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Cheers! Yeah I was thinking about the B-Max or even the Grand for the slidy doors. Their new C-Max seems so much like ours though, so I'm looking to spend a little time looking for things I like about it that we don't have, get part numbers and see about ordering some stuff. Maybe they have the rear window air deflectors :spend: Anyhow, here you go with the diagrams and stuff! C1812 Connector: C1812 Location: Water pump wiring diagram:

Add me to the list. Have some interesting findings and I know it's my water pump connectors shorting out due to water and corrosion as I've seen them. Anyway, scangauge shows my 12v battery usually running around 14.2v when driving - starts around 13v then kicks up pretty quickly to 14.2v. A couple of weeks ago, after rain, I found it dead the next morning. Called Ford and they came out and jumped it. Worked the next morning. Ordered a cheapish jump starter from Amazon (I'll edit with a link later) just in case. Rain last week and dead 3 days in a row. Now here's what I found interesting when driving during and after rain and after a jump - the accessory my view was through the roof in battery consumption over halfway, and my 12v was stuck around 12.5v. Self-diagnosis - somethings shorting out. Looked at the water pump connectors and covered in water and a bit rusty. Took it in to the dealer - pump is okay and they did the latest safety restraint recall. Plan to take it into another dealer and called Ford. IMO, the fix is to replace the water pump. Not sure how else we can get this corrected. Btw - that drain on the accessory from the short kills FE. It's past that level AC is at for the first few mins. As an aside - am off to my other country England next week for a week and have a C-Max titanium ready - lighted door sills and equivalent FE from a little 1.0l engine. Their MFT screens suck in comparison but I'll be sure to post up some photos. As I haven't been in 3 years, a familiar car with the steering wheel on the wrong side and a stick shift should be a laugh. Jump starter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D42AFS8/

After only 9,543 miles... http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/uploads/gallery/album_106/gallery_504_106_3585379.jpg http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/uploads/gallery/album_106/gallery_504_106_2165836.jpg To be fair, I am in FL. After swapping it out, it smells great. As an aside, I have no idea how to embed images, so link them to my gallery. Only been on here for a year.

I still don't know how to post photos so here are some links to those in the gallery. http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/gallery/image/855-wet-connectors/ http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/gallery/image/856-another-connector/ http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/gallery/image/857-grille-off/ http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/gallery/image/858-bcm-the-white-one-to-the-right-of-the-green/

I just finished what I could on my SE, and it's not great news. Bought the OEM grilles, lamps and had a tinker around. Didn't buy the switch because I already know that won't work as it just sends a signal to the BCM. Anyhow, there's no fog harness on the SE. At least not mine. The wiring diagram from my service DVD (thanks ebay) has the harness going from the driver's side to the passenger side along the front, then up to the BCM pins 18 and 19. 18 and 19 are not connected on mine. There is a 15A fuse in F75 though, which is nice. The harness is 15K867 if it was there. The BCM in question is C2280D directly above fuses F74 and F82 in the box under the glove box (does anyone actually have gloves in there?) So anyway, I now have fog lamps and grilles on my SE, but not much else. Taped off the H11s and will look now for a harness and mess about with this again next weekend. Want to see if there's a way to get a harness up to a remote switch and see some online that support 55w x2. There are some nice harnesses that do work with ours listed at around $80 on ebay. I asked and they do work with the C-Max. Will post a link up in a bit. Just as an FYI, screwing in the lamps is a royal pain in the ass on the driver's side. Only about 3" clearance back from the hex screw. The pass side isn't much better as the washer fluid reservoir gets in the way. Also, despite there being no rain in days here, those connectors in the driver's side were covered in water. May explain my dead 12V a couple of weeks back, so dried them and taped them off a bit. Parts were from fdmotorparts.com. $133.31 lamps and screws $128.28 grilles Link to possible harness: http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=151140396296 and a remote that I'm not sure about: http://m.ebay.com/itm/151270534535?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE I'll post up some pics later. Am done and need a bath..

Were you successful in getting the third brake light out? I upgraded all my interior and license plate lights with LEDs and planned to do the same with this too, but what to do with the black plastic clips through those small holes is anyone's idea.

Here's what I ordered - still working well but have to do it maybe once a month or so. I find spraying it on a microfiber towel works and then rub it between the parts until the creaks and squeaks stop. The straw thing on this is kind of useless but I still kept it. Hope this helps! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MD7I8A?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links P.s. it does smell a bit but it goes away very quickly.

Excellent! I was on track for a similar tank too, but had to take mine into the dealer to fix some more trim. Trip average mpg dropped 4.6mpg, so am looking at 650 or so. Did tell them not to run it, but having a dashcam in there, I was able to see what they did live over wifi... still - best recorded tank, but feel I could have broken 700 :/ Anyone find that keeping that ICE sweet spot is impossible when driving over rough terrain? Roads here are terrible - and the late brakers here too.. grr. Cup half full though with a 650 tank :) Good job Scuba! Kevin

This review definitely helped me! AC takes some power from the hybrid battery, but don't take it to the extreme like I did in mine today - 86° out and drove home 26 miles and got 65mpg - and a splitting headache and heatstoke :) Would help if I posted the link.. http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/1751-jus-another-cmax-review/?fromsearch=1

Cool! Which fuses #'s did you use for ACC and live? I ordered the 2013 Ford service/wiring DVD off eBay to get a better idea of the electronics on the Max. Btw - about an hour ago, someone sideswiped me. No damage thank god - just hit the offside mirror which flipped in, but got the usual "you were speeding" and "your lights weren't on" and "I had my turn signal on" bs - then showed him the dashcam, so he shut up.. Was doing 19mph, my lights were on, he didn't indicate, and he pulled over a solid white line. It paid for itself right there. Some profanity was used, so don't think I'll be posting it up anytime soon. You think TX drivers are bad (and they are - saw your YouTube videos) but FL is close!

Hey - sorry seems my forum emails have been going to junk mail.. on the green light being on, that's fine. The power magic (when the switch is set to on) cuts out when the timer or the 12V battery drops below the thresholds set on the jumpers. When set to off, it cuts out when the 12V battery drops below the threshold set on the jumpers.On the fuses for the Energi, I'm assuming it's the same as either mine (SE) or in the post above me (SEL). Best advice is to wire it up via the SEL fuses, plug your cell into the lighter socket, lock up the car and come back say 20 mins later and see if the phone is still charging. If it is - you hit the correct live fuse and all is well. The trick to this was really to try various options via the fuse guide in the manual until one works :)

Cheers Paul! This is my first full tank without needing AC, and with the gaspods, but it's going well so far. I'll be interested to see how winter driving miles are this year vs. last, given the FE update, our cars having more miles and us being more used to the C-Max's ways. Thinking of a move to Colorado next year, so will be interesting to see. A little off topic but doesn't deserve it's own thread or a discussion - call it an interlude. An insurance ad where a Prius owner's cart rolls towards a C-Max (apparently towards the huge baby, but I think it was aimed for the Max). First ad I've seen with C-Maxes since Ford's cartoon :)

Ah no, I'm on my way to my first 700 here with this current tank. Finally the weather is cooperating here in FL :) Currently 7.92 gallons and 463 miles on the trip. Kevin

Nice! Yeah I can't seem to get my eco-cruise to stop dropping into EV... Always wondered - I know the intention is to get as many miles on a full tank, but given the weight of a full tank, I feel like seeing if I can break 350 or 400 on 6.75 gallons... Nah, maybe not :)

Thanks! Yeah the shelf didn't look like a load bearing structure, so it has 2 microfiber cloths :)Sorry about the cars getting hit. Sadly there are inconsiderate people about who don't care about other people's property. As for the one camera, I'd maybe prefer 2 - one front and one rear (for the tailgaters), but my concern is really the possibility of someone pulling out on me or those who want a new car and like to slam on brakes to get a payout (FL is a no fault state), so some proof I think would help insurance wise. I only have the SE and added the OEM perimeter alarm with the dealer, and with the one dashcam, feel a bit happier. Of course, doesn't help with folk opening doors or people backing out of spaces and into my car, but for the cost of 4 total cameras vs. one and my decductible - if it happens and the camera doesn't catch anything, at least the insurer will see it wasn't anything I did. The dashcam I got was a Blackvue DR500-GW from Amazon - around $250, so while I could have 4, I don't feel it's cost effective overall (plus I wouldn't know where to put the side cameras) :) Hope things go better and if you do get one, let me know if you have any questions. :)

Cheers! Yeah am feeling the pods help especially around 50-55 when I find that ICE sweet spot with a good charge on the battery and keep ICE just above the blue line. Before the pods, I was getting around 42 or so, but with the pods I'm seeing low 50s.. on ICE - not hybrid drive. Not sure if this is just chance, but it's the same trip, same everything and only a few weeks apart. The pods were installed around 300 miles ago, but I think they're helping! Btw not sure if many here use them, but the Scangauge is definitely helping with the driving, especially high ICE. I find the state of charge parameter is far more accurate on the Scangauge than the battery indicator. Try to keep it around 50-60 and there's the high ICE. Now onto 700... :) Kevin