Has anyone else had issues with the walk away mode on the Ford F-150 Lightning XLT?

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Hello,

I’m having a problem with my Ford Lightning’s walk away mode. I get an error message that says ‘The setting is not available right now, try again later.’ It was working fine, but now it’s stopped. I’ve only had the truck for two months. I took it to the service team, and they told me it’s a software issue. They tried a few things but couldn’t fix it. They also mentioned that Ford is aware of the problem and plans to release an update soon. If anyone knows how to fix this, I’d really appreciate the help.

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Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

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Zan said:
Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

I didn’t know that.

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Zan said:
Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

I’ve got the 2023 XLT in Canada and it has it.

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Zan said:
Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

Haha, seems like it does. Why do you ask?

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Yan said:

Zan said:
Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

Haha, seems like it does. Why do you ask?

I have an XLT and I’ve never seen it. Is it a Canadian thing? Or maybe a 2024 feature?

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@Zan
2024 models come with it. For 2022-2023, dealers had to update the BCM and do some work in FORScan to activate it.

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@Zan
Not sure, I just got mine two or three months ago. It worked at first, but after I turned it off to try again, it stopped working. Really odd.

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Yan said:

Zan said:
Wait, does the XLT have walk away mode?

Haha, seems like it does. Why do you ask?

My 2023 XLT in the US didn’t have it last time I checked. What year and where are you from?

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@Aeron
2024/Canada

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I’m still sad that my 2022 Lariat doesn’t have it.

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Sidney said:
I’m still sad that my 2022 Lariat doesn’t have it.

Really? Don’t you have keyless entry?

My 2024 model unlocks and locks when I walk up to it or walk away.

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Davi said:

Sidney said:
I’m still sad that my 2022 Lariat doesn’t have it.

Really? Don’t you have keyless entry?

My 2024 model unlocks and locks when I walk up to it or walk away.

I’m talking about the PAAK. It unlocks when I grab the handle with my phone nearby, but it won’t lock automatically unless I press the lock button. I miss that feature from my old Tesla.

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@Sidney
But if you have the key with you, that should solve it, right?

Can you still open the trunk without the fob?

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Davi said:
@Sidney
But if you have the key with you, that should solve it, right?

Can you still open the trunk without the fob?

Not carrying a key is the main perk. I can still open the front trunk with just the phone.

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Davi said:
@Sidney
But if you have the key with you, that should solve it, right?

Can you still open the trunk without the fob?

On my Lariat, I can open everything without a key. I like that I can leave my keys at home since our front door is a smart lock.

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Davi said:
@Sidney
But if you have the key with you, that should solve it, right?

Can you still open the trunk without the fob?

I haven’t tried using the key, I haven’t used one since we got the truck. Just one less thing to carry around.

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Sidney said:
I’m still sad that my 2022 Lariat doesn’t have it.

Same here. I’ve been asking about this for a year and a half.

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Genuine question here: You said you’ve had this truck for 2 months, but looking through your posts, it looks like you were talking about owning a Lightning over 150 days ago? You also said 55 days ago that you’ve had it for 3 months. Could you clarify?

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I didn’t know this feature existed either. Hope it gets added with an update. I’d love to have it.