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Imagine you're driving your Ford F-150.
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You go to pass someone on the highway
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and suddenly your truck just stops
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accelerating. You look down and see that
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speed limited to 80 miles per hour
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message on your dash. Or maybe you're
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trying to listen to your favorite song,
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but the volume is capped at a level so
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low you can barely hear it. You realize
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you're stuck in MyKey mode and the worst
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part you don't have the admin key.
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You've probably called the dealership
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and they told you it would cost hundreds
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of dollars just to reset a software
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setting. It feels like you're a stranger
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in your own truck. But what if I told
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you that you don't need that admin key?
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You don't need to spend a dime at the
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dealership and you can fix this right
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now in your driveway. Today, I'm going
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to show you the exact step-by-step
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process to reclaim your truck and get
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rid of those restrictions for good. Now,
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before we dive into the technical steps,
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let's talk about why this happens. Ford
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designed the MyKey system for safety,
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usually for parents who want to make
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sure their teenagers aren't speeding or
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driving without seat belts. But when you
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buy a used F-150 and only get one key,
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you often inherit those restrictions
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without the admin privileges to change
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Most people think they are stuck, but
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the reality is that the computer in your
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truck is just waiting for a specific set
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of commands to reset its memory. I spent
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a lot of time researching different
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methods because I wanted to find the one
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that actually works for everyone.
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I even came across a really popular
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guide called how to disable Ford MyKey
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without admin key, 100% works. And while
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that video had some great points, I
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realized it didn't cover the specific
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nuances of the newer F-150 models. So,
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I've refined that process to make it
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even simpler for you. The first thing
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you need to understand is that we are
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going to bypass the physical key
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requirement by talking directly to your
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truck's brain. There are two main ways
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to do this. One involves a specific
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sequence with your ignition and the
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other, which is the most reliable,
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involves using a simple OBD-II adapter
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and a laptop. If you want to try the
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manual sequence first, here is what you
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do. Sit in the driver's seat and make
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sure all the doors are closed. Insert
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your key into the ignition. If you have
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a push-to-start, place the key fob in
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the backup slot, usually located in the
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center console or under the cup holder.
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Turn the ignition to the on position,
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but do not start the engine. Now, you're
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going to navigate through your dash menu
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using the steering wheel buttons. Go to
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settings, then MyKey. You'll see that it
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says no admin key detected when you try
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to clear it. This is where most people
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give up, but here is the trick. If you
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have a remote start system, start the
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truck using the remote start first. Once
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it's running, get inside, put the key in
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the ignition or press the start button,
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and the truck might actually recognize
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the remote start signal as an admin
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signal. It's a glitch in the older
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software that works about 40% of the
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time. If you see the clear all MyKeys
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option appear, hold down the OK button
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until the bar fills up. If that worked,
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congratulations, you're done. However,
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if that didn't work for your specific
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year model, don't worry. We're going to
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use the pro method, which is guaranteed.
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You'll need a laptop and a cheap OBD-II
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plastic connector, the kind you can find
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for 20 bucks online. We're going to use
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a software called FORScan. It sounds
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intimidating, but it's actually very
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user-friendly. Plug the adapter into the
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port under your steering wheel and
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connect it to your laptop. Open the
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software and click the connect icon.
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Once the truck is linked, you'll see a
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You are looking for the IC or IPC
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module. That's your instrument cluster.
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Go into the configuration tab. You'll
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see a line that says MyKey.
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All you have to do is change the value
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from enabled to disabled or none. Click
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write, and the software will send a
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command to your F-150 to forget that any
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restrictions ever existed.
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Once the progress bar hits 100%, turn
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your truck off and then back on. You'll
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notice that the MyKey menu in your dash
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is either gone or it now says zero
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MyKeys programmed. This means your
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current key has automatically been
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promoted to an admin key. You now have
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full control over your speed limits,
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your volume limits, and all those
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annoying seatbelt chimes.
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I know it feels a bit nerve-racking to
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mess with the computer settings of your
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truck, but as long as you follow these
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steps exactly, you aren't changing
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anything vital to the engine or safety.
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You're simply toggling a preference
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setting that the dealership usually
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hides behind a paywall. Being able to
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drive your truck without a computer
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telling you how fast you can go is a
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great feeling. It's about owning the
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vehicle you paid for. If this guide
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helped you save a trip to the dealer and
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kept a few hundred dollars in your
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pocket, do me a huge favor. Hit that
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Thank you so much for watching and for
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