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It's not documented. My guess is Ford went very aggressive on eliminating phantom drain, and this was likely identified by engineers as something that would create a lot of phantom drain if it was unintentionally left on. So they included a provision that disabled it if they thought it wasn't in...

i built an L shaped platform that sits on top of the rear seats and extends towards the back of the front passenger seat (all the way forward position). I added hingest to sections of the platform enabling use of the rear passenger seat or front passenger seat. I cut up an old memory foam...

It's more the solution is not reliable because having to rememer to check the "keep on while vehicle is off" option each and every time you start up the truck. So I guess it's not PPO that's unreliable it's me that's unreliable :). Most 12V cooler style fridges with variable speed...

Can anyone explain why you would do this when you can just unplug it from under the glovebox and disable the PACM check in FORScan? It doesn't throw any DTCs and no alerts are visible to the driver.

My fridge is a Dometic CX35. It supports AC or DC and prioritizes AC when both are in use. I'm currently using AC with PPO, but plan on tapping into the 12V battery to be a backup, because PPO can be unreliable if I forget to check the "keep on while vehicle is off" option. The fridge has a...

Yes, mine will occasionally not work randomly and then start playing AM for no reason but it's rare- happens at startup. Once every few weeks. I've never had it die in the middle of playing music.

Tesla doesn't enable V3/V3.5 superchargers for third-parties if they are in high-demand locations. It may be that they determined they couldn't satisfy Tesla demand in that area and removed access for third-parties.

Michigan. After 10PM. Temps were around 74F at the time. 85MPH on the highway, drove for about an hour, and then charged. Immediatley got power limited while still in the parking lot leaving the DC faster charger.

There is no Utility Idle mode on the current software for Lightning. Here's what you have to do if you want to run PPO with low or intermittent loads while the vehicle is off: 1. Have a 2024 or newer Lightning. 2. Disable the vehicle power down timer in Vehicle settings. 3. Turn on Pro Power...

Immediately after pulling away from charger in the parking lot. Got on the highway and power limit went to 95%. Few minutes later it recovered.

Optimize the UI so it's not as miserably laggy. Disable the 6 minute power down of PPO when "keep on when vehicle is off" is enabled. Allow showing all charging stations and tapping them to get more info like Tesla UI. Disable automatically switching from sport mode to normal mode on startup.

Is it normal for the battery to overheat and throttle power to 90% after one DC fast charge? I have max tow package so I wasn't expecting this behavior. Not towing. The fans weren't screaming either.

You'll need to apply a load (~100W) once for a few seconds every 5 minutes to defeat Ford's auto-shutdown, or you'll need to keep the truck running. I suggest a short interval switch and a personal space heater. Another option is to daisychain your dashcam to a power bank (that supports...

What's with the guy saying he didn't like the ride on the highway? I can't think of a better truck when it comes to ride comfort. They are based in Santa Monica and the majority of their driving is commuting between their HQ and their employee's houses. Their driving loop is slow and warm...

It's comically loud. Just wait for winter:

If you get a Tesla, you'll notice a night and day difference in software refinement and responsiveness. You get regular software updates. Drivetrain responsiveness is better. Their app has way more features. Better self-driving. You likely won't have as many reliability issues as compared to...

2024 Flash here. PPO by default stays on for cabin, off for frunk, and off for bed when the truck is powered on. There's no notication in my truck or in the app if the frunk outlet is open. There are warnings on the cluster if the bed outlets are left open- it won't allow me to shift into...

Various scenarios. Test times are estimates. Load was on frunk. Summary: It's not just a power threshold (minimum watts) in a given 6-minute window- it appears to also be looking at power used over time. Ford may be measuing energy (watt-hours) used in a 6-minute period, and not just simply...

My expectation is the shutdown is not compartmentalized, it's global, but my tests are just testing frunk. I'll power on bed too and see if it shuts down separately.

You appear to be correct, 8 minutes off was too much and I woke up to a dead fridge. I reduced the "off" timer to 5 minutes and am testing again. This will increase power consumption per 24-hours to 32Wh, or aout 0.02% of the total capacity of the battery. :) Good to know about the 400 watt...