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It is possible to take out the headlight assembly and take the light out and wash out the inside. Not that much of a job maybe. :)

 

Paul

I thought they were a sealed enclosure?  Sure you can remove the bulbs but not separate the housing back shell from clear outside lens.

 

You need to open up the hood and on the right side are the posts to jump the battery. :)

 

 

Paul

 

Paul, I got my battery charger hooked up to the positive post under the hood and the negative to the grounding stud.  Turned on the charger and it immediately showed a full 8 amp charge.  So well see after it charges a bit, but already there is enough energy to open and close the tailgate so thats a good sign.

thanks so much Paul went so far as to get access to the battery with the backseat laid flat  If I try hooking my charger to the battery, I see the positive post but the negative under the covering. 

This electrical issue has drained the battery so car is dead. Can't open the tailgate to try and recharge the startup battery

Ok  I drove home from sisters house and everything seemed normal.  Got in my driveway and started pulling in the garage and right away I noticed the proximity sensors were not beeping as if the button was turned off.  Checked once parked and it was turned on.  Strange never had this before.  Shut the car off and went in the house. Came back about 10 minutes later because I forgot something in the car.  I faintly heard the radio playing.  Tried turning off but none of the Sync screen buttons work.  Also my phone connection is not working, can't place a call by lifting the right side paddle.  Tell me someone has found a way to fix this without having to put Maxus in the shop?

Thanks Homestead I knew it wouldn't be cheap to upgrade but ouch! not happening right now

Paul I've tried to join the forum but for some reason it won't allow me to.

 Kyledamon, you are correct ApplePlay only works through Sync 3 I found out so I guess ApplePlay is not in my future. Bummer!

Does anyone know if it is possible to adapt my 2013 CMax Sync screen to display my Apple iPhone 8 plus?

Paul, to answer your question the only time the car is in the sun is when it sits at work.  The fogging seems to be from the inside of the headlight assembly. So polishing would be impossible.

thanks all for the feedback, its just an area of the lens which appears to be foggy, sort of like if you breathed onto a bathroom mirror, only it doesn't go away in time.  I just hope that it doesn't continue to expand and the entire lens becomes cloudy and dull, sort of like the theres a big cataract.

Thanks kyledamron, everything about the Energi carries over from my old CMax however I'm unable to set the left side display on the Energi the way I'm used to in my Hybrid.  Maybe in time as I learn the in's and out's of the Energi that will change?  Time will tell.  In the Hybrid I have the left side screen set to always give me a current readout of the Average MPG plus the current state of the battery.  With the Energi I have found a way to do that.

We recently bought a second CMax this time an Energi.  It is used but very clean for a 2015 with 40,000k.  Looking it over I notice the clear headlight lens has this foggy or cloudy appearance inside I  believe.  Looking at Maxus headlights I notice it as some of this too but much less.  Does anybody else have this and it there a way to remove it?

Thanks

Bought a like new lightly used 2015 Energi for my wife with 40,000k miles.  It is identical in looks to Maxus but does not have a factory sunroof and is rechargeable of course.

It happens regardless of outside temperature. When it happens the power builds up again but not instantly within a few miles.

I took Maxus to the stealership and they fixed the problem. They tod me they replaced the bulb and said the socket was bad which I seriously doubt since it never has been disturbed since Maxus was born (2013). Lastly they charged me $45 for a new bulb just the bulb. Crazy Autozone sells the same bulb for about $10, but we all know the stealership over inflates parts prices.

Maxis has a strange habit of quickly losing all stored battery reserves once I turn off the ignition. By that I mean, lets say I just pulled in the driveway with almost a full charge showing. I go in the house but I comeback in 5 minutes to drive off again. I push the start button and there’s a horrible shaking as the engine kicks in. The battery on the instrumentation panel shows basically zero. Where did all my electrical reserves go? There isn’t an electrical drain running that I know of? This doesn’t happen every time, sometimes I can come back and start after 30minutes and my reserves are still there. This can’t be good? However it has been happening for over a year or more.

Maxis has a strange habit of quickly losing all stored battery reserves once I turn off the ignition. By that I mean, lets say I just pulled in the driveway with almost a full charge showing. I go in the house but I comeback in 5 minutes to drive off again. I push the start button and there’s a horrible shaking as the engine kicks in. The battery on the instrumentation panel shows basically zero. Where did all my electrical reserves go? There isn’t an electrical drain running that I know of? This doesn’t happen every time, sometimes I can come back and start after 30minutes and my reserves are still there. This can’t be good? However it has been happening for over a year or more.

Mike when you shut off the 2013 CMAX in the Smart Display it will show you current trip numbers for approx. 10 sec. and then switch to Life Time numbers. You can toggle up and down with up and down arrows on steering wheel.  :)

 

 

Paul

Thanks Paul for the refresher course

I have the feature on my ‘13 CMax SEL, I’ve never used it. Too afraid it will result in a parking accident.

Good thought bob I will print them out, thanks for your input.

If AWD were available? It would be a no brained for me. Have wished I could afford to let Maxus go for a newer CMax, but probably isn’t going to happen.

Plus 3 Golfer, I have replaced the bulbs with no change. There’s something a miss with the wiring I’m afraid. After the Holiday I’m taking Maxus to a trusted repair shop for them to sort out.

Plus 3 Golfer, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter. All that wiring stuff spooks me and I’m not good with dealing into them. So I will probably turn to a 3 party Automotive shop I trust and have done work with on my wife’s car. Not going to the dealer that sold me Maxus, they have changed ownership and I’m not confident in them doing me right. Believed it or not the dealership was purchased by Warren Buffet, unbelievable he want a car dealership in San Jose.

Thanks for the link Paul, I looked through the many pages of information regarding the fuses and the location of the 3 different fuse blocks. None of them seem to show a fuse which is for the rear running lights. So I still haven’t found away to fix the right rear lights which aren’t working. But at least the right rear brake light is working and the turn signal. Now if I could just get the running lights to work.