There may be a way to accomplish most of what you want, but it requires using Forscan to activate the "Silent Mode" toggle. That's a one-time change and then you have the toggle in the vehicle menu.
Can we send pizza money for some late nights for the IT staff? I hope they are getting on board with the AI coding. It might speed things up some day. Or if you need guinea pigs, let us know.
So to answer your question, yes it's dumb, no there's no way to do it on the 22 or 23 model years. They added the option on the 24 and said they'd add it to 22 and 23 with a OTA update, but it hasn't happened yet. Considering they released BC 1.4 a couple months ago and it still hasn't rolled out to everybody, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for PPO on the 22/23. It would be nice if Ford was more on the ball with software updates.
Yup... I gave them the benefit of the doubt early on as they were supposed to be learning from all the EV start ups that prioritize software. But now it's been 4 years and Ford still can't fix simple bugs, heck, they still can't even roll out updates to everyone. Did I mention it's been 4 Years!. Ford's solution.. Cut the software department. They just don't get this new software age. This just zapped away all the decades of trust and generational loyalty I had with Ford Trucks. I don't care about their fancy tree branch assembly line cutting costs when they can't even provide or care to provide software updates that are already complete. Things need to dramatically change on the software side for us current EV owners to regain some trust or we won't be buying again no matter what the price is. I am not going to buy another car riddled with bugs and then have the feeling that I have been abandoned.
Then you can walk away and use the remote to turn off the truck again right; with the PPO still on. Locking the truck does not abort the "stay on while truck is off" thing? I'm still learning how to do this now that I bought a fridge for it. I left it on while the Mrs and I were in the grocery store (about 50 miles away from home. When I came out it was not on and I had it running. But I think you just answered my question that I've been struggling with. I had seen and read that part in the manual but didn't really understand. Now I do. Thanks I'll try it again tomorrow.Just push the unlock button on your remote, (and within 1 min.) reach into The bed, and push the pro power button. All outlets are ready to go.
No need to start the truck. That’s how it works in my ‘24.
And it activates the interior outlets too.
Yes, I remember that I saw an ad for the 2024 Lightning Flash on YouTube when I was still thinking about looking for an electric truck. They were pointing out that the Flash was the one to get because it had a lot of some of the main features of even the Platinum level truck (like the PPO 9.6)but it was a lot like the XLT also with no leather seats or ventilated seats. Also no auto-fold mirrors - really miss that. But It seems to have all the important stuff and in 2024 they added the heat pump. That was fortunate because I didn't even realize Lightnings didn't have one previously plus I live in a very snowy cold place in the winter. I've heard a heat pump is more efficient heating method in an EV than radiant heat or whatever they call it.
My feelings exactly. In a few years when I'm buying a new truck, if @Ford Motor Company leaves us '22/'23 owners in the dust, my next vehicle will not be a Ford.
I am sharing all of this feedback with the team. Promise.
