Reddit Repost: "Features you're probably not using (or not using correctly)?”

[Athrun88]

I'm strictly PAAK and had a realization the other day. What if the 12v died with the truck locked? Mine has the keypad so I can unlock the door even with a dead phone and use the start-up code (have had to a couple times) but I'd be up the creek with a dead 12v. Think I'll just have an extra key cut to carry or hide so I can still avoid carrying the fob.

That's easy, just carry your FOB in a faraday bag and hide it in your centre console as a back up. It's what I do with mine so it's there if I need it but I never have to actually carry it with me. Faraday bags are cheap on amazon or just wrap your fob in tin foil to block the signal.

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[PJnc284]

That's easy, just carry your FOB in a faraday bag and hide it in your centre console as a back up. It's what I do with mine so it's there if I need it but I never have to actually carry it with me. Faraday bags are cheap on amazon or just wrap your fob in tin foil to block the signal.

That doesn't work if you can't get in the truck.

 

[Jim Lewis]

That doesn't work if you can't get in the truck

Doesn't the physical key inside the FOB unlock the door even if the 12V battery is dead? From there, you can pull the frunk latch and either replace or jump start the 12V battery...

Edit_Update: But I agree, a FOB won't do you any good if you've locked it inside your truck, unless you're going to break some glass!

 

[bmwhitetx]

Bought my truck June last year and never noticed that button down there but I've got it, when pushed it brings up this.

Additional setting takes you over to the driver assist menu where parking sensors and others are toggled on/off.

If I click navigate to parking it just brings up the nav menu.

So it looks like they left the button in the 24's and 25's. Yes I also get that Nav option PLUS another one that says Active Park Assist. It gives you several options:

1. Parallel: If you're driving down a street and turn your right blinker on, it will look for a space to parallel park, then once you put the truck in neutral, it will take over and parallel park the truck in that spot.

2. Perpendicular: If you are driving down a parking row and turn on either blinker, it will search for an empty spot in that direction. Then once it finds one and you shift into neutral, it will back into the spot.

3. Exit Parallel: If you are in a parallel spot, it can get you out.

In all cases you hold down that same button while it does its thing.
Here's a video:

 

[jwrezz]

Bought my truck June last year and never noticed that button down there but I've got it, when pushed it brings up this.

Additional setting takes you over to the driver assist menu where parking sensors and others are toggled on/off.

If I click navigate to parking it just brings up the nav menu.

I wonder why they left the button there instead of reassigning it to something helpful that would benefit from an actual hardware button.

 

[RLXXI]

I wonder why they left the button there instead of reassigning it to something helpful that would benefit from an actual hardware button.

Dunno, I'm hopeful it can be activated via forscan.

 

[jwrezz]

That would be awesome! Or work with Comma!

 

[PrimeRisk]

- Active Park Assist - Deleted from the '24 Lightnings
- Wireless Charger - No, the charger is very slow and heats the phone up terribly
- Sirius XM - I don't pay for this service as I have so many better options on my phone
- Bluecruise - No, trial is up and I wouldn't pay a dime for this deathtrap software
- Lane Keep Assist - No, it's performance is terrible, though less dangerous than BlueCruise.
- Bed Scale - Deleted from the '24 Lariat, so no experience
- Trailer Guidance - No, I've been backup up trailers for over 40 years with no problems
- Built-in Route Planner - No, Ford Nav is terrible. Waze and ABRP FTW.
- Infotainment - Yes, a few times. I generally charge where there are other things to do, so I don't hang in the truck.
- PAAK - Yes, love this. Haven't carried a FOB in my pocket since I bought my '21 MYP
- Numeric Keypad on Door - Yes. I use this regularly and like having the feature.
- Zone Lighting - Yes, but not much. Played with it a few times, but haven't really had a need for it.
- Record Feedback - Haven't tried it yet.

 

[PrimeRisk]

I'm strictly PAAK and had a realization the other day. What if the 12v died with the truck locked? Mine has the keypad so I can unlock the door even with a dead phone and use the start-up code (have had to a couple times) but I'd be up the creek with a dead 12v. Think I'll just have an extra key cut to carry or hide so I can still avoid carrying the fob.

Every technology has it achilles heel. I don't carry my fob, so I made a spare key and hid it on the truck for just this scenario. I keep a small booster pack in the frunk and have put a quick-connect cable on the battery on the correct side of the BMS sensor so when (not if) this issue rears its ugly head I'll be back on the road in minutes.

Teslas have a different challenge as there is no keylock on the vehicle at all, but there are wires behind the tow hook cover that you can use to manually pop the frunk if the 12V battery dies. So, instead of hiding a key, I hide a 12V A23 battery in a baggie. (Note you can't pop the frunk via the wires if the 12V battery is good.)

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