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Mercedes-Benz new B-class Electric Drive is going to have what they call “up charge”. “...the car also has a so-called “up charge” function; it gives the battery 15 percent more energy for greater range. Using it is an easy process: Punch the center console-mounted button, plug in the car and you're done. Benz acknowledges the function isn't best for long battery life and hopes customers use it sparingly.” http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140303/CARREVIEWS/140229984

That's the thing about front wheel drive cars. The front tires do most of the work. 100% of the steering 60% of the braking 50+% of the weight Did you ever have a four wheel alignment? I don't think Michelin makes a tire that will wear out that fast under normal conditions.

Here’s another mention of Ford and Apple http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-smart-cars-siri-make-aaa-nervous-2014-03-04?siteid=YAHOOB “The new system Apple unveiled, called CarPlay, which is being adopted by such car makers as Ford…”

The radiator doesn't have a cap. The cap on the overflow bottle does double duty. Not sure (yet) but you probably unhook the bottom radiator hose to drain.

I checked with our body shop today. $200.00 to paint the spoiler a “standard” color. $250.00 for the Platinum White, I forgot to ask about Ruby Red and Blue Candy.

Just looked at ours, it on the MAX line. Do you think your motor (ICE) may have overheated? Did you check the cap, is it tight?

Greeting and welcome necrochaos WOW hope your dealer gets some help from Ford, sounds like they need it. Is your dealership a small one? They can’t figure out what is causing your engine light and are throwing parts at it. Frustrating for everyone! Good luck and let us know

I checked Spain, Germany and the UK. http://www.ford.de/Pkw-Modelle/FordC-MAX I think we'll be paying a body shop (I know one...ggeerr) for most US colors. I'll print the picture and get an estimate Monday. wab

If you contact them keep us informed. Be sure to check on their color options. The spoiler looks like an interesting place to try your gas pods. I noticed they take "PayPal"

I really like it and it looks like an easy DIY. Did you see this? http://www.loder1899.de/en/kontakt.html Here's their email. info@loder1899.de

Here they are, John Sparks 2014, wab 2013. Sorry for the 2013 picture quality, I'm breaking in a new camera. wab

Ford offered us a sync upgrade for our 08 MKX.... :lol:$200 :lol2:

Maybe a 3 people job. Someone in the front seat reaching back and pulling up on the belt between the seat back and bottom. OR maybe put something sold (football) in the seat as it is tilted, forcing the seat bottom down???

I'm going out on a limb and say NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, at least NOT the way the article says. "a Ford representative said that owners would be able to :lol:download the new operating system" Download a WHOLE new OS???? if it happens then MS :lol2: will REALLY look bad!

Greetings and Welcome On our hybrid it looks like a two people job. From the driver’s side start letting the seat back down. From the passenger side the person with the longest arm reaches under the seat bottom and pushes the belt up as the driver side raises the seat back. hope it works wab

We tried “name”, sync couldn’t get past “Dallas Fort Worth International airport” or “DFW International airport”, etc, etc. We then switched to “category” , “nearby” to a deaf screen. :doh: ENOUGH I QUIT! I spent WAY TOO many years fighting with Nortel (Bankrupt) phone systems. 100+ commands to program a simple phone… ops I fat fingered the D key instead of the S on command line # 85….”Escape” start over. :doh: Maybe we'll upgrad to one of these Garmin RV 760LMT Portable GPS Navigator $400 on Amazon PLUS we could use it in our motor home. Thanks for listening, let’s let it rest. wab

Laurel, we saw that list BUT only after switching FROM voice to TOUCH commands. I tried again last night just to make sure that once we said "Nearby" no voice command would work except "Cancel". Back to Garmin.... done with ALL oem navigation...AGAIN!!!

Now that the hackers have Apple on their radar we should expect more of these. "New iOS flaw allows malicious apps to record touch screen presses Security researchers identified a vulnerability in iOS that allows apps to record all touch screen and button presses..." http://www.pcworld.com/article/2101580/new-ios-flaw-allows-malicious-apps-to-record-touch-screen-presses.html#tk.rss_all

We tried both of those, apparently DFW airport isn't in a city and is not a city. Sync Services, 1 hour a day Smart phone, 23 hours + many more Services + the same 1 hour as sync services for 2/3 more $ = best bang for the $.

SYNC/MYFORD TOUCH/NAVIGATION have been working ok since last update, no crash etc. Notice I didn’t include “voice command” We actually needed voice command for navigation on a trip to Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport due to all the construction in the area. We were going to the Hyatt Regency hotel located inside the airport. Gave up on that at the house using the touch screen, couldn’t enter the address. “Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport 2334 North International Parkway, P.O. Box 619014 DFW Airport, Texas, USA, 75261” As we drove we tried voice command just to get us inside the airport…worse. Here’re the commands we used Navigation Destination POI Category Travel Nearby Saying any of the displayed commands (see picture) would NOT work. Is it our nav or are ALL of them like this? Thanks For any and all help wab

YEP we are now the happy owners of “Orphaned software” Maybe we’ll get another check.

Anybody/everybody update their Apple products yet? http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-apple-flaw-idUSBREA1L01Y20140222 “(Reuters) - A major flaw in Apple Inc software for mobile devices could allow hackers to intercept email and other communications that are meant to be encrypted, the company said on Friday, and experts said Mac computers were even more exposed. … "It's as bad as you could imagine, that's all I can say," said Johns Hopkins University cryptography professor Matthew Green.”

Same dilemma, unlimited with at&t. We'll see what happens in May when our contract runs out.

doodlebug I just programed Baltimore city center (no MapQuest), it worked. You might try ejecting your SD card.

Here's a battery poll from 2013. http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/1294-for-those-who-have-had-12v-battery-problems/