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I have previously disabled this setting so the car doesn’t automatically turn off after 30 minutes if left unattended. However, we returned to the car after about 45 minutes and the vehicle was off. Fortunately the car was still cool enough for the dog. Then I noticed that the vehicle countdown timer somehow re-enabled itself the next time I started the car. Does disabling this setting only apply until the vehicle is turned off, then re-enables by default?
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Sounds to me like the case where it never saved - something that seems to span multiple settings.
 

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I assume this is one of the settings that a lot of people have been reporting getting reverted back to defaults. Ford is supposed to be releasing an update in May to fix it.
 

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Any update to this or how to fix it?
 

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I assume this is one of the settings that a lot of people have been reporting getting reverted back to defaults. Ford is supposed to be releasing an update in May to fix it.
Which May? ?
 


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I have previously disabled this setting so the car doesn’t automatically turn off after 30 minutes if left unattended. However, we returned to the car after about 45 minutes and the vehicle was off. Fortunately the car was still cool enough for the dog. Then I noticed that the vehicle countdown timer somehow re-enabled itself the next time I started the car. Does disabling this setting only apply until the vehicle is turned off, then re-enables by default?
this particular setting is one of several that does not 'stick', and will reset to default the next time you turn the vehicle off.

- auto-off timer = ON
- traction control = ON
- driver assist - emergency braking assist = ON
- driver assist - cross-traffic alert = ON
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...there may be others, but these are the ones I've noticed. I find the cross-traffic alert particularly annoying and more distracting than helpful when it beeps and flashes after I've already seen a situation. I wish it would stay OFF.
 
 




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