What's been your favorite thing about the Mach-E so far?

[JamieGeek]

My only problem with lane-centering cruise is that the car constantly nags me to keep two hands on the wheel, despite the fact that my two hands are ALWAYS on the wheel. I have to constantly let go and re-grip. I know this issue will go away in Q3 but is there anything I can do now?

Well first of all: Don't need two hands, one will suffice.

2nd: Don't need to let go and re-grip.

The car senses the torque you're putting on the wheel. The solution is simply to hold the wheel a little tighter.

The thing that keeps my car from bugging me about my hands is that I have to remember that it is a driver assistance system and you're still expected to steer. Thus just turning the wheel a little to keep it in the lane is enough to satisfy the sensor.

People often complain about the system suddenly taking a "sharp turn" seemingly out of the lane. After driving the car for a few thousand miles I think that is the torque sensor seeing if you've got your hands one the wheel. In the instances the car has done that on me simply stopping that turn reduced the torque the car was putting on the wheel pretty quickly.

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[dtbaker61]

Well first of all: Don't need two hands, one will suffice.

2nd: Don't need to let go and re-grip.

The car senses the torque you're putting on the wheel. The solution is simply to hold the wheel a little tighter.

The thing that keeps my car from bugging me about my hands is that I have to remember that it is a driver assistance system and you're still expected to steer. Thus just turning the wheel a little to keep it in the lane is enough to satisfy the sensor.

People often complain about the system suddenly taking a "sharp turn" seemingly out of the lane. After driving the car for a few thousand miles I think that is the torque sensor seeing if you've got your hands one the wheel. In the instances the car has done that on me simply stopping that turn reduced the torque the car was putting on the wheel pretty quickly.

I turned all the auto-assistance stuff off. I hate the vibration in the wheel which is unavoidable in new mexico where side and center stripes wander... especially in the (many) temp lane changes for construction or repaving when the do one lane at a time or are working on half a bridge for a couple months.

 

[smp]

"What's been your favorite thing about the Mach-E so far?"

All of it. I am simply loving my MME.
This is probably the best automotive purchase decision I could have made.

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[JoeDimwit]

The thing that keeps my car from bugging me about my hands is that I have to remember that it is a driver assistance system and you're still expected to steer. Thus just turning the wheel a little to keep it in the lane is enough to satisfy the sensor.

My car nags me when I am steering it down the lane. If it’s not nagging me, it’s fighting me.

 

[krafty81]

Well first of all: Don't need two hands, one will suffice.

2nd: Don't need to let go and re-grip.

The car senses the torque you're putting on the wheel. The solution is simply to hold the wheel a little tighter.

The thing that keeps my car from bugging me about my hands is that I have to remember that it is a driver assistance system and you're still expected to steer. Thus just turning the wheel a little to keep it in the lane is enough to satisfy the sensor.

People often complain about the system suddenly taking a "sharp turn" seemingly out of the lane. After driving the car for a few thousand miles I think that is the torque sensor seeing if you've got your hands one the wheel. In the instances the car has done that on me simply stopping that turn reduced the torque the car was putting on the wheel pretty quickly.

OK so it does not sense how tight you grip, just that you are turning the wheel every once in awhile? I will try that. Of course "fighting" that lane centering can be frustrating too.

 

[BMT1071]

OK so it does not sense how tight you grip, just that you are turning the wheel every once in awhile? I will try that. Of course "fighting" that lane centering can be frustrating too.

Seems to be a characteristic of lane centering. I often feel like I'm fighting my QX50.

 

[JoeDimwit]

Seems to be a characteristic of lane centering. I often feel like I'm fighting my QX50.

To be clear, I understand the why if it… without some resistance, it doesn’t know that your hand is there. It just feels unholy to me.

 

[iam-s-Hon]

I turned all the auto-assistance stuff off. I hate the vibration in the wheel which is unavoidable in new mexico where side and center stripes wander... especially in the (many) temp lane changes for construction or repaving when the do one lane at a time or are working on half a bridge for a couple months.

I'm less than a week and 500 miles on the ODO but initially already like the back up if I need to adjust something on the fly and maybe not 100% eyes on the road. Starting to try out the voice commands. Maybe at 5K miles I won't be as interested in the assistance. I do like the adaptive cruise. Handy here in the Baltimore-DC metro.

 

[monolith10101]

I don’t know if there’s any one thing. The car has just been terrific in most dimensions. We replaced our Bolt with it, and the Mach-E is good in most of the same ways the Bolt was, but improves on its deficiencies.

The Mach-E is spacious inside, drives smooth and tight (I don’t feel it wandering), acceleration is very good even in our Rt 1, the interior feels nice, the kids are happy in the back and enjoy the sunroof, etc etc. We have very few things we’d like improved, but there are a lot of things which delight us about it. It satisfies all of our utility needs while also being a really satisfying car to look at and drive.

 

[T_to the_A]

I love that I don‘t miss shifting gears (ok maybe a little), the ride is sooo smooth - also quite pleased at 500m on the odometer and I’m quite the expert at OPD. Oh and no gas station stops.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Ok, now that I actually have my car I can actually answer the question posed by the OP with something other than alluding to the 15 month wait.

My favorite thing about the MME? Pulling up behind a Model Y and realizing what an ugly car that is. Pony power.

 

[will]

I am most likely not qualified since I’ve only drove a courtesy rental from the dealership. But I really enjoyed the quietness in the car. I occasionally just turned off Apple Music just to enjoy that. I turned off all the propulsion stuff and it was a driving moment of zen. Then when I wanted to pass and get over a lane, no problem, no RPM bump up and down shifting. Just. There.

clearly it was my first electric car experience, but the style and quality had me sold.

 

[hitchhiker]

But I really enjoyed the quietness in the car.

This. Not my first EV, but my previous 2 were Teslas. Those have a quiet drive train as an EV should, but that only serves to highlight their cacophony of road noise, squeaks, creaks and rattles. The Mach-e is blissfully quiet. The Teslas made me feel ripped off. The build quality was garbage and not on par with the cost. I am a lifelong car guy, and I love performance and driving dynamics. I never reailized just how detrimental noise and rattles could be to perception of build quality and overall enjoyment of the car until I experienced Tesla. Best performing cars I ever drove or owned, but felt like a rattle trap even compared to my ancient Silverado. I ended up hating both of them. My Mach-e solved this and then some.

Also, the rated range is actually realistic. Yesterday I drove 245 miles, 200 of which was at 70-80mph and through some decent elevation changes in the Berkshires of Western MA. Arrived home at 7% SoC and 26 miles on the GoM. AWD extended battery, so rated at 270mi.

 

[OlyPen]

To be clear, I understand the why if it… without some resistance, it doesn’t know that your hand is there. It just feels unholy to me.

You just need to very slightly turn the wheel one way or the other periodically to indicate your hand is on the wheel. Once you get used to it, the car basically drives and you simply, *slightly* correct it with one finger. It definitely has quirks, but they are highly predictable... Like the car will always veer toward the edge of the road at an intersection of the white side marking curves around the corner. Once you identify these consistent quirks, it's easy to anticipate them and apply very little force to the wheel just as it's about to follow the line and the car will not veer because you overrode the lane centering and then the car will take back over on the side of the intersection. (Just an example). Ford, VW, Toyota all do the same thing predictably with their lane centering or Lane Keep Assist.

It's a Driver Assistance, not a self driving.

Now, Blue Cruise (when it rolls out if you have an MME with the prep package) is true self driving on pre-mapped roads, and the vehicle will use the infrared cameras just above the steering wheel to monitor your eye activity to ensure you're paying attention to the road, but it will not require your hands on the wheel, and it will change lanes and pass other vehicles. But only on pre-mapped divided highways.

The little "hands on the wheel" symbol with be replaced with a "hands off the wheel" symbol in those instances.

 

[JoeDimwit]

You just need to very slightly turn the wheel one way or the other periodically to indicate your hand is on the wheel. Once you get used to it, the car basically drives and you simply, *slightly* correct it with one finger. It definitely has quirks, but they are highly predictable... Like the car will always veer toward the edge of the road at an intersection of the white side marking curves around the corner. Once you identify these consistent quirks, it's easy to anticipate them and apply very little force to the wheel just as it's about to follow the line and the car will not veer because you overrode the lane centering and then the car will take back over on the side of the intersection. (Just an example). Ford, VW, Toyota all do the same thing predictably with their lane centering or Lane Keep Assist.

It's a Driver Assistance, not a self driving.

Now, Blue Cruise (when it rolls out if you have an MME with the prep package) is true self driving on pre-mapped roads, and the vehicle will use the infrared cameras just above the steering wheel to monitor your eye activity to ensure you're paying attention to the road, but it will not require your hands on the wheel, and it will change lanes and pass other vehicles. But only on pre-mapped divided highways.

The little "hands on the wheel" symbol with be replaced with a "hands off the wheel" symbol in those instances.

What did I say that made you think I don’t understand how it works? That “slight correction” is the part that bothers me. I have to turn the wheel in a direction, or an amount, that is not correct, so that the car feels me there when it corrects. That feels wrong to me. I’m not saying it feels wrong to everybody, and I have said, in other posts, that I am looking forward to trying. BlueCruise later this year as I don’t feel like that will bother me.

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