Lincoln Aviator: Starting a Hybrid Electric Vehicle System / Fast Restart. Vehicles Using Phone as a Key

Fast Restart

The fast restart feature allows you to restart your vehicle within 20 seconds of switching it off, even if it does not detect a valid passive key.

Within 20 seconds of switching your vehicle off, press the brake pedal and press the push button ignition switch. After 20 seconds, you can no longer start your vehicle if it does not detect a valid passive key.

Once your vehicle starts, it remains running until you press the push button ignition switch, even if your vehicle does not detect a valid passive key. You cannot start your vehicle if the system does not detect a valid passive key within 20 seconds.

Vehicles Using Phone as a Key

Note: Do not touch the accelerator pedal.

Note: You must have your Phone as a Key in your vehicle in order to shift the transmission out of park (P).

  1. Fully depress the brake pedal.
  2. Press the push button ignition switch.

The system does not function if:

  • The bluetooth enabled phone frequencies are jammed.
  • The Phone as a Key battery is low or fully discharged.

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