[Feature Rollout] Pro Power Onboard with Vehicle Off

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi F-150 Lightning owners,

You have been asking for this one for a long time, and I know it has been a point of frustration to have the entire truck powered on just to use the outlets. For those that don’t have this switch yet, I am really happy to share that we are officially enabling the Pro Power Onboard with Vehicle Off toggle in your SYNC system.

This is rolling out specifically for 2022 and 2023 model year owners.

Earlier this year we pushed out Powertrain updates 25.13.12 (2022) and 25.8.5 (2023). A lot of you eagle-eyed forum members noticed that one. That update was the final prerequisite laying the groundwork for this feature. If your truck has already received that Powertrain update, we will be pushing the new toggle directly to your SYNC system via a silent update. You can visit this page to check your recent software update history.

Here is what you need to know about the rollout process.​

When does it start? Deployments begin June 25th

Will I receive a notification? No. This is a completely silent update. There will not be any in-vehicle notifications, release notes, or vehicle downtime. It happens entirely in the background.

How do I know if I have it? Once the silent update completes, it can take one or two power cycles of your truck (turning it on and off) before the toggle actually appears in your SYNC menu. Keep an eye out for it after the 22nd.

How do I use the feature? To enable, navigate to the Pro Power Onboard screen. Turn on the respective outlets you wish to use. Toggle Keep On When Vehicle is Off. Turn off the vehicle.

I know we took a while to get here. Thanks for keeping the feedback loud and clear so I could keep taking it to the software team. Let me know how it works for you once it shows up.

Brian (not AI) from Ford

CC: Borrowing the image from @bmwhitetx to show the toggle

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[boggle]

Is this still subject to the wack minimum power draw timeout?

 

[ryun]

Really appreciate the effort in bringing more feature parity here. Excited to see this on my Lightning soon. Though truth be told with the min. power requirement I might not use it as often as full truck on.

 

[Maineiac12]

Silent updates? How long have you been able to do this and what other things have been updated silently on our trucks?

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Is this still subject to the wack minimum power draw timeout?

Yes if it doesn't see roughly 100W after 5 minutes it will shut off.

 

[ka-chow]

It’s a beautiful thing!!!!! A big thank you for these updates! This is a big one for me!

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Silent updates? How long have you been able to do this and what other things have been updated silently on our trucks?

This was a configuration update. So it doesn't run via the usual SU cycle.

 

[randomstriker]

Yes if it doesn't see roughly 100W after 5 minutes it will shut off.

I guess I still need my portable power station.

 

[Maineiac12]

This was a FICU update. So it doesn't run via the usual SU cycle.

Thanks for the info. It would be nice if these sorts of things were documented somewhere so we’d know if/when/why something changed in the future.

 

[DarkL1ghtn1ng]

Thank you and thanks for the update. Tailgate season will be here before you know it!

 

[potato]

Yes if it doesn't see roughly 100W after 5 minutes it will shut off.

Still pretty much useless then, unfortunately.

Most use cases are intermittent loads or low power. Fridges, power tools, small appliances, A/C, heating w/thermostat, charging your devices - all intermittent or low power. I wish the engineers would consider the real world when designing features.

 

[Heliian]

Still pretty much useless then, unfortunately.

Most use cases are intermittent loads or low power. Fridges, power tools, small appliances, A/C, heating w/thermostat, charging your devices - all intermittent or low power. I wish the engineers would consider the real world when designing features.

They did. They had to consider people just leaving it on indefinitely and possibly being in a worse spot. The solution is pretty straightforward, you add a load to keep it going, as many have done already.

Its also ridiculously inefficient to run a large inverter for such a low load. I have a power brick the size of a cibata bun I can charge things remotely then top it back off on truck power.

 

[K6CCC]

Still pretty much useless then, unfortunately.

Most use cases are intermittent loads or low power.

I know it's been posted MANY times, but the simple work around is a short interval timer and a heater. I have my timer set for 1 second on, and 220 second off with a 100 watt heater. In one second the heater hardly even gets warm so it's not really a safely risk. If needed, I can post Amazon links for the timer I bought.

Also note that it appears to actually be a lower limit than 100 watts. Because of an odd situation, I am almost always leaving PPO turned on with about a 50 watt load (measured). PPO stays on just fine. And as Heliion pointed out, it is rather energy inefficient leaving it on. Hopefully the reason for leaving it on will go away in a few days.

 

[DemandingJay]

Thank you for not forgetting about us, this is a much welcomed addition!

 

[hb.sagen]

Are the EU-spec trucks included?

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