Salwolfe

No, you have your spare and it’s 1000% better.

Haven't read the responses yet, but my 2013 SEL Hybrid is doing exactly the same thing. It's why I am on here today.

I like it a lot. In fact, the best approach I've seen including a hitch-based rack or the SportRack which doesn't look as sturdy. Sturdy is very important as we will be towing the Max behind a motorhome where we can't really keep a keen eye on the bikes. Thanks a lot for posting a second picture.

Thanks, Paul. That's a lot of bike on the back! Glad for the info as that is the way I really want to transport my bikes; I'll also look at the Saris product.

I am looking to transport a couple of bicycles and considering either hitch or liftgate transport. Can anyone tell me what kind of weight load I can put on the liftgate? One rack that I am looking at from SportRack weighs about 12 pounds and my bikes weigh in at about 35 lb. each. Too much or would this not be a problem on the liftgate? The cost is less going this route rather than installing a hitch or attachments to roof-mount the bikes. I'm thinking there is really not a problem with the SportRack but it will just not go up automatically when the bikes are on the Max, but...

Thanks, MarkD. Thought I'd try this one first rather than posting the same thing twice but it has been quite a while since there was anything posted by Ford here.

If there is still a Ford monitor here, let me ask this question. I am looking to transport a couple of bicycles and considering either hitch or liftgate transport. Can you, or anyone, tell me what kind of weight load I can put on the liftgate? Seems that the racks, including the one called Sportrack weigh about 11-15 pounds and my bikes weigh in at about 35 lb. each. Too much or would this not be a problem on the liftgate?

JM, LOL. Mileage was good. My green light is not on when I depress the start button without foot on the brake, by the way. But, this tow after turning the "engine" off after shifting to neutral, waiting for dash lights to go off, then exiting the CMax and towing, I showed no additional miles added on the odometer AND I stayed fully charged. Gosh, didn't expect that after reading these threads. Will continue to monitor this and see if that was a one-off occurrence or not.

Wab, thanks for the help. My owner's manual says to put the switch into Accessory mode, but I will simply turn it off and see what happens with the odometer. OK on the 12v and I will look at the Amazon product or something similar to keep the battery charged up when towing.

OK, I haven't read all of the threads, yet, but I'll go ahead with this. We just got a used 2013 hybrid and are taking our first trip towing it four wheels down. We experienced two cases of dead battery within 200 miles of towning after following the owner manual for how to set it up including the final step of putting the ignition into ACC mode (keyless system, punch the button once without a foot on the brake). [Can anyone tell me why we need to go into ACC mode?]. Guess I'll install a battery charge system. Now, my main question: The odometer adds miles when the battery is charged, but apparently stopped recording miles once the battery dies. Are your C-Maxes recording miles or not? Don't really want to run the extended warranty down if I can find a way not to add miles while towing. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

Great. Thank you. I'm brand new to this vehicle and trying to learn the ins and outs.

OK. internal combustion engine and high-voltage battery. Now, to DHA

I saw this on one of the Forum answers: "DHA only use the ICE, if, the HVB is full" OK, what do these acronyms stand for?