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That's depressing. Imagine the poor service department schmuck who's trying to diagnose the problem (sigh!).

Ah, you have an SE, so yours is the "typical" dead battery scenario. SE's seem to take the brunt of the problem. Have the electrical connectors checked for signs of water intrusion. Re, lemon law, I have no clue as to the rules and regulations. I do know that it's important to follow the procedures to the letter. I truly hope Ford finds a definitive solution/s to the dead-battery problem.

Received. Installed. Happy. :love_shower:

Why? Practically everything on the car is computer controlled one way or another. One can argue the merits of computer control (they've gone a bit overboard IMHO) but "driving a Dell" is not a bad description.

My subscription to the shop manual expired 7/10 or I would look them up for you. Someone else perhaps? Or, if its worth it to you, the monthly subscription is $20, but there's also a 24hr rate. Google Motorcraft Service. FYI, the site is a bit funky and only works with IE. And something makes me think the ETIS site can look up codes given a VIN number.

To be precise (emphasis mine), "... insufficient interior head impact protection at the roof/B-Pillar area."

To say the least. My condolences (is that the right word?) regarding your troubles. When you say "shut down" do you mean dead battery? I'm curious as to how long the car had been sitting when it failed to start. The leading theory on this problem seems to be in two parts. First is that the battery isn't being sufficiently charged. And, second, there's something that does shut off properly which causes the battery to run down. The TSB addresses the first part. Was it really installed? As you can tell by reading here, there are lots of false starts, so make sure (sorry, I don't know how to tell) the TSB was successfully installed. I can;t tell from you profile which model you have. If it's an SEL, then TSB 13-6-17 may address the something-doesn't-turn-off issue. Two other things to check which have been mentioned in the forums are possible dampness in certain electrical connectors and continuing a phone call after the car is shut off. This latter is something like (this is from memory so may be quite inaccurate): Talking on the phone using the cars built-in bluetooth feature.Transfer call directly to cell phoneTurn the car offContinue talking using cell phoneSYNC (or whatever) fails to shut off so it drains the battery. You'll have to snorkel through the forms for info on these. Hope this helps. I really, really, really, like my C-Max. But it's no good if you can't rely on it. PS: Last resort would be Lemon Law. Be sure to follow the EXACT procedure if you must go this route.

Agreed.

May I respectfully suggest that this thread me moved back to the "Fuel Mileage" category.

I believe there's a bulletin about this. Look in the maint & TSB forum.

It's not the sound of the gas engine kicking in, is it? The internal combustion engine on the C-Max has a higher than typical compression ratio. As a result, it sometimes sounds rather like a diesel, with a guttural, rattly sound. Not to worry if this is the case.

That was quick!!!! Thank you.

I'm in.

EV+ displayed (on the display to the left of the speedometer).

Sage advice all around. FYI, I have OEM floor mats in front, rear, and cargo. Very happy with them (they're heavy-duty and all that).

FYI, the engineering test mode appears to display DTC's. I haven't had a DTC to verify this :happy feet: , so I can't say for sure. Perhaps someone else can. Search the forums for "test mode."

(Emphasis mine) Yes, EV+ does not require navigation. Search the forums for the answer to your other question; you will find the answer there.

Good info. Thanks.

Still nothing useful on Google.

Yep, it only works with IE. Bloody pain in the butt. Compared to contemporary web sites, it really shows its age.

I got it in etis. Also, no luck with Google re what this is about. And, as luck would have it, my motorcraftservice subscription ran out yesterday. :sad:

A separate topic for A/C, or perhaps climate control.

Agreed. Bigger visors are in my list of suggested improvements.

Probably due to many systems/parameters getting reset. Remember, almost everything about the car is computer controlled, even the brakes (ABS, regen, and all).

Tell 'em it happened in cold weather. They have no way of knowing if you jumped it yourself or called AAA. It ridiculous to think that you might get stranded if you were to take a trip to a cold weather area. Just my 2 cents worth.