Discovered This by Accident - - How about you?

Laura

Never heard of this one, @BroncOitis! Thanks for posting about it. I always unlock my Bronco by having the key on me and pulling the door handle without hitting the fob, but I'll admit it took me disturbingly long (mid-way through this year, watching @Mikes2021Bronco) to realize you could lock it by having the key on you and putting your finger on the lock icon on the door handle. So what's obvious to some is definitely not obvious to all 😅

BroncOitis

I played around and discovered it also, however I did not know that when unlocking the rear swing gate, that it does not unlock the doors.
I discovered this when I told Donna just get in and I’ll put the groceries away, and she let me know that she couldn’t get in, “it’s locked” all I came up with was “ooops.” 😕

Jakob1972

Yep same thing happened to me. Opened the rear hatch and thought it unlocked all the doors, my wife was not happy.
I do know if you have the fob in your pocket when you are washing your bronco every time you spray the rear hatch or front door handles it locks and unlocks the vehicle. My solution to this problem is I just stopped washing the thing. LOL

Sam I Am 1966

On the windows, after pressing and releasing the unlock button on the fob and then pressing again and holding for a few seconds, yes the windows will roll all the way down. However, once the windows start to roll down if you release the unlock button and press it again the windows will stop and not go all the way down. I use this a lot when I want the windows only partially down (but you have to be quick on the button).

BroncOitis

Well there’s another hidden little secret that I did not know, and maybe some others didn’t know either, which means you also might be helping someone else out.
It’s awesome to have members tell their little secrets about their Bronco’s, no matter how big or small you think it is, to some others it could be a game changer…
Thanks for sharing your tidbit of information!!!

Sam I Am 1966

Certainly, and if anyone knows how to roll the windows up using the fob, please do tell!!

BroncOitis

I tried everything to roll them back up, and I came up with nothing!!!

BroncOitis

I tried everything to roll them back up, and I came up with nothing!!!

cmiller81

Damn, the window thing with the key fob works. Like others have said if you hit the button it stop the windows from rolling down, but found if you hold the unlock button again it will start to roll them down again.

Mal

I think you can turn that feature on with FORSCAN. Its called global up or something.

Mal

I think you can turn that feature on with FORSCAN. Its called global up or something.

BroncOitis

We all know some of the little secrets that the Bronco holds….
Most of us know where the different Easter Eggs are located throughout the Bronco, most of us know that when unlocking our Broncos and when you want to open the windows at the same time, to push the unlock button again but hold it this time for 3 to 5 seconds and it will roll all the windows down.

BroncOitis

Another secret that probably not as many know like the windows rolling down, is when your Key Fob has a dead battery and you use your key that’s within the key fob to get inside the Bronco, “well how do you start it” simple, pull all the junk out of your center arm console and remove the rubber bottom, there you will notice an area where your Key Fob will lay inside the bottom of the console, just place your key there and your vehicle will start…..
Finally the one I discovered by accident…..

BroncOitis

While wiping down the interior of my Bronco after a very dusty Drummond Island trip, I accidentally pushed the Volume Button on the Radio, long and behold the Radio turned on and this was without my key fob with me.
I have always during the summer went out to my Bronco for lunch to listen to the radio, I have always just pushed the start button once, turned off my lights, and left it on that way so I can listen for the half hour that it stays on.

timhood

You can also automatically close all windows by pressing and holding the lock button.

This is the same place you put your key when you want to program a new key fob. BTW, I *highly* recommend that people get a third key fob and program it. If you lose one of your two keys, you can only get a replacement via a locksmith or the dealer—both pricey options (up to $400!). You can buy a key fob and self-program. I found a genuine Bronco fob online from a key vendor for about $70 or $75. If someone loses a key, I can still program another.
The volume button is actually the power button when pressed and volume when turned. 🙂

It’s better to turn on the radio with the power button than to press the start button on the car because the start button powers other accessories.

timhood

You can also automatically close all windows by pressing and holding the lock button.

This is the same place you put your key when you want to program a new key fob. BTW, I *highly* recommend that people get a third key fob and program it. If you lose one of your two keys, you can only get a replacement via a locksmith or the dealer—both pricey options (up to $400!). You can buy a key fob and self-program. I found a genuine Bronco fob online from a key vendor for about $70 or $75. If someone loses a key, I can still program another.
The volume button is actually the power button when pressed and volume when turned. 🙂

It’s better to turn on the radio with the power button than to press the start button on the car because the start button powers other accessories.

BroncOitis

We all know some of the little secrets that the Bronco holds….
Most of us know where the different Easter Eggs are located throughout the Bronco, most of us know that when unlocking our Broncos and when you want to open the windows at the same time, to push the unlock button again but hold it this time for 3 to 5 seconds and it will roll all the windows down.
Another secret that probably not as many know like the windows rolling down, is when your Key Fob has a dead battery and you use your key that’s within the key fob to get inside the Bronco, “well how do you start it” simple, pull all the junk out of your center arm console and remove the rubber bottom, there you will notice an area where your Key Fob will lay inside the bottom of the console, just place your key there and your vehicle will start…..
Finally the one I discovered by accident…..
I have not seen this anywhere so far on Bronco Nation about this little discovery that I found purely by accident.
While wiping down the interior of my Bronco after a very dusty Drummond Island trip, I accidentally pushed the Volume Button on the Radio, long and behold the Radio turned on and this was without my key fob with me.
I have always during the summer went out to my Bronco for lunch to listen to the radio, I have always just pushed the start button once, turned off my lights, and left it on that way so I can listen for the half hour that it stays on.
We all know if you turn it off with the doors closed the radio will stay on (preset amount) 10 minutes and then goes out, and if your doors are open it will shut off instantly.
Now without hitting anything, other than unlocking your doors, jump in with or without the doors open and just hit the power button on the radios volume control, only the radio and the infotainment center turns on and I believe it stays on for approximately 20 minutes.
I am not sure if there’s a preset time that can be adjusted or not, I haven’t seen anything yet in the infotainment center, plus you can also turn off the infotainment screen at any time, so this will leave you with little power being consumed while your listening to the radio.
This especially works well when your significant other is being dropped off at a grocery store and you’re waiting to pick them up, you can listen to the radio for a longer set time, just by hitting the power button on the radio.
Maybe everyone knows about this, “but I didn’t, and I thought it was something worth sharing with everyone.”

Well now it’s your turn!
Has anybody else discovered anything that may, or may not be new to all of us, or even something that you haven’t seen before, but you think everyone has, so you don’t post it!!!
Because I guarantee there are some of us out there that don’t know about the couple of gems I’ve posted, and they’re just finding out about it now…..