How do I control my Lincoln vehicle with Phone As A Key™*?

With your Lincoln Way^®** App, you can use your Phone As A Key to manage remote controls like start, stop, and much more.

Important: Phone As A Key works best when your smartphone has a direct line of sight to your vehicle (i.e. Keep your phone “in-hand” rather than in a back pocket, handbag, or briefcase).

Phone As A Key Requirements

To use Phone As A Key with your Lincoln Way App, you must:

• Be logged into the Lincoln Way App.

  Note: Refer to What do I do if I am unable to log in to the Lincoln Way App? if you are experiencing difficulties logging in.

• Add a Phone As A Key equipped vehicle to the App.
• Activate its embedded modem.
• Have your phone set up as a Phone As A Key device.
• Have Connectivity Settings in the vehicle turned on.
• Have Bluetooth^®† turned on.
• Have a supported mobile device running iOS^†† 14.0+ or Android™^‡ 8.0+.
• Have Bluetooth version 4.2+

Using Phone as a Key in the Lincoln Way App

To send remote commands to your vehicle, log in to your Lincoln Way App and:

1. Navigate to the Home screen. 

2. Locate the Remote Command keys under your vehicle's image.

   Note: The following controls will appear based on your vehicle model and build:

   • Start/Stop^‡‡
   • Windows Up/Down^a
   • Horn & Lights
   • Frunk
   • Trunk
3. Press, hold, and release the respective key to send a request to your vehicle.

If you encounter issues with using Phone As A Key, visit What do I do if I cannot remotely start my Lincoln vehicle with Phone As A Key?

Additional Information

How Do I Set Up Phone As A Key?
How Do I Add a Vehicle to Lincoln Way?
How Do I Activate My Vehicle with a Lincoln Connect Modem?

^*Available on select vehicles. Requires feature activation. Not compatible with all smartphones.

^**The Lincoln Way App, compatible with select smartphone platforms, is available through a free download. Message and data rates may apply.

^†The Bluetooth word mark is a trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

^††iOS, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

^‡Android is a trademark of Google LLC.

^‡‡Automatic transmission only.

^aRemote lock/unlock requires power door locks.