In front of my gear selector, there is a cavity for the gear selector to fold down into (even though I do not have the worktop sliding console. In this cavity is a small rubber pad, similar to those in most storage pockets and cup holders. Under this rubber pad is a latch and what appears to be a small (playing card sized) access panel. I cannot get it open. Any idea what is under there or where it accesses? No, I did not see it in the Owners' Manual, yes I checked there first.

 

Is it the secret little compartment to hide your key fob? For some reason Ford put a hiding spot for a key fob which to me doesn't make any sense because if someone breaks in to the car via a broken window or something all they have to do is press the start button and drive away because the key is in the car. Is that what you're talking about?

 

I think that it is under one of the cup holders. It is for when the battery fob dies so you can still start the truck and not be stranded until the fob battery can be replaced.

 

Underneath that little hatch is the key to understanding the female mind.

























…or it’s just a bolt.

 

He’s very specific about the access port being where the shifter folders into. So that’s not the key fob hole under the cup holder, which will allow you to start the car with a dead key fob battery.

Makes me wonder where the emergency shifter release is located.

No I haven’t looked at the owners manual.

 

Access to one of the bolts to remove console.

 

No wonder I can’t open it

 

If so, these trucks are worth WAY more than what they are being sold for!!

 

 

Thanks for the pic! I literally discovered this little panel on my lunch break today and wondered what it was too. Then I come on here and start surfing around like I always do and I find this thread, LOL!