Ford should require 2 48a L2 chargers at any dealer that sells EVs. That's a minimum of 2, publicly accessible, 24/7 as 'oh shit' stops of last resort.
Or build out a supercharging network.....
Because ford is legacy auto and doesn't understand how far behind they are. I hope they step up their game yesterday as they won't be around tomorrow if they didn't.
It's not worth it IMO. You can do the same stuff through your phone for no additional charge. If your phone's coverage is spotty where you're at, you can haggle ATT to go $15/mo fully unlimited on the hotspot in the vehicle that's got better antennas and therefore better range. I have it...
Quite a few chargers on that route so go for it. Just be sure to check the chargers before you leave (plugshare). Have alternates and be sure to nav to DCFC to minimize charging time.
Don't be afraid to use the car!
Another way to solve this is to make use of the other 80% of the IPC display which is unnecessarily bare. In my F150, the IPC (steering wheel display) allows custom views (select a list of things you want to scroll through, it's quite extensive). Typically I run it in hybrid viewing mode to...
Unfortunately I think they're forcing such things because the CPU/GPU is trash for the task at hand, particularly in a vehicle of this cost and its competition. Some anally retentive bean counter probably got a small bonus fucking over MME owners by saving the company $50 by using this 7 year...
Cool, do you wait for low battery warning before charging too?
TPMS is like the oil light, what's known colloquially as idiot lights.
Since the transaxles are sealed units and the seals aren't 'wet', we don't have to worry about an idiot light there, but if your TPMS comes on, you're up shit...
The insure option is a wholly separate option / function. It's got its own slider. Ford does jack shit if your vehicle is stolen as others here have posted in regarding to a theft of their MME.
Correct. Your data legally is also things like individual part performance in the vehicle. LG makes the batteries and motors. If ford shares the vehicle specific data regarding their operation, that's legally sharing your data.
I currently have the insurance thing running, and while my other...
ATT -- the car doesn't pass data on your phone. When using carplay or android auto, that's basically your phone displaying stuff on the screen like a video feed of sorts. The vehicle's TCU (ATT 4G modem) is always on unless your vehicle enters low power mode, then it sleeps sync and shuts off...
There's some strange operation / security options like if a bluetooth device is to be accessed, location data must be given as bluetooth can be used for location purposes. It sucks that certain things are lumped together like that. Giving access to bluetooth shouldn't require FULL location...
So my vehicle has shown a GWM update pending for 2 weeks now, dealer couldn't even get it to go -- as in it was showing as an update on their end too.
First thing I did which may or may not have had anything to do with the issue is run the process for installing a new GWM (USB required).
Again...
Nope, all cellular.
Other updates are done at dealer via FDRS (ABS, steering, ect...)
I believe they wall off certain updates so that rogue actors can't break important things. Just the media and communications.