Sponsored

PT-25.8.5 : Charge Port Functionality & Cold Weather Performance

flyin525

Well-known member
First Name
Richard
Joined
Oct 26, 2022
Threads
8
Messages
331
Reaction score
435
Location
Youngsville, NC
Vehicles
2022 Ford Lightning Lariat ER
Ford replaced my battery under warranty yesterday. There still wasn’t enough juice to run the update. No biggie. I charged up last night and came out this morning to unplug and leave. Not only did the update not take place (expected), but my truck wouldn’t start. At least I got some practice jump starting the 12v 🤷‍♂️. I don’t know what happened there.
May want to reset the BMS again. The dealer should have done it but you never know.

turn on accessory, flash the high beams 5x and press the brake 3x, battery light then flashes. if I remember correctly
Sponsored

 

OtterJohn

Well-known member
First Name
John
Joined
Jul 31, 2023
Threads
6
Messages
180
Reaction score
211
Location
Philomath, OR
Vehicles
2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat ER
Got the update last night. Charged itself to 100% (despite my 80% limit at home) and dumped my departure times. Lovely.

2023 Lariat ER
 

Maquis

Well-known member
First Name
Dave
Joined
May 20, 2021
Threads
9
Messages
4,247
Reaction score
5,661
Location
Illinois
Vehicles
2021 Mach-E E4-X; 2023 Lightning Lariat ER
For me, my (3) FM presets vanished, but SXM were still there. My 80% charge limit was gone, but when I went to put it back, my home location was still available. Minor inconveniences and all seems fine at this point.
 

richguy82

Well-known member
First Name
Richard
Joined
Feb 20, 2025
Threads
12
Messages
161
Reaction score
124
Vehicles
2023 Ford Lightning Lariat
My car scanner says my 12v is at 88%. Still refuses to update. Going to have to shut off automatic updates so it doesn’t die on me again.
 

Sponsored

Aminorjourney

Well-known member
First Name
Nikki
Joined
Jun 6, 2022
Threads
15
Messages
345
Reaction score
772
Location
Internet
Website
www.transportevolved.com
Vehicles
2023 F150 Lightning Lariat, 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2006 Vectrix VX-1
Going to report that we had this update drop on Friday evening - and I couldn't get it to update. Ended up leaving the truck on as we packed it for a work trip, then slow charged it to 100% for an 8am departure on Saturday.

The update worked, and was good to go when we were. Then on Saturday, I got a second update: Sync 23.2.1.6.5.2.

Got to say that I'm not sure if this cold-weather update changed charge curves, but on our trip down to Carlsbad from Portland, we saw pretty solid DC Fast Charge Rates. From as low as 6%, we saw up to 180 kW, occasionally 190 kW, and sustained rates well above 130 kW until 80%, then it dropped down to 50 kW.

I think this is much better than what the truck had at launch...

Unfortunately ,my brain is a little fuzzy: we were rear-ended in Oceanside by an uninsured driver, and the whole team that came with me has whiplash. We ended up driving down to Aptera to film with them, got in a crash, and are now on our way back, without filming.

(And driving very gingerly!)
 

potato

Well-known member
First Name
John
Joined
Feb 1, 2024
Threads
0
Messages
452
Reaction score
669
Location
BC, Canada
Vehicles
2023 F150 Lightning XLT ER
My 12 volt badly needs replacing, but I was able to do this update with just a 2 amp trickle charger connected. The voltage did drop as low as 11.4-11.5 volts during the update. I had had the truck "on" for about 3 hours to hopefully charge the 12 volt a bit first, but it doesn't hold much now lol. Just a data point
 

richguy82

Well-known member
First Name
Richard
Joined
Feb 20, 2025
Threads
12
Messages
161
Reaction score
124
Vehicles
2023 Ford Lightning Lariat
My truck went ahead and updated last night even though I turned off automatic updates. It ended up charging to 100% as others have noted and cleared my departure times. Unfortunately, my home location is gone. I tried unplugging and replugging back in to see if I could get it to work, but for now I still don’t have a home location. I haven’t noticed any other issues yet.
 

Zprime29

Well-known member
First Name
Brandon
Joined
Jul 26, 2022
Threads
42
Messages
2,569
Reaction score
2,730
Location
Tucson, AZ
Vehicles
2022 Lightning ER, 2025 XC90 Recharge
My truck went ahead and updated last night even though I turned off automatic updates. It ended up charging to 100% as others have noted and cleared my departure times. Unfortunately, my home location is gone. I tried unplugging and replugging back in to see if I could get it to work, but for now I still don’t have a home location. I haven’t noticed any other issues yet.
I think you have to drive it around first, then when you park and start charging you will be able to save the location again.
Sponsored

 
 







Top