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  1. homestead
    Change Transmission fluid on C-max https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jUqjLNoP0
  2. homestead
    If this was normal drop I would expect it happening more often than 1 in 20 starts. How often is this happening to others?
  3. homestead
    My car does the low HVB in the morning thing sometimes, randomly ( maybe 1 out of 20 starts). I have no idea what is causing it. I have a guess that something is the car is still drawing power after being shutdown and the HVB is draining to charge the 12V battery. My 12v battery is relatively new so I don't think that is a problem. It never draws the HVB down completely. Would be interesting to have a chart recorder on the 12v battery to see if it is being charged after shutdown.
  4. homestead
    Is this while driving or sitting idle?
  5. homestead
    I filled up yesterday too. I even did better than my last tank of 48.1. In the middle of this run I drove across the Cascade mountains in Oregon and so to get back home I filled up in Bend and didn't reset the counter. Got 48.5 mpg for 829 miles. The Homestead family got another C-max a couple weeks ago. My Son's family got a loaded 2016 blue C-max Energi with 17k miles on it. He has a 1hr commute (one way) each day so he is thrilled with the savings in gas so far. He got 191.8 mpg going to work and 51mpg going home. Paul you need to move to Phoenix in the winter to keep your mpgs up. :)
  6. homestead
    Have you tried braking hard a few times to use the brake pads to clean the rotors?
  7. homestead
    Was talking with a friend today who recently bought a Chevy Spark EV car. He told me what a volt owner was doing with his car. He puts it in 1st gear and runs with it that way all the time. When he wants to stop or slow he just lets up on the accelerator and the car automatically goes into regen and slows down quickly. He says it charges the battery quicker that way. So my friend tried it and says it works great and makes it easier to drive since he hardly ever needs to step on the brake anymore. I'm not ready to try this just yet with my c-max but am wondering if anyone has tried this and what the results were. Wondering if this would strain the transmission running full speed in 1st gear. Cheers
  8. homestead
    What are the symptoms that the shaft needs to be replaced?
  9. homestead
    Thanks, I wonder if you hard wired the shutters fully closed if it would give the same effect as having a grill cover?
  10. homestead
    Has anyone charted the functionality of the shutters and when they operate?
  11. homestead
    Change your fob battery and get your 12v battery tested.
  12. homestead
    You can call Ford sync support but they will tell you to go to your ford dealer to get the upgrade. I also downloaded it from the internet, 3.10 also works ok for me seems a little better than 3.8. Before that I downloaded previous releases from the Ford site before they turned it off.
  13. homestead
    Jbwharris take a look at this page showing all the releases for for sync 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFord_Touch I upgraded about a year ago to 3.10 from 3.8. What method did you use to downgrade the software on your car? What was the 4.4 version for ?
  14. homestead
    I go for highest mpg’s , can’t fill tank to top in Oregon. Is full when it clicks off.
  15. homestead
    Just gassed up. Best tank this year.
  16. homestead
    I think this is the update that increased ev speed in aug 2013. SSM 44124 - Customer Satisfaction Program 13B07 Fuel Economy Improvement - Powertrain Control Module Calibration Certain 2013 Model Year C-MAX, Fusion, and MKZ Hybrid Vehicles - Fuel Economy Improvement - Powertrain Control Module Calibration When updating the PCM and SOBDM-C modules as part of FSA 13B07, use IDS R85.05 and either the VCM I or the VCM II. If the IDS software has been updated to R86.00, the user must update to R86.01 and use the VCM I. Do not use the VCM II and IDS R86.01 to perform FSA 13B07.
  17. homestead
    Just slow down. Look at the c-max graph below. https://priuschat.com/threads/head-to-head-c-max-mpg-shootout-vs-prius-liftback-prius-v.122688/
  18. homestead
    Yeah find an equivalent physical/electrical sized 12v battery and put in there. Maybe the case of the old battery is cracked. There is a battery reset that should be done also to tell the car that a new battery was installed. Ford dealer can do that. There is also an energi forum, this one is mostly for hybrids. Good Luck!
  19. homestead
    Is this car a hybrid?
  20. homestead
    Is there a reset/test button the AC outlet like GFI outlet? Haven't used mine in a long while.
  21. homestead
    Measure the voltage on the 12v battery and see what you got. Also key fob battery might be dying after 3 years.
  22. homestead
    Hey Paul how fast do you drive on the highway?
  23. homestead
    Yes its a good idea to have that done. Car tracks the age of the battery affecting charging and how long the radio keeps playing after shutting off the car. There are also tools you can get to do it yourself. My dealer didn't charge for it and it took 5 minutes.
  24. homestead
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  25. homestead
    46k on my 2013. Got 46mpg on last two tanks.
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