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  1. Super loud brake light switch

    This afternoon I got SVS and SSN notices in the Ford app, wrench and alert car with svs toast on the center display and Grey bar jail. So, some electrical issues likely in play already. I got some error codes on my ODB reader (PO68A from the engine control unit and PO44 from the 7EC and BECM...
  2. Got my NACS adapter. Now what?

    Kudos to Ford for both adopting the standard and giving us free stuff. Really excellent. Sucks about the execution. Tough, that. My adapter came in (FAE:90030334 2/29) and I'm profoundly thankful. It will be exceedingly useful with winter and my current 150+ mile daily round trip. I'm happy...
  3. Mach e hermetically sealed?

    There was a Kia burning on the side of 287 yesterday, full on rolling flames, smoke, and all. I don't think anyone was hurt, but the car is toast (obviously). Amazingly, absolutely no smell of burning car made it into the Mach e, despite a heavy cloud in an underpass and extending down the road...
  4. BlueCruise- what do you do while it's on?

    With the latest BlueCruise update, the "BlueCruise is available" toast has popped up a lot. I don't use BC very often, but wanted to see how it behaved with the enhancements. It's better, moves a little to give semis some room, seems a little smoother on speed changes, that sort of thing. While...
  5. New OTA- Drive Mode Unavailable v2.0?

    Got in the car this morning, all systems seemed normal. As I pulled out of the garage my son asked why I was in Engage. I was surprised, because I wasn't (at least, not intentionally). I was then shocked when he pointed out that the background for the parking sensor toggle was blue instead of...
  6. New EV vs ICE debate- Embedded induction loop sensors

    There are a number of places on my daily drive where there are what I presume are embedded induction loops for traffic monitoring. Which makes me wonder- what does an EV look like to one of those sensors compared to an ICE? Is a sheet metal body enough to get a signal and the rest is...
  7. How long does pre-conditioning last?

    If you set a departure time, but then don't leave at that time, how long is the preconditioning good for? I know it depends on outside temperature and conditions, and the interior will be different from the battery, but I wonder what a good rule of thumb is. Like, is it worth it to re-set the...
  8. Still, it's no slouch

    Even with the 5 second limit, cold weather, and being in grey bar jail, the GT is still pretty dang peppy. Last night I pulled out from a stop light (33% SoC, 37 degrees outside) and sensed a vehicle next to me being racey (just kept on keeping up, and as we all know if two cars are headed in...
  9. Frunk-Or-Treat ideas?

    Attention artistic types- I've volunteered to join the Trunk or Treat shindig at the kids' school. Of course, I'll be doing Frunk or Treat instead. My current plan is to hang styrofoam teeth from the hood and put some on the edge of the frunk bay, with some red tongue-looking fabric lining the...
  10. New PaaK door behavior

    I may have discovered the secret of all secrets. 5 times today the car wouldn't wake up with my PaaK held close to the door, no matter how much feverish button mashing I did. 1st time I ended up unlocking it from the app, because reasons. 2nd time I used the keypad. Car picked up the key once...
  11. What happens when you press the door open button?

    What does peessing that buttton initiate? Does it tell the car to wake up and look for PaaK? Does it put the alarm on alert? Does it ring the doorbell of some Ferrari executive? The variability in the amount of time the car takes to respond to my approach and button pushes has me curious...
  12. Sometimes you just can't win

    Over the past 2 weeks I've had to pick up people I've never met before at an airport and a train station. The first one, at the airport, I told to look for a lit-up horse on the front of the car. She saw me coming a mile away, way up the line at LaGuardia. Worked great. Second one, at the train...
  13. Quick Depart button- app request

    Once the frunk button gets sorted out, it would be nice to have a quick button to set a 1-tume departure time. "Leaving in 30" or something other than setting a recurring departure time that I'm certain to forget to cancel. Just a thought.
  14. New anti-EV tack- They're too heavy for older parking garages [CLOSED DUE TO POLITICAL POSTS]

    Electric vehicles may be too heavy for old parking garages: report | Fox News At first, I thought I was still on The Onion.
  15. How to understand "This Trip" details?

    How do they compute the % for Acceleration, Decelleration, and Speed? This was my morning school drop off run (an hour commute just to end up back at my home office...). Unbridled 1PD. I know with 98% certainty that the only time I touched the brake pedal was on a downhill off ramp when the car...
  16. Camaro EV next?

    Chevy Will Kill The Camaro In 2024, But Name Will Return | Carscoops I don't want to live in a world without the Camaro vs Mustang rivalry again, so they better bring out a "real" electric Camaro, just for the fun of it. They're already doing a hybrid Corvette and no one's storming the castle...
  17. Recent computer gremlins

    There have been a number of weird things happening in the good ol' MME over the past week or so. Last Friday the main screen went dark. It worked when I started the car, then showed the backup cameras as I pulled out of the garage, then went black when I went into drive. AC worked, Waze gave...
  18. Auto frunk/tailgate opening by themselves?

    This morning I got home from achool drop off, and when I turned the car off it opened the frunk and tailgate at the same time. Disconcerting, at best. Anyone else ever get this? New feature, perhaps?
  19. Easiest way to access front sensors?

    Past couple of days, since parking at LaGuardia over the weekend (not pointing fingers...) I've been getting random warnings about objects off the left front side. Noticed the picture below today. Hmmmmm.... I can't see the sensor hanging inside the cavity, but figure it's got to be in there...
  20. Using chargers at Kia/Hyundai/Toyota dealerships- weird?

    Thanksgiving travel plans involve the charging desert that is western Massachusetts. The "best" charging options are at Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai dealerships (no chargers at any Ford dealerships. Hmmmm....). Anybody hung out in a competitor's lot to charge? Any weird looks?




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