Any Requests for Upcoming Tour? Conshohocken, PA - 11/4

[CHeil402]

Lots of people have started posting info / pictures from attending the road tour events. I'm headed to mine at John Kennedy Ford in Conshohocken, PA on Wednesday 11/4. I thought instead of re-posting similar information that's already available, I'd see if there are any specific requests? Let me know!

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[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Lots of people have started posting info / pictures from attending the road tour events. I'm headed to mine at John Kennedy Ford in Conshohocken, PA on Wednesday 11/4. I thought instead of re-posting similar information that's already available, I'd see if there are any specific requests? Let me know!

Ask them how to disable the modem just before asking to borrow the keyfob.

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[macchiaz-o]

Screenshots of all the EV charging displays, please.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Lots of people have started posting info / pictures from attending the road tour events. I'm headed to mine at John Kennedy Ford in Conshohocken, PA on Wednesday 11/4. I thought instead of re-posting similar information that's already available, I'd see if there are any specific requests? Let me know!

There's a thread for that.
See https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/questions-for-those-going-to-the-road-tours.1887/

 

[Fish]

How did you hear about this event? I have a Mach-E reserved through this dealership and have heard nothing about it!

 

[CHeil402]

How did you hear about this event? I have a Mach-E reserved through this dealership and have heard nothing about it!

My salesman e-mailed me about it and I received an email from the dealership a few days later. There have been posts on the forum already about how to register, but you can go here to do so: https://mustangmachetour.com/. John Kennedy Ford wasn't originally on the tour but was subsequently added.

 

[Fish]

Thank you for the link - maybe I'll see you there! Nothing from my rep...but I checked my spam folder and did find a mass email from the dealership from a couple of weeks ago...just when I thought they had forgotten about me!

 

[Jimrpa]

Let us know if they’re doing ride-alongs ? there have been unsubstantiated rumors ?

 

[ajmartineau]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/ford-launches-mach-e-u-s-road-tour-register-inside.1592/

 

[CHeil402]

OK, so I went to the tour last night. Again, I don't want to repeat all of the information that has been said multiple times, but I few things that I checked out specifically...

1. The charging screens only allowed for maximum state of charge setting and a charge schedule. I've heard some people asking about setting a charge rate (limiting the charge current) from the vehicle side, but there is currently no setting for that on the screen. I asked the rep and he also didn't believe that was currently an option. So I guess you'll need a charger that supports setting the charge rate.
2. Someone asked about the fogging in the headlights. There were three units at my stop (2 premium and 1 select). I looked at all three and didn't see anything (although it had been nice the last few days here).
3. The 'button' behind the mirror is a sensor, not a button. Although I couldn't get any more info than that.
4. As other's mentioned, the rep stated that the frunk divider would not be in production units and didn't know what the other access panel in there was.
5. They confirmed that the charger does indeed lock into place when charging and you'd need the key (or phone key) to remove the charger.
6. I tried to set a distant destination to show integrated charger stops in the route, but the nav app kept failing saying it couldn't complete the route *whomp whomp*. The rep said that it was working all of the other times and it must be a pre-production thing. I do believe that was the first time he saw that error out of the tour he's done so far, but he mentioned normally it plots out the route with chargers for you.
7. I took a measuring tape and can say that the trunk space is almost identical to my wife's Ford Escape in depth and width, but slightly shorter. (32" deep on the sides from the seat back to the plastic trim piece the trunk closes into, up to 34" deep in the middle. 41" wide between the wheel wells, 65" deep on the sides with the back seats down, 27" tall to clear the trunk lid opening.)
8. I was also interested in fitting car seats in the back and with the driver's seat in a comfotable position for me at 6'2" there was about 30" of space between the front seat back and the back seat back... which is about 3" more than my Audi A4, so I don't think this would be an issue getting two rear-facing car seats to fit.

All in all, I was quite impressed with the car. It felt very nice and the screen was responsive and easy to see. I got there as the sun was going down and it was neat to see the ambient lighting. The rep showed me that when you change user profiles in the car, the seat automatically moved into its memory position and the drive mode and ambient lighting switched as well.

My dealer said that they already had 14 MME's on order at the dealership pulled for build. They were hoping to get a demo unit by early December and said he would let me know when it came in, or if one of the cars ahead of mine the buyer cancelled, so I could drive it. I just got my build date email this morning for Jan 18, 2021.

One last perk was the Mach E swag they were giving out, a tumbler and pen!

 

[macchiaz-o]

1. The charging screens only allowed for maximum state of charge setting and a charge schedule. I've heard some people asking about setting a charge rate (limiting the charge current) from the vehicle side, but there is currently no setting for that on the screen. I asked the rep and he also didn't believe that was currently an option. So I guess you'll need a charger that supports setting the charge rate.

Thanks for checking on this. I shall plan accordingly.

 

[MailGuy]

OK, so I went to the tour last night. Again, I don't want to repeat all of the information that has been said multiple times, but I few things that I checked out specifically...

1. The charging screens only allowed for maximum state of charge setting and a charge schedule. I've heard some people asking about setting a charge rate (limiting the charge current) from the vehicle side, but there is currently no setting for that on the screen. I asked the rep and he also didn't believe that was currently an option. So I guess you'll need a charger that supports setting the charge rate.
2. Someone asked about the fogging in the headlights. There were three units at my stop (2 premium and 1 select). I looked at all three and didn't see anything (although it had been nice the last few days here).
3. The 'button' behind the mirror is a sensor, not a button. Although I couldn't get any more info than that.
4. As other's mentioned, the rep stated that the frunk divider would not be in production units and didn't know what the other access panel in there was.
5. They confirmed that the charger does indeed lock into place when charging and you'd need the key (or phone key) to remove the charger.
6. I tried to set a distant destination to show integrated charger stops in the route, but the nav app kept failing saying it couldn't complete the route *whomp whomp*. The rep said that it was working all of the other times and it must be a pre-production thing. I do believe that was the first time he saw that error out of the tour he's done so far, but he mentioned normally it plots out the route with chargers for you.
7. I took a measuring tape and can say that the trunk space is almost identical to my wife's Ford Escape in depth and width, but slightly shorter. (32" deep on the sides from the seat back to the plastic trim piece the trunk closes into, up to 34" deep in the middle. 41" wide between the wheel wells, 65" deep on the sides with the back seats down, 27" tall to clear the trunk lid opening.)
8. I was also interested in fitting car seats in the back and with the driver's seat in a comfotable position for me at 6'2" there was about 30" of space between the front seat back and the back seat back... which is about 3" more than my Audi A4, so I don't think this would be an issue getting two rear-facing car seats to fit.

All in all, I was quite impressed with the car. It felt very nice and the screen was responsive and easy to see. I got there as the sun was going down and it was neat to see the ambient lighting. The rep showed me that when you change user profiles in the car, the seat automatically moved into its memory position and the drive mode and ambient lighting switched as well.

My dealer said that they already had 14 MME's on order at the dealership pulled for build. They were hoping to get a demo unit by early December and said he would let me know when it came in, or if one of the cars ahead of mine the buyer cancelled, so I could drive it. I just got my build date email this morning for Jan 18, 2021.

One last perk was the Mach E swag they were giving out, a tumbler and pen!

Should we start the, “I bought a MachE and all I got was a pen” thread now ? Oh and an awesome car!!

 

[CHeil402]

Thanks for checking on this. I shall plan accordingly.

I don't know if this was posted before, but in my build date email, there was a link about getting ready which included a PDF about preparing your home. It doesn't mention about charge rate settings, but has some good info about the wall vs mobile charger. Theorettically, the mobile charger has to have some capability, although it might be hard-coded based on which plug you're using (240 V / 50 A or 120 V / 15 A).

Home Install Spec

 

[macchiaz-o]

I don't know if this was posted before, but in my build date email, there was a link about getting ready which included a PDF about preparing your home. It doesn't mention about charge rate settings, but has some good info about the wall vs mobile charger. Theorettically, the mobile charger has to have some capability, although it might be hard-coded based on which plug you're using (240 V / 50 A or 120 V / 15 A).

Home Install Spec

For now, barring additional info from Ford, I must assume the mobile charger only supports 8A @ 125V and 32A @ 250V.

So the slower one is what I'm ready for, but that is very slow, maybe 3 miles range regained per hour.

I'll either buy a charger that supports my 20A 250V circuitry, or I'll redo one of the circuits.

 

[ChasingCoral]

OK, so I went to the tour last night. Again, I don't want to repeat all of the information that has been said multiple times, but I few things that I checked out specifically...

1. The charging screens only allowed for maximum state of charge setting and a charge schedule. I've heard some people asking about setting a charge rate (limiting the charge current) from the vehicle side, but there is currently no setting for that on the screen. I asked the rep and he also didn't believe that was currently an option. So I guess you'll need a charger that supports setting the charge rate.
2. Someone asked about the fogging in the headlights. There were three units at my stop (2 premium and 1 select). I looked at all three and didn't see anything (although it had been nice the last few days here).
3. They confirmed that the charger does indeed lock into place when charging and you'd need the key (or phone key) to remove the charger.

Nice job ticking off the checklist from the other thread. Please comment there as well when you get a chance. Comments on 3 of these:

As for #1: No surprise that it won't control charging rate although I'm a little disappointed we can't set it to only charge if below xx%.

Glad you didn't see fogging. We'll still need to keep checking that.

That's great to hear that the charger locks in. The last question we still have is if that is automatically disabled once the battery is fully charged. Still TBD I guess.

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