aschofer Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't have any proof to support this, but I noticed when picking up my CMax a shut down procedure that differed from my Toyota Prius. Prius, when powering off you apply your foot to the brake pedal, push in the Park button, then Power Off. When I followed this process with my CMax at the dealer - put transmission into Park, put foot on the brake and then pushing the PowerOff button, I noticed on the Synch Display that the car was going into a "Battery Save" mode. When asked, the salesman said that you do not put your foot on the brake when powering off the CMax. This could be a reason so many people are experiencing Dead Batteries because they are putting their foot on the brake when shutting off/powering off the CMax. The "Battery Save" mode probably drains the battery until it's dead. Hope it helps. By the way, I have 800 miles on my CMax and no battery problems so far, knock on wood:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Sounds like a good possibility. I remember some other C-Max owner talked about seeing Battery Save when he/she shut off the car and then came out to a dead battery in the morning. We need a forum member who is a computer whiz to start a pdf on problems and solutions so we can readily print it out to take into the dealership if we have problems. Thanks for your thoughts on this. RachelnLa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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