was fiddling with settings and inadvertently programmed a mykey for the key on my keychain. I know it’s hard to accidentally program this and yes I was a little stupid for it lol…however, now I have the volume/speed restrictions etc. and need rid of them. I have a spare key at home. Will I just need to start the truck with the spare key and it will allow me to clear the restrictions? Or is it going to be a way more complicated process
@@Ashadowman luckily the owner before me had the spare key that he gave me as well, so once I got home I turned on the truck with my spare key and it allowed me to clear all MyKeys in the system. If you don’t have spare key it tends to get a little complicated
I have one key how do I know if I have admin key or a back up key and dealership wants to charge me 300$ for the fob and 200plus for programming so yeah $500 plus just to turn off my key
Hey, so I bought my 2012 ford escape with only one key and while I was learning the settings and messing around with it, I accidentally set up MyKey for the only key I had and now don’t really have a way to disable it. Not sure if I am forced to buy a key to take it off.
I have a Fiesta 2018 reg number. I have only one key. I just bought the car. By mistake I programmed the key. So now I am restricted. In the menu there is no option to delete/erase the key. it just say 1ADMIN KEY&1 MYKEY. How can I delete this key?
Question, I have a 2016 Ford mustang gt v8 and my main key was stolen, so I grabbed my second key, but when I connected it to the car I inadvertently set the speed limit to 80mph so what can I do to fix it? Thanks any help
I covered that in this video man, I clearly told you and the video explained if you lose the main key and you have a restriction set with your backup key you have to literally go to the dealer and buy a new key or get a locksmith to buy a new key and cut it and then reprogram both keys to the vehicle fresh that's the only way that you can get the Restriction to go away
Why did my car start having restrictions with out doing anything. All of a sudden. I've had the car since 2016 bought new. Just started restrictions 2 days ago
Probably a battery issue, or did you change keys. If you have 2 and the admin key is unrestricted and you accidentally grabbed the backup that had restrictions the car knows
@@FordBossMe So you can literally program each key? How can you tell which key is the admin key? And I found out my husband was bored and messed with the settings. Have both keys and fixed it. Thanks so much for your replies helped.
Do you know if this mykey system is in the fusion plug ins -mine wont go over 80 either but i dont see my key in the dash and i read that it was just the engine 😞
setup the mykey on accident on my 2013 foST. I recently just got a spare key made and programmed to my car from a locksmith but it still won't let me disable the stupid mykey. Anyone got any suggestions? Really don't wanna spend more money after just dropping $300. I now have 2 keys, my dash says 1 mykey and 1 admin key but doesn't show the option to clear mykeys let alone even access it.
The key that you originally set up the my key with may not have been the original Administration key so you're going to have to have the dealer wipe the keys and reprogram them
Wait... I just got an oil change yesterday and MyKey was activated. I've had my 2017 Ford Focus for over a year and never had MyKey until yesterday right after this oil change. How did this shop program MyKey??
Honestly I don't know how they did it you're going to need two keys to get rid of it though if you can't turn it off yourself with the master key through the instrument cluster
This happened to me today they turned on mykey on my 2014 Ford explorer... Have to go back tomorrow to talk with the owner they should pay for this not me the worker was messing with all my buttons..
my opinion this should not be an option. I just called deal about this mykey crap and he told me the price. I'd rather get into the fast lane of the highway and get rear ended and sue ford for putting the governor on the car than pay them to take something off I never asked for.
I just left Ford service center and I asked them if they can disable this feature. They told me they have to make new key for me, and I'll have to pay $300 for.
Yeah that's true that's exactly what the video says as well and you have to have two keys and if you don't have two keys you need it which is going to be about $300
I have a 2019 ecboost mustang and i did the same mykey stupid thing. Ford was trying to charge me 400 for a new key plus the programming, i bought a 2018 mustang ecoboost key fob key from my friend brand new will a dealership or locksmith be able to program that key?
@@FordBossMe I’m a master electrician probably making your yearly in 3 months, this video was pointless. You can dupe a key and make the spare the admin key, car requires 2 keys. 1 admin 1 spare. Along as you have 2 you do not need the factory admin key you can use 1 spare as the admin
@Brandongotchabowles let me check you right now guy I get Paid a Salary From My Regular Job I get Paid Almost the same From RU-vid I'm a retired Vet - Pension Pay I get paid from Tik Tok Do you really think you make my pay in 3 months? You are so full of yourself it's disgusting Your lucky I'm even entertaining this conversation You could have made a friend but instead you chose to be a pri$% Your people skills are trash DO BETTER
@Brandongotchabowles I never said you NEED the factory Admin - I clearly Said you just need a admin key and a spare THATS IT Unless your next comment is an apology for being rude for no damn reason you are getting blocked so choose your words wisely
@@FordBossMe my people skills are trash? You’re getting mad and cussing me cause I called you out but my people skills are trash lmao you’re big ass baby
Yeah now you're going to have to go to a locksmith or a dealership and get an additional key made which is going to cost you about $150 to $200 and then you're going to have to pay for programming to erase and program two keys which is going to be in about another 150 bucks
I programmed it in, so I assume that means I have the admin key, right? Can’t seem to take it off now. It wouldn’t be an issue except it beeps at me. I kind of want to rip it out or at least destroy the speaker. It’s ridiculous. I have a hundred options and none of them are useful.
So. We lost our administrator key to a lake and MYKEY restrictions are on. No way to cut it off but go to the dealer? There is a thread saying holding unlock & pressing reset 3x will clear it. Idk where a reset button is. Not true?
@Ford Boss Me - I bought my '16 F350 with 1 key. The radio is MK limited. "MyKey" was/is not available in the dash menu. I had a locksmith cut/program a second key. Still no MK in the menu. I have Forscan and deleted both keys and reprogrammed both. Still no MK in the menu. What am I missing or doing wrong?
Welp this is me Bought a used 2015 escape in December my dumb ass was curious and accidentally erased the setting so now i cant go pass 80 try not to go on the highway when I'm going somewhere
Ok 2015 Ford flex says 1 mykey and 1 administration key . What happened was the only key we have got set to mykey ?? How can i get rid of mykey settings
I don't understand how you did not get that in this video? If you had an Administration key in the computer that is marked as the admin key and you don't physically have it well your s*** out of luck and you have to go buy another key and then have somebody erase and program two new keys to get rid of my key you need the original to get rid of it but because you don't have it you can't get rid of it until you erase and program two keys
