2018 Ford Expedition DIY Remote Start Installation Kits

Enter your Ford Expedition in comfort no matter what the weather with automatic heat/defrost and AC climate control activation. Get a head start on defrosting your windshield and warming up the interior all while drinking your coffee from the comfort of your home! Or pre-cool it down on those hot days of summer when it's been sitting out in the sun for hours.

Just 1-Plug to Vehicle + Turn the Ignition ON & OFF = DONE

No Programming Required!

Remote Start System Features

• Activate this system by pressing your Ford's OEM keyless entry remote's lock button 3 times:
  
  ► Since you use your factory remote to activate the system, the distance that you will be able to activate the remote starter will be the same distance that you can remotely lock and unlock your vehicle's doors now.
   
• 15-Minute Remote Start Run Time: The engine will shut down automatically after 15 minutes.
   
• Active Remote Shut-Down: You can cancel the remote starter sooner the same way you activated it.
   
• Active Key-Takeover: The remote starter will not immediately shut down when the driver's door is opened.
   
• Automatically engages the vehicle's climate controls based on prior settings.
   
• Activates OEM autolights while running.

Installation Overview

• No wire cutting or splicing. Just 1 T-Harness connection to your vehicle is all that's required to install this system into your 2018 Ford Expedition. The plug-in connection is made right behind your vehicle's OBD2 diagnostic plug.
   
• System activation is done just by turning the vehicle's ignition ON & OFF. No key programming procedures, no computers, or special dealer programmers are involved. Go straight from delivery to vehicle for installation.
   
• Easy Step-by-Step Illustrated Installation Guide with YouTube Demo Installation Video.
   

Safety & Security Features:

• Equipped with the same OEM safety and operating restrictions as Ford's factory-installed remote starters: The system will detect any current or stored fault codes, which will prevent the remote starter from activating. If the hood is open, the transmission is not in park, the vehicle's battery voltage is too low, the check engine light is on, or any stored DTC codes (no visual lights on the dash) will prevent the system from activating (you can also consult your vehicle's owner's/operator's manual).
   
• Entrance security and safety: In addition, on most Ford vehicles, depending on how the OEM ECM was configured, it will only allow key takeover to be performed within an allotted amount of time after entering the vehicle. This time span can range from 45 seconds to 4 minutes before the engine will shut down if the key takeover procedure has not been performed (i.e., enter and turn your vehicle's ignition on).
   
• Fail-Safe Design: In the unlikely event of a component failure, the system cannot prevent you from starting your vehicle normally with a key.

2-Year "Red-Carpet" Warranty
& Unlimited Support

• 2-Year QC Warranty: Though it's highly unlikely you would ever need warranty service for one of our systems, and we are so sure of it that in the unlikely event that it happens, once one of our techs determines the problem, we will send you out the replacement with a prepaid return shipping package for the part we are replacing at no expense to you; all your shipping costs are covered under your warranty.
   
• Unlimited 24/7 Access to Customer Support is available by phone, email, through our online Live Chat, and after-hours call-back answering service, 7 days a week. Contact information will be provided in your installation guide and on your receipt. Closed only on major holidays.
   
• 45-Day QC Money-Back Performance Guarantee: With proven quality & performance with tens of thousands of systems installed into vehicles seen on the road today, if within 45 days from the date of delivery, you're not totally satisfied with the quality or performance of the system, before or after installation, just send us an email or give us a call, and one of our technicians will send you a prepaid return shipping label with an RMA# via email at no cost to you. You will receive a full refund with no restocking fees.
   
• Nationally Known DEI/Viper Brand: Raise the quality and options you receive with streamlined generic, off-brand, or rebranded systems. MotorCityAutobahn provides industry-leading OEM components manufactured by Directed Electronics', a brand name you can find available all across the USA, from big box consumer electronics stores, online and off, to the majority of your local automotive accessories shops.

Upgradeable, Go the Distance!

• Like more range than what your factory remotes provide? No problem. 
  
  Easily upgrade this system any time during or after installation with any of DEI's DS3 & DS4 compatible remote kits. Just plug the extended range antenna into the dedicated red plug on the module, route and stick the antenna to the windshield, and program the remotes to the system, and you're done. Depending on the remote style you choose, boost this system and get up to 1 mile of 1-way or 2-way confirming range.

• Extended Range Keyless Entry BONUS:
  Upgrade this system any time during or after installation with any of Viper's digital remote kits as indicated above, and as a bonus, you'll plug-n-play enable the ability to also lock and unlock your vehicle from the same distance that you can remote start it.
   

Shipped USPS Priority Mail Insured

• Shipped Insured USPS 2-3 Day Priority Mail.
• Auto-Tracking: You will automatically receive automatic updates by email within 24 hours from shipping as your order moves through the USPS system and be notified when it's out for delivery.
• Shipped Insured. If, in the rare event, your order gets lost in the system, there's nothing you need to do; we make all the claims and just ship you another unit. Please note that this insures delivery only, not deliveries lost or stolen after the fact.
• Shipping within the USA, its territories, and PO/APO boxes only.

Installer Testimonials:

"Unbelievably easy, and to think the dealer wanted 650 bucks! I like these Directed Electronics systems, quality stuff. I'm going to order another for my F-150." (Installed this system into his wife's 2018 Expedition)

"Great setup, easy install, and working perfectly." 
(Installed this same system into his 2021 Bronco Sport.)

"Priced great, quick shipping, reasonable delivery time, good system, interfaced perfectly with my vehicle, and eliminated the need for me to do any wiring."  (Installed this same system into his 2019 Ford Explorer.)

 "Can't believe how easy it went. I think it took a whole 5 minutes. It took longer to zip-tie it up!"
(Installed this same system into his 2018 Ford F-150.)

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