Ford is doing a Customer Satisfaction program to give a second key FOB for free -- and even to reimburse owners who bought one on their own. See letter attached. It takes an hour or so at the dealer.
I've been getting some ridiculously inaccurate route recommendations from the vehicle NAV/GPS recently. Yesterday, coming home to Irvine from LAX, the GPS told me several times to get off the 405 highway and basically drive around the local neighborhood. Finally, once the GPS settled down on...
I've gotten all the software updates but as of February 2023 still having the problem of the backup passcode prompt not appearing -- sometimes. PAAK works and the backup passcode works at times. But of course the one time my wife needed it in a crisis, the prompt didn't show up.
In this...
I also started adding lunch places to the spreadsheet. I would note that the ABRP software doesn't always give you all of the available waypoint options for nearby restaurants. I only saw fast food places listed by ABRP online but when I got there or used Yelp I could find other restaurants...
I thought I'd return the Tesla adapter in hopes that by the time of my next trip I would have access to the Tesla superchargers, which I read won't require an adapter. Anybody hear anything new on Tesla Supercharger access for non-Tesla owners? I read the pilot project from Europe would be...
I just completed a round trip from Irvine, CA to Lake Tahoe, CA, a bit over 500 miles each way. Details on the trip are in the attached Excel chart. First I thought I’d summarize my lessons learned.
Blue Cruise
The hands free feature (coupled with adaptive cruise control, lane guidance and...
Sylvain: thanks for the info. I followed your ABRP link and it said in relevant part: " As soon as you move fast enough, ABRP will switch to driving mode and display a graph of the next route leg including elevation and expected battery State-of-Charge % (SoC) together with estimated arrival...
Thanks everyone for your input! This forum is amazing.
I didn't realize that braking regeneration on the downhill can restore so much of your electric charge. Do I understand correctly that the re-gen will restore almost all of the charge that you lose on the uphill?
If so, my challenge...
Does anyone have experience or calculations to share about the effect of driving uphill on your battery depletion?
I'm contemplating a trip through Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks. Whether I enter the parks from north or south, it looks like I will have to drive uphill to about 7,500 foot...
Thanks, guys. I might be interested in the Waze speed trap warnings if ABRP wasn't already warning me that I have to keep my speed down or I won't make it to my next charging station:)
Am I missing something, or do all trips in the GPS Nav on MME start at your current location, even if you're planning a multi-part trip?
For example: I planned a trip on my phone using the FordPass app, first leg from Irvine to Tahoe and second leg Tahoe to Irvine. On the app, I was able to...
What do you see when you go here:
https://www.ford.com/owners/vehicle-dashboard
Do you get a box on the right for 'Connected Services' with an Activate Now link?
I do get an Activate Now Link; but when I click it, I just get a no Connected Services message.
"NO CONNECTED SERVICES AVAILABLE...
What do you see when you go here:
https://www.ford.com/owners/vehicle-dashboard
Do you get a box on the right for 'Connected Services' with an Activate Now link?
I
I've had my MME for a week or so but can't set it up so I can used the Ford Charging Network.
1) I've installed the Ford Connect charging app to my iPhone but the app seems to require that you have purchased the Ford branded home charger. I have a third party charger, so the app won't take me...