Adaptive cruise control randomly activates itself

[TNGreenMachE]

I did not know that, thanks. That may be what is happening in my case. That scenario makes some sense (no room to store the regenerative power on the battery), however, it seems there should be some sort of cautionary note in the manual regarding that possibility.

Full Disclosure : I have experienced the No Regen on my other electric, but not on my Mach-E. Simply because I have the NMC battery and literally have never charged it to 100%.
Some claim the Mach-E does not have the No Regen issue either because the battery always has extra unused capacity or because of blended braking.

I would think blended braking would only occur if you actually have your foot on the brake.

In short, I think my original reply was an explanation, but not proof positive.

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[Mach1E]

I keep trying to suggest a simple programming choice whenever this topic comes up in hopes that eventually @Ford Motor Company will pick up on it:

Change the programming so that the cruise and resume buttons only work when the wheel is straight or almost straight.

Problem solved.

No more turning into a parking space and cruise engaging.

 

[Mach1E]

Full Disclosure : I have experienced the No Regen on my other electric, but not on my Mach-E. Simply because I have the NMC battery and literally have never charged it to 100%.
Some claim the Mach-E does not have the No Regen issue either because the battery always has extra unused capacity or because of blended braking.

I would think blended braking would only occur if you actually have your foot on the brake.

In short, I think my original reply was an explanation, but not proof positive.

Blended braking is always active with the Mach E in all regular drive modes.

The only time it uses friction brakes are if you brake heavily or when coming to a complete stop (at around 4mph and under).

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Do you mind sharing your other reasons?

Not at all. (Puts old guy hat on) .. back in the day ...

Seriously, those of us who learned how to drive before airbags were a thing or even common were taught to keep our hands at 10 and 2 on the steering wheel. The problem with teaching someone a new skill of any sort is that first learned is best learned. When airbags came along, we all just tended to keep our hands at 10 and 2 (for the most part) because that's what we were taught. The problem is that if the airbag deploys with your hands in that position, there's a very high likelihood you'll end up with 2 broken arms. That's better than dead, of course, but not ideal. Training yourself to undo years or decades of habit can be a bit of a chore, but it is doable. So that's what I did.

This first learned issue isn't limited to cars. During my airline career, I flew an aircraft that had 3 different variations for almost 17 years. They all had different lengths, wingspans, engines, and very different handling characteristics. Yet thanks to the wonders of the FAA, it was the same type rating, and no additional training was required. They all handled and landed very differently. You could tell who was trained in which simulator. So it's not like I haven't had practice unlearning stuff. Whether I've been successful is another story.

 

[joevango]

If you charge your car to 100% or nearly that, you will have no regenerative braking. So if you are using one pedal driving and let off the accelerator, no braking will occur. This would be common at the start of a drive. The car should not speed up unless you are going downhill.

Just happened to me, I've had the car for a few months and recently got a home charger so i finally charged to 100 and my regen braking was not there initially. Good to know!!

Also, people really thought it was a pressed button

 

[janstubbs]

IMHO, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the button, and I myself have never accidentally pressed it once....

Maybe folks should just learn to not drive with their fingers/thumbs hovering over the buttons??? ?‍

I accidentally press it often with lower right corner of palm, thumb junction, while fingers are on the rim. the button is not ideally located.

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