PullingMussels

Ah, I realized what happened: The files unzipped like "SyncMyRide\EA5T-14D546-AGB.cab", following the Windows directory convention. So, I just created a SyncMyRide folder, moved all of the files with that as the prefix into this folder, and edited the names to remove "SyncMyRide\", and it worked like a charm! Thanks!

Anyone able to get this to work on a Mac? I keep getting a "Bad installation file error" when I try to install it. I've formatted my usb thumb drive as FAT32, downloaded the EA5T-14D544-AD.zip file, unzipped it, copied the folder contents to my thumb drive, but then it won't install. Any suggestions? Thanks.

KellyToons, Thanks for the pointer about the path names. It makes perfect sense that it would use the Microsoft convention of '\' for traversing directories rather than the unix separator of '/'. I'm working on a Mac, so by default, it also uses '/'. The export playlist option from iTunes doesn't work since it gives the absolute path to the iTunes library, which is definitely bad for music in the car! I've been using a Mac utility called Playlist Export, and it has an option to use the Windows path conventions when it exports a playlist, so now I've got things happily stored in folders rather than all in the root directory. Thanks! I think I have one small clarification: I believe that '..\' refers to the parent directory, so that ..\Sting\ would take you up one level and look for the directory Sting at the same level as the current directory. .\Sting\ or just Sting\ will look for a subdirectory of the current directory. Thanks again!

Rick, I haven't tried a usb stick since I don't like it sticking out and I'm afraid I'll bump it and mess up the port. Sorry I can't help with that. I imagine you can swap the cards in and out, but it does take awhile for the system to index an SD card once you put it in (10 min or so for my card). I didn't get the nav system since I've been really happy using Waze on my iPhone. I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008ALV0V4/ that I mounted on the brim above the touchscreen and in front of the cd slot, and it looks like it was made to go there. I don't have access to the cd player, but that's not an issue with my phone and the SD card!

First, I want to thank everyone for all the postings here. It's been a great resource for me both before and after the purchase. Thus far, I'm really, really happy with my C-Max. I love the ride, the space, and the fuel economy. As a little background, I drove a 2006 Civic for eight and a half years. It now has about 75K miles on it and got passed down to my teenage daughter. My wife has a 2010 Prius, that she really likes, and when I started looking, I wanted something that got considerably better mileage than the 28 mpg I was getting on my Civic in town. I pretty much decided on a hybrid, but then I ruled out the sedans where you usually lose so much trunk room to the battery. I was initially thinking about another Prius, but I've never really liked the way it drove or the road noise. When I drove the C-Max, I was pretty much sold. Here are a few random thoughts from the first couple of months: Man, this thing is quiet. Maybe it's just random, but I've come close to hitting more squirrels (no contact yet!) in the last two months than in the last two years. Last week I started hearing a tick-tick sound whenever I got above 15 mph or so and had the windows down. I tried looking around the wheel wells and even pulled a couple of rocks out of the tires, but nothing helped. Finally, I took it into the dealer yesterday. The technician took it out for a drive, heard the noise, put it on the lift, then pulled another rock out of the treads. Problem solved. Unbelievable. I'm not convinced I would have heard this noise on a non-hybrid. I really, really like the refined feel to the car. It's head and shoulders above my wife's Prius, and it's a lot more comfortable for me at 6 feet tall than my Civic was. I picked up the car on May 29, and just passed 1000 miles yesterday. Yes, most of my driving is in town. I've only filled up twice, but on the second tank I got 45.5 mpg. I'm pretty happy with that. It's not as good as my wife's Prius, but it's a huge improvement over my Civic. I love that my C-Max has the power if I need it, but by following some of the techniques I've found on the forums, I can still get really good mileage. I haven't had any major issues with MyFord Touch, but it feels a little cumbersome at times. The one hassle I finally figured out is that it won't read files in folders on playlists, so you need to drop all the music and playlists in the root directory of the SD card. Now that I have that figured out, I've got a 32gb jukebox on shuffle, which is pretty awesome. ​ Thanks again to everyone for all the information!

This is interesting. When I filled up yesterday, my 2014 C-Max reported using 11.32 gallons, but the pump give 11.123 gallons. This was only my second fill up, so I'll track it, for sure.