Some Observations After Delivery

[jeffdawgfan]

I know the Premium doesn't have the black headliner like the FE, but does the Premium with black interior have a gray headliner or is it cream colored like it is with the light space gray interior?

The PRemium we drove yesterday has the light "grey?" color in the overhead pillars.

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[Jimmy2]

Everything I've read about the car has been nearly spot-on, and if I were grading it, would have to give it an A- overall. The FordPass and CarPlay issues are what's preventing me from giving it an A. I hope the OTAs correct some of the deficiencies.
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Question on lane centering: How well does lane centering do? I have it now in a Honda, but notice that it seems to bounce me from one side of the lane to the other, rather than truly keeping in center of the lane.
Thanks.

 

[EMachE]

You FE people are really trying to rub it in with these previously unaware of special features like the black headliner aren't ya? ? I guess that extra $3k wasn't so bad after all...

It’s about $7K Canadian and we didn’t get the $5K off the price as in the USA.

 

[jparduhn70]

Question on lane centering: How well does lane centering do? I have it now in a Honda, but notice that it seems to bounce me from one side of the lane to the other, rather than truly keeping in center of the lane.
Thanks.

I think it's pretty good from the brief time I used it.

 

[RobertP]

For the ground: it depends what the requirements were. I think the electrian made a delta configuration with 3 phases instead of a split phase with ground. If that's the case he can use one of the three phase-cables for ground and leave the other two to connected (probably the cable have the wrong color if he really intended to make a delta config)

 

[generaltso]

For the ground: it depends what the requirements were. I think the electrian made a delta configuration with 3 phases instead of a split phase with ground. If that's the case he can use one of the three phase-cables for ground and leave the other two to connected (probably the cable have the wrong color if he really intended to make a delta config)

We don't have 3-phase power for homes in the US. An electrician would know that.

 

[RobbH]

I think it's pretty good from the brief time I used it.

Did you find it favored on side of the lane? I tried it on the freeway and it did great but it stayed uncomfortably close to the right line. Wouldn‘t have been a problem if I was in the slow lane but I was in the fast lane. People here tend to stay to the left of the lane generally so we would have been too close if I left it on. I think if we were out further on the interstate away from inter-city traffic it would have been good. It drives much smoother and less “ping-ponging” than my Subaru with eyesight.

 

[jparduhn70]

Did you find it favored on side of the lane? I tried it on the freeway and it did great but it stayed uncomfortably close to the right line. Wouldn‘t have been a problem if I was in the slow lane but I was in the fast lane. People here tend to stay to the left of the lane generally so we would have been too close if I left it on. I think if we were out further on the interstate away from inter-city traffic it would have been good. It drives much smoother and less “ping-ponging” than my Subaru with eyesight.

I didn't feel it favoring to the right when it was engaged, but I didn't get too much time using it once the snow started falling and the cameras couldn't see the lane markers anymore.

 

[eastern refugee]

My apple car play does not work.

 

[RobbH]

My apple car play does not work.

Is it working when you use a cable? I had issues with the wireless CarPlay at first but after I hooked it up once with a cable it has worked since. Might be a coincidence though...

 

[jparduhn70]

Is it working when you use a cable? I had issues with the wireless CarPlay at first but after I hooked it up once with a cable it has worked since. Might be a coincidence though...

Works fine via cable. Sometimes I have no issues wireless, others I do. I'm going to keep working on it as I think it has something to do with the phone pairing. Does anyone else have two BT connections to the car on their phones?

 

[methorian]

Works fine via cable. Sometimes I have no issues wireless, others I do. I'm going to keep working on it as I think it has something to do with the phone pairing. Does anyone else have two BT connections to the car on their phones?

Yes - one for media and one for PaaK.

 

[jparduhn70]

Yes - one for media and one for PaaK.

Okay, that's what I thought. Thanks for the intel @methorian

 

[srogers]

Did you find it favored on side of the lane? I tried it on the freeway and it did great but it stayed uncomfortably close to the right line. Wouldn‘t have been a problem if I was in the slow lane but I was in the fast lane. People here tend to stay to the left of the lane generally so we would have been too close if I left it on. I think if we were out further on the interstate away from inter-city traffic it would have been good. It drives much smoother and less “ping-ponging” than my Subaru with eyesight.

According to the owner's manual, the system mimics how you are driving.

 

[RobbH]

According to the owner's manual, the system mimics how you are driving.

Ah, thanks!

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