HannahWCU

I think it has more to do with your driving. It calculates MTE by your FE over the last (some period) of your driving. So if you do really good for, say, the last 20 miles, MTE goes up. Conversely, if your mpg is really bad over the same distance, it goes down. Where you park your car can influence it too. My driveway is on an incline. So my fuel gauge is not accurate when I first start in the morning. Once I drive a few miles it gets a better reading and MTE, goes up. Make sense?

Thank you, thank you. I really appreciate that. It does take a lot of work to achieve 700 miles on a tank. I spent 7 days getting up early so I could take my alternate route to work. It adds 15-20 minutes to my normally 35 minute commute to work. I REALLY didn't think I could ever get 700 miles. But everything came together over the last 9 days. Good cool weather, allowing me to keep the windows rolled up and the AC off. And no rain!! With a frost advisory for tonight, I finished just in time too!

Well I made it :worship: . See this post http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/1025-600mile-cmax-club/?p=34876. I was running on fumes ... pump indicated I put 13.937 gallons in my (supposedly) 13.5 gallon tank.

And out of nowhere HannahWCU pulls a 704.8!!!! :clapping: I started another thread yesterday about my decision to go for 700. It was VERY CLOSE. Although the Trip meter says I used 12.89 Gallons for a 54.6MPG average, I KNEW it lied. I just didn't know how much until I filled up ... Pump indicated I put 13.937 Gallons in the tank!!!! :drop: I guess the owners manual lies when it states the Hybrid has a 13.5 gallon tank. :rtfm:

The engineer in me KNOWS the numbers show I have at least a gallon of gas left which should take me to 700 at this point. :detective: The practical person in me is going :runaway: I drove to work with that egg under my gas pedal. And I am sure going home will be the same. Yesterday, it seemed like every car that got in front of me needed to turn left at the same time a line of 5 cars were coming towards us in the other lane, making me stop and loose all my momentum. :swear:

Morning update. Made it to work with a 58mpg trip average. Sitting at 649 miles, 11.87 indicated gallons used and 0 miles to empty. Update: Forgot to say my indicated MPG rose to 54.6 with the morning commute.

Murphy's Law ... OK got it.

It will be tomorrow. 30 miles each way to work gets me to 680. Figured if I was that close I would find a 20 mile route while the ICE is warm (and so are the temps) to get me to the magical 700. As for the gas can ... I might stop by the house at the 680 mark to get one. But am trying to do this without one. I have been using Hwy 70 from Hickory to Statesville and back. I find that I can average at least 55mpg each way on 70. But taking I-40, my mileage rarely breaks 50. Mostly due to speed, I believe. I can stay between 45-55 on HWY 70.

I didn't start this tank thinking I was going to try for 700 miles, but it looks like my last shot at it this year. The temps are predicted to get into the 30's at night by the weekend. As it sits now, I am at 619.4 miles. Trip meter (below) reads 54.4 MPG using 11.36 gallons. DTE reads 36 miles. I know from experience that I regularly fill the tank with 1/2 gallon more gas than the trip meter says I use. So I am VERY hesitant to go much past 13.00 gallons used. However, based on calculations, I should make 700 miles before using an indicated 13 gallons. :future: One other issue. Its 30 miles one-way to work and the way I have been going to get this mileage has no gas stations on the way. :shift: Need encouragement!!! :love_shower: or discouragement. :sos:

Yes it was, Thanks for clarifying. But remember, 0W-20 may be specified for the 2014 model year, but that does not make it specified for the 2013 model year. I'm not saying don't use it, also not saying it will cause a problem, I just want to be clear that 2013 CMax's specify that 5W-20 be used. Using anything other than the specified oil, may void your warranty. Personally, I will stick with 5W-20, it just doesn't get cold enough in my area of NC to justify the chance of a voided warranty. Now some of you that live well north of the Mason-Dixon line ... :stirpot:

I have to agree with CMAX - Traveler on this. Lately, I think twice before starting a thread or giving my opinion for this very reason. However, I have been drawn into arguments online before so I am especially careful with what I post. I try my best to never make it personal.

How much of a mileage improvement should be seen with the change from 5w-30 to 0w-30? I am wondering if it is worth the potential warranty denial for using the wrong oil specification.

Here is my latest 500 mile tank.

I believe the oil pan on the CMax is aluminum, so I don't think the magnetic heaters will work.

I saw this article too. I think it's a great idea, but the big question is what happens in the event of a fender bender (battery bender?) Or crash.

Yes, I agree. Everyone needs to remember to be civil. If someone does something or says something in a way you don't agree with, let it drop. There is no reason to get personal. I know I try really hard not to argue. Discussions are one thing arguments are something totally different. Let keep that in mind.

Yes, but what I believe he is asking is, where, specifically, on his car, should he look for the end of the plug. The diagram shows the plug, but not where that plug would be located on the car. I am guessing, from what little I know, the plug should be on the passenger side of the engine. I would look in all the grill openings to find it, as I would not think you would need to open the hood to get to it.

I agree, however, in my case, the alternate route adds about 10% more miles to my drive (29.1 vs. 26.6) and almost 50% to the time (55-60 vs, 35-40 minutes). I look at total gas used, since the alternate adds 10% more miles, I need to get 10% better FE to break even (roughly). Before the update, I was breaking even on the alternate route fuel wise (10% gain in MPG but 10% more miles driven = same fuel use), but it took more time, so it wasn't worth it for me. This is the first time since the update taking my alternate route. If I can average at least 58MPG both ways on the alternate, I will be netting about a 5% decrease in fuel use, so it might be worth the extra time.

Started taking my alternate route to work, update seems to be working fine!! (this is up from 47-53MPG)

I'm browsing the site on my RAZR Maxx with Chrome and having no problems. You have already done everything I would suggest. Sorry I can't help.

That's interesting. I never thought of using something like that. Let me know if you get it and how it works. Last time I cleaned the car I used a shop vac to clean out those areas under the hood that collect debris.

Got mine Monday 10/7/13. NC, last name starts with H. Cashed today! Will be using it for the family's annual trek to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving. Thanks Ford!!

I don't remember exactly where i found these, but they are for the FFH. I have not tried them all: Hv Battery State-of-Charge: units % TXD: 07E4224801 RXF: 046245480601 RXD: 3010 Mth : 000100050000 NAM: SOC [35%-70%] Hv Battery Voltage: units Volts TXD: 07E422480D RXF: 04624548060D RXD: 3010 Mth : 000100010000 NAM: HVB Hv Battery Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E4224800 RXF: 046285480600 RXD:3008 Mth : 00120001FDBC NAM: BaT Maximum Discharge Power Limit: units kW TXD: 07E4224815 RXF: 046245480615 RXD: 3008 Mth : 001900010000 NAM: MxD Maximum Charge Power Limit: units kW TXD: 07E4224816 RXF: 046245480616 RXD: 3008 Mth : 001900010000 NAM: MxC Average Battery Module Voltage: units Volts TXD: 07E4224841 RXF: 046245480641 RXD:3010 Mth : 0001000A0000 NAM: AvM Inside Car Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E422DD04 RXF: 046285DD0604 RXD: 3008 Mth : 00120001FE70 NAM: InT Hv Battery State-of-Charge: units % TXD: 07E4224801 RXF: 046205480601 RXD: 3008 Mth : 000850064FFB0 NAM: SoC [0%-100%] Battery Age: units months TXD: 07E4224810 RXF: 046285480610 RXD: 3010 Mth : 000100140000 NAM: age Transmission Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E1221E1C RXF: 0462851E061C RXD: 3010 Mth : 000900080140 NAM: TFT Hv Current: units amps TXD: 07E122480B RXF: 04628548060B RXD: 3010 Mth : 000100050000 NAM: AMP Motor Electronics Coolant Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E1224832 RXF: 046285480632 RXD: 3008 Mth : 001200010140 NAM: MeT Engine run time: units minutes TXD: 07E122F41F RXF: 046245F4061F RXD: 3010 Mth : 001900100000 NAM: TmE Generator Inverter Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E122481E RXF: 04628548061E RXD: 3010 Mth : 00120001140 NAM: GnT Motor Inverter Temp: units degrees F TXD: 07E1224824 RXF: 046285480624 RXD: 3010 Mth : 001200010140 NAM: MoT Generator Speed: units RPM TXD: 07E1224821 RXF: 046205480621 RXD: 3010 Mth: 000100010000 NAM: GnR Motor Speed: units RPM TXD: 07E1221E2C RXF: 0462051E062C RXD: 3010 Mth: 000100010000 NAM: MtR

Yes the Scangauge plugs into the OBD2 port. There are two in the CMax. The one I was using is below the steering wheel just behind the lower panel.

I am really wanting these off a 2012-2014 Focus: