cgul Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 My 2010 Fusion hybrid I traded for the Cmax had an Engineering Test Mode that could be entered at start up. I found out how to do this in the Cmax. When starting hold the ok button on the left of the steering wheel and start the car. In the left panel you will have the test mode which you can scroll with the up and down arrow keys. It has a lot of interesting information in it. If you haven't already tried it you might want to check it out. This mode will exit when you shut the car down. Charles Clark13Kent, ptjones, FoutsNC and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Thanks, will go try it. Edit: Good data. I didn't drive the car but I assume the display remains there while driving. For those that want to know coolant temperature, It's there, battery voltage, several FE numbers, rpm and so forth. It's too bad the test screen doesn't come up on the right display so you can use the left display while driving. Edited February 19, 2013 by Plus 3 Golfer pomtrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgul Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 "It's too bad the test screen doesn't come up on the right display so you can use the left display while driving." I thought the same thing. It does work in driving so it can be another distraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomtrey Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 yes, I so wish there were more available options for the right screen. I've grown tired of the leaves. such a waste. ScubaDadMiami and robertiv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) I use the entertainment on the right side. Not as good as being able to get more gauges - but better than the leaves. Especially since my leaves are almost always fully grown... :) I would love to be able to turn on something like engineering mode and leave it on. The displays are digital, there is no reason to not have an "advanced" settings menu which allows more geeky info to be displayed. It could be in an "advanced" setting category, and when entering pop up one of those warning saying "for advanced users only [OK]" and have the first option be to "return to simple mode" to defend against mere mortals getting too confused. Edited February 19, 2013 by valkraider hybridbear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 My guess its part of the separation of the systems. The right screen is controlled my MFT and the left is not. Can't have MFT involved in any of the driving characteristics of the car, thus the traction control is controlled by the left screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I will have to try that out, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgul Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 To exit without restarting the engine just press and hold ok for a few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Cgul thanks for the info. We were outside trying it out a few minutes ago. Nifty! Glad to read your last tip about pressing and holding to exit as we were turning the car off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgul Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Laurel, notice it has DTC codes in it also. Both new codes and history for old codes so if you have a problem you can look the codes up and know what the problem is. I found a list of Ford DTC codes on the internet a year or so ago by just doing a search for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckinley Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Now if we can find the secret code to disable the restrictions on using some Nav functions while moving. It would give DW something to to and help a lot when in unfamiliar territory. People have discovered the trick for some other cars. It's in there somewhere, we just have to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I must be doing something wrong, I pushed the OK button and and started the car and empower window stayed on. Darn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMSDPS Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I must be doing something wrong, I pushed the OK button and and started the car and empower window stayed on. Darn! +1 on this. How long after it starts do you need to hold it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkraider Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Did you start the car with the brake pressed (ok to drive mode)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I must be doing something wrong, I pushed the OK button and and started the car and empower window stayed on. Darn!I think that happened when we did it and I just told hubby to push the down arrow and voila the info appeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Now if we can find the secret code to disable the restrictions on using some Nav functions while moving. It would give DW something to to and help a lot when in unfamiliar territory. People have discovered the trick for some other cars. It's in there somewhere, we just have to find it.Just curious as to what functions your talking about. Off the top of my head the only Nav functions that cease to work are typing on the keyboard. You can do that with voice, if it doesn't recognize something, you can also spell the street or poi one letter at a time to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgul Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I must be doing something wrong, I pushed the OK button and and started the car and empower window stayed on. Darn!Did you hold the ok button down while starting the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfruth Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 What is the ICE coolant temp when fully warmed up, is celsius still the default ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 What is the ICE coolant temp when fully warmed up, is celsius still the default ?According to ptjones: "The Service Manager at my Ford dealership informed me that Ford told him the normal operating coolant temperature was approximately 202°F-212°F." Yesterday, mine read 95*C = 203*F after driving about 15 miles, 73*F ambient temperature, speeds between 55-70 mph with bottom and middle grill covers on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Did you hold the ok button down while starting the car?Yes I did and I I think I pushed down arrow and saw MyView. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Laurel, notice it has DTC codes in it also. Both new codes and history for old codes so if you have a problem you can look the codes up and know what the problem is. I found a list of Ford DTC codes on the internet a year or so ago by just doing a search for them.Here's a link to Ford OBDII trouble codes.http://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/ford/ wab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgul Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Yes I did and I I think I pushed down arrow and saw MyView.Press the ok on the left and hold down then press start and hold the ok down until you see ET in the top left of the left screen than you can scroll down with the arrow key. Hope this works for you. CG Edited February 20, 2013 by cgul ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Yes I did and I I think I pushed down arrow and saw MyView.What I noticed is that if you have the parking brake on, the test mode screen will be hidden behind the parking brake message. You can see a couple of letters like "TE" of the test mode screen when it pops up in the upper left. You need to release the OK button when you see the letters. Otherwise, if you continue to hold the OK button the test mode screen will be removed. Or release the parking brake before pushing the start button. OOPS cgul beat me to it. Is there any way to delete a post. It's not evident, if there is a way. Edited February 20, 2013 by Plus 3 Golfer ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Press the ok on the left and hold down then press start and hold the ok down until you see ET in the top left of the left screen than you can scroll down with the arrow key. Hope this works for you. CGI got it to work this time when I saw the ET. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Looks like one of the most helpful things is it gives exact voltage of the 12v system. May help diagnose some of those problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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