Kevin P
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I think this could be at least partially incorrect for GTs. I know without a doubt that if you drive off with no remote start at all, you have the gray bars for several minutes. If you do remote start, and wait for 5+ minutes (estimate) you have no gray bars. I can't tell you for certain that it is conditioning the battery, but it sure seems to do SOMETHING related to the batteries. It certainly doesn't take 45-60 minutes so maybe its something different and/or less temp sensitive.Remote starting (plugged in or not) will pre-heat the cabin, but not the battery (other than incidentally). To preheat the battery, you need to use a planned departure time which preconditions the battery - takes 45 minutes to an hour. Really wish Ford would add a way to do this for 1 time use instead of having to set and then delete a schedule each time.
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