UK Customers

[SJ_Okay]

Thank you Dave - yes I think you are right as it works fine when connected - shame as it would be nice to get in the car after work with it cooled down

You can just remote start it 10 minutes before you leave. Make sure your ac is set to cool when you leave the car.

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[Dhiren]

I believe that most other people who came in on the GNJ have already had the email saying it's in Flushing, so yes, not really looking great for you at the minute, unless of course it wasnt your email used for the order process.

I was on the GNJ, I've not had the email.

 

[Coolcatshaft]

Does anyone know if departure times works without being connected to a charger - can I for example set it to cool down my car for a time when I leave work without being in charge

Yes it does work without being connected as long as you have ticked this in the FordPass app. Remember it will use your battery power though!

 

[Coolcatshaft]

So once I'd set the above I could see the lights on the car flicker on about 7:45 to prep the car for the 7:55 departure even if the car was not plugged in. If the app is open you get a message on there too to say the car has started

 

[Chaks]

Finally got mine yesterday. Did a quick trip to Birmingham and back to Oxford.
345 miles when I got the vehicle did about 205 and left with 89. So @ 20% gone to
AC/ CarPlay /Spotify etc. I observed whisper mode it taking bit more. Not sure about untamed yet.

 

[Ant379]

Yeah I haven’t got mine yet but seen some photos of the keys. Not what you’d expect from a 40-60k car. I know it’s a small thing but it’s the part of the car that comes everywhere with you and into your home etc. Just shows laziness on fords part really. If they’re trying to go up against bigger (more premium) brands then they have to get the small details right.

True. It is a huge oversight. This isn't new news. They could easily encase the contents of the shit key in a good key and it would cost pennies.

 

[Ant379]

Does anyone have a link on how to fit the 3D mould to the car charge cap? I once saw a You tube video but no key words find this.

Said that, when I open the cap, you have to put reasonable amount of pressure to pull it back and it still doesn't touch the car bodywork.

Ant

 

[ProximusAl]

Think it’s safe to say I won’t be on CELESTINE tonight. Car hasn’t moved all day. ???

 

[KBahn]

Think it’s safe to say I won’t be on CELESTINE tonight. Car hasn’t moved all day. ???

I guess I’m still sat next to you……

 

[cleave]

Yes it does work without being connected as long as you have ticked this in the FordPass app. Remember it will use your battery power though!

Thank you for this on my app the vehicles time zone won’t stay on London - it keeps going back to Detroit - I use an iPhone any ideas

 

[Mercury8]

Does anyone have a link on how to fit the 3D mould to the car charge cap? I once saw a You tube video but no key words find this.

Said that, when I open the cap, you have to put reasonable amount of pressure to pull it back and it still doesn't touch the car bodywork.

Ant

Below is the post on this forum that contains the video of the wedge. Is this what you’re looking for?

I fitted mine last week and was really fiddly. Might be better waiting until it’s a bit cooler or cool it down first as the wedge probably expands in the heat making it more difficult to fit.

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https://www.jawstec.com/product/wedge-mme-chargeport-door/

Original Post:

A few weeks back at the #NationalMustangDay event in Detroit, @JWW mentioned an incident with a basketball led to hyper-extension of his MME charge port cover and made a dent just forward of the charge port cover. I immediately set to looking for a preventative solution. Unfortunately, before I could complete my quest, our MME suffered a similar, but less dramatic fate. We don't even know how it happened other than perhaps it was very windy one day when we using a DC fast charger. We're going to need to get the dent fixed, but I wanted to make sure that we had a solution to prevent a re-occurrence, before taking any action.

Fast forward to now. I have developed a 3D model for an insert that adds a small wedge on the inside of the charge port arm to prevent it from opening too far.
Sure you could still body slam it and overcome the wedge, but you'll probably break the cover off before that happens.

Below are the pics of the finished design. This has to be printed in TPU or similar flexible material with a shore hardness rating of 85A-90A or it can't be finagled into position. Installation has to be done with the charge port cover closed as much as possible, while working the wedge into place, then after that it's pretty easy to insert the upper and lower retaining wings.

I've posted two versions of the part, one without support so you can send off to a service to have it printed in TPU 85A (or similar) using Selective Laser Sintering technology or if you have a direct drive printer you can try using your slicer's built-in support with that version (V.1.N).
The second version of the part is the one I print on my Lulzbot Taz Pro with in-built support, meaning I do not let my slicer generate support. I had to keep tweaking the inbuilt support version (V.1A.S) to increase the gap between the angled support at the top. A gap of 0.5mm between the in-built support and the actual part wasn't enough, but 0.75mm seems to be a happy medium re: it does work as support and it isn't too difficult to remove. All I had to do was use some side cutters to get a grip on the angled bit and tear it free.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4847310

Video showing installation + usage:

 

[Alex_whietehad]

Think it’s safe to say I won’t be on CELESTINE tonight. Car hasn’t moved all day. ???

I’ve had two updates today (tapps and vehicle) but still says compound out since the 14th so that might be arriving in flushing ready to board a ship? Who knows ??‍

 

[ramcd]

Think it’s safe to say I won’t be on CELESTINE tonight. Car hasn’t moved all day. ???

Me too, but still Celestine still in Port at 18:20 so still hoping as no response for nearly 3 hours now

 

[ProximusAl]

I’ve had two updates today (tapps and vehicle) but still says compound out since the 14th so that might be arriving in flushing ready to board a ship? Who knows ??‍

I noticed FORENSO did a cheeky run from Antwerp to Flushing this morning….

 

[ProximusAl]

Me too, but still Celestine still in Port at 18:20 so still hoping as no response for nearly 3 hours now

ADELINE has left ‘NAM, so she’ll have to move at some point to let her in

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