Car keeps moving in whisper mode

[MME in KC]

Hi,
I searched for this issue. Apologies if it’s been discussed/ resolved.
I almost always use whisper mode. Unless the car decides to switch to engage on its own.
while in whisper mode, I’ll take my foot off accelerator, and instead of slowing down, it keeps moving. Not fast. But it’s like it’s on cruise control at 5-10 miles per hour. So, I’ve stopped using whisper and just use engage. It only occurs in whisper mode. Suggestions? Ideas? Thanks!
2 months in, and absolutely love driving this car!

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[Wallie]

I think this is normal behaviour; regeneration is almost disabled in whisper mode.

 

[ack154]

As mentioned, the brake regen has different levels depending on the drive mode (with Unbridle being the most aggressive regen).

Only options in Whisper are to turn on One Pedal Driving or try to L mode on the gear knob.

 

[generaltso]

Hi,
I searched for this issue. Apologies if it’s been discussed/ resolved.
I almost always use whisper mode. Unless the car decides to switch to engage on its own.
while in whisper mode, I’ll take my foot off accelerator, and instead of slowing down, it keeps moving. Not fast. But it’s like it’s on cruise control at 5-10 miles per hour. So, I’ve stopped using whisper and just use engage. It only occurs in whisper mode. Suggestions? Ideas? Thanks!
2 months in, and absolutely love driving this car!

That's called coasting.

 

[AliRafiee]

If it’s at a stand still that you don’t want it to move, you can enable auto hold.

 

[Misterrobot]

See your dealer. I just drove 15 mile round trip in city traffic for a blood draw in whisper mode. The vehicle slows as expected in one pedal drive giving a noticeable reduction in speed. Not as much at the other two modes but its there.

Try turning OFF and then ON one pedal driving, brake assist and other features. Like Windows 98 or your old Blackberry phone there are a ton of bugs and each software update adds to the rick of a setting getting changed unexpectedly... Dangerous in my opinion...

My car is a Select, early 2023, standard range, awd.

SPEAKING OF BLACKBERRY did you know that early SYNC software in Ford vehicles almost failed catastrophically until Blackberry stepped in and saved the day? Now you know...

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[kamorela]

I've also found no/minimal regenerative braking in Whisper mode, so I drive in Engage mode specifically to get regen braking.

 

[Misterrobot]

I've also found no/minimal regenerative braking in Whisper mode, so I drive in Engage mode specifically to get regen braking.

I see you have a 2024 premium. I wonder if this is a change in models? I have an early 2023 select standard range all-wheel-drive. My region is not as aggressive as unbridled mode. But I can still feel it. Geez, I hope the issue is not with my car. LOL

 

[kamorela]

I see you have a 2024 premium. I wonder if this is a change in models? I have an early 2023 select standard range all-wheel-drive. My region is not as aggressive as unbridled mode. But I can still feel it. Geez, I hope the issue is not with my car. LOL

I'll add that I don't drive in 1 pedal, and my 2024 is a Job 1 version, if any of that matters.

 

[ChrisO]

It has been my experience that without one pedal (at least in engaged) the car behaves almost identical to a gas-powered automatic transmission.

For instance, both my wife and I use engage, but my wife doesn't use 1 pedal. Every once in a while she forgets to switch to her mode, and she puts the car in reverse and we "sit there". What she is expecting is that the car will move away slowly. This is true for going forward too.

The car also behaves as she expects as driving, as in she lifts her foot off of the accelerator and the car "coasts".

I notice that @MME in KC did state if this is in one pedal mode or not. That is a very important detail to know to give the right answer.

 

[OH2AZ2OH]

You get just as much regen braking in Whisper, it just requires you to press the brake pedal to get it. Whisper defaults to coasting when lifting the throttle. Electric motors do not have the same levels of internal drag/friction that ICE engines do. Engage and Unbridle simulate ICE engine braking to different degrees. Coasting is a completely normal behavior for Whisper.

 

[ChrisO]

I tried this on my way home. And this is what I felt (Mach-E Select, RWD).

In Whisper, one pedal drive, even though less than in Engage regen braking can certainly be felt (you slow down) when you lift your foot off of the accelerator. And I would say that it feels "more than ICE car coasting (slowing faster)".

In Whisper without one pedal, it doesn't "coast", it accelerates! "Coasting" would be going the same speed and then slowly deaccelerate. This wasn't that it went faster by a "little bit".

In Engage without one pedal it feels very much like an ICE car, not Whisper.

 

[OH2AZ2OH]

I tried this on my way home. And this is what I felt (Mach-E Select, RWD).

In Whisper, one pedal drive, even though less than in Engage regen braking can certainly be felt (you slow down) when you lift your foot off of the accelerator. And I would say that it feels "more than ICE car coasting (slowing faster)".

In Whisper without one pedal, it doesn't "coast", it accelerates! "Coasting" would be going the same speed and then slowly deaccelerate. This wasn't that it went faster by a "little bit".

In Engage without one pedal it feels very much like an ICE car, not Whisper.

Mine (AWD extended range) has never accelerated on flat ground in whisper with 1PD off. But it will maintain speed for much longer than I initially expected. It doesn’t take much of a downhill for it to pick up speed.
With 1PD on, you’ll get some throttle lift slowing. I don’t like 1PD, so I never use it. Every couple of months, I’ll turn it in to remind myself why I don’t like it. I’m usually heading against traffic, if I was in stop and go I might have a different opinion.

 

[Mach1E]

I tried this on my way home. And this is what I felt (Mach-E Select, RWD).

In Whisper, one pedal drive, even though less than in Engage regen braking can certainly be felt (you slow down) when you lift your foot off of the accelerator. And I would say that it feels "more than ICE car coasting (slowing faster)".

In Whisper without one pedal, it doesn't "coast", it accelerates! "Coasting" would be going the same speed and then slowly deaccelerate. This wasn't that it went faster by a "little bit".

In Engage without one pedal it feels very much like an ICE car, not Whisper.

Try taking a video as evidence.

Unless you’re going downhill, it shouldn’t accelerate with your foot off the throttle in whisper and 2PD.

 

[buzznwood]

Try taking a video as evidence.

Unless you’re going downhill, it shouldn’t accelerate with your foot off the throttle in whisper and 2PD.

Agree

I live up in the hills so I drive in whisper mode never use one pedal mode. I stick to whisper as the lift off regen is small enough that going down hill it is enough to hold the car at the same speed, all other modes lift off will slow the car down so that I have to drive down the hills rather then regen at a constant speed all the way down.

If I lift on on the flat the car will slow down slowly, the regen is very minimal so it will coast but it still slowing down. As I have GTPE it means I get the power meter so can see when it goes into regen. Something is very wrong if the car speeds up, the only way that would happen when lifting off would be if I selected neutral going down hill.

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