Can you reboot a Mach-E?

[Bonzo]

Former Tesla owner and newbie here. On the Tesla you could do a reboot and in fact, most of the "pro" owners recommended doing it after every software upgrade. It would also solve some issues that were encountered in normal operation.

So the question is can you do a reboot on a Mach-E?

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[HuntingPudel]

There are different modules that can be “rebooted.” You can force a Sync (the software on the center screen) reboot by holding the volume down and next track buttons on the steering wheel. You can force a power-down/up of the telecommunications systems by pulling fuse 11/12 in the passenger footwell fuse array, leaving it out for 10 minutes, then reinstalling it. You can also force-reboot everything by pulling the negative cable from its mount at the jump point for 10 minutes and reinstalling it. ??

 

[Bonzo]

Holy cow! Well, I’ll just deal with the occasional issues that come up.

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Holy cow! Well, I’ll just deal with the occasional issues that come up.

Thanks for the quick response.

In most cases a Sync reboot will clear the issues that pop up since Sync is responsible for most of the interface you see in the car. ??

 

[mateo]

Someone needs to post a howto on changing the useless parking button to a reset Sync. I'd be tapping on that all day long.

 

[RickMachE]

Someone needs to post a howto on changing the useless parking button to a reset Sync. I'd be tapping on that all day long.

Because holding volume down and right seek is too challenging?

 

[The Black Horse]

OP can I ask why you went from a Tesla to the Mach-E? I'm curious as my goal is to get out of my Mach-E and into a Tesla.

 

[Vulnox]

Holy cow! Well, I’ll just deal with the occasional issues that come up.

Thanks for the quick response.

As was mentioned if you have an issue it will most likely be with infotainment, so the two button reset is enough.
These aren’t cellphones and it’s kind of a bummer that people believe they have to, or actually have to, do a reboot on their Teslas so often it’s considered normal to do so. I maybe have to do the infotainment restart a few times a year in my F-150 and haven’t yet had a reason to on the MME. It would irritate me to have something I count on that needs to be restarted often to work properly.

 

[Bonzo]

OP can I ask why you went from a Tesla to the Mach-E? I'm curious as my goal is to get out of my Mach-E and into a Tesla.

Well, there were several reasons. One main one is I wanted my wife to drive my EV and she was pretty intimidated with the Model S I had. Secondly I didn't want to get another Model S and the Model 3 and Y have what I feel are really bad ergonomics, eg, no more steering wheel stalks, one single screen to control everything. The one major plus Tesla has is the great charging network. I never had any problems driving anywhere and getting a charge.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Former Tesla owner and newbie here. On the Tesla you could do a reboot and in fact, most of the "pro" owners recommended doing it after every software upgrade. It would also solve some issues that were encountered in normal operation.

Full reboot of all modules in the car requires disconnecting the 12V battery for 10 mins. But generally there are other things you can try for smaller issues first.

 

[mateo]

Because holding volume down and right seek is too challenging?

Not at all, but I'd like the most used function to be single press. I wouldn't mind if the brake pedal reset Sync. ?

 

[HuntingPudel]

As was mentioned if you have an issue it will most likely be with infotainment, so the two button reset is enough.
These aren’t cellphones and it’s kind of a bummer that people believe they have to, or actually have to, do a reboot on their Teslas so often it’s considered normal to do so. I maybe have to do the infotainment restart a few times a year in my F-150 and haven’t yet had a reason to on the MME. It would irritate me to have something I count on that needs to be restarted often to work properly.

I'vew reset Sync exactly twice since I got my car in November of 2021. Once just to see it, once because I wanted to see if an error message I got after an FDRS update would clear. Driving the car for ten minutes would have self-cleared the error in case 2. ?‍?

 

[snowy_91]

Someone needs to post a howto on changing the useless parking button to a reset Sync. I'd be tapping on that all day long.

Ya, that's just what I need. Instead of the dogs turning on the 4 way flashers they instead constantly reboot sync....

 

[Eric the Red]

There are different modules that can be “rebooted.” You can force a Sync (the software on the center screen) reboot by holding the volume down and next track buttons on the steering wheel. You can force a power-down/up of the telecommunications systems by pulling fuse 11/12 in the passenger footwell fuse array, leaving it out for 10 minutes, then reinstalling it. You can also force-reboot everything by pulling the negative cable from its mount at the jump point for 10 minutes and reinstalling it. ??

 

[Eric the Red]

Fantastic suggestion. I was on the phone with Ford for a half hour. We tried everything to open the connectivity page to open settings. Nothing other than taking to Ford would work. I did pull the 11/12 Fuse for 10 minutes and the page opened right up! Thanks so much! No need for service!

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