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  1. Fordalways

    Rear door foot opening question

    I disconnected mine as I didn't like that feature. Here's what I discovered: A small interface box is located in the rear bumper housing on the driver's side just inside of where the left frame rail ends. There is a wiring harness connected to it as well as an antenna that is about 4' long and...
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    Ford, Are you Listening? 2018+ Change/Wish List

    I tend to drive with my right arm on the console armrest. If I turn to look over my right shoulder, I often hit the drink that's in the cupholder at the back of the console. This old dog just needs to learn new tricks. Our old Expy had flip down cupholders below the console for rear seat...
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    Roof rack cross bar removal

    I also removed mine as I’ve never had the need to carry anything up there. Mine had plastic caps covering the actual torx screws that had to be pried off 1st. I placed a towel under the end of each bar to protect the paint as I was doing the removal by myself. Being a bit ocd, I got a dozen...
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    Severe air vibration when front windows open

    Curiosity got the best of me and I started looking under there myself. I found a rectangular box about the size of a pack of cigarettes inside the bumper near the left frame member. Moving my hand near it outside of the bumper triggers the hatch operation. I’ve found nothing on the right side...
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    Ordering Max

    It’s my understanding that the CCD and the load leveling suspension are mutually exclusive. If you’re towing a trailer with a weight distributing hitch, you use the hitch’s spring bars to get the Expy leveled. On the other hand it appears that if you stuff a pair of sumo wrestlers in the 3rd row...
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    Ordering Max

    I inquired with the service writer I know at the local dealership when I took delivery of ours last month. His response was discouraging as he that the supported trailer wheels should be steel and that a 2nd 7-pin connector was needed for the TPMS and camera feed. He was unsure if the trailer...
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    Ordering Max

    There’s a few YouTube videos showing the trailer backup assistant in action. Let go of the wheel and steer with the knob. Presumably the sensors monitor obstructions and guide you around them but it’s not well explained. The knob has a center decent so it should be easy to back in a straight...
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    Why the heck is this hanging loose?

    It is less expensive for the manufacturer to have one harness and the unused connectors are tied back out of the way. From what I can see in the photo, this looks like a connector coming out of the HVAC box and likely would plug into the harness somewhere. I guess we're all watching and...
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    2018 Expy Max XLT

    That cut in the leather stinks. Someone in too much of a hurry and didn't care... I thought I noted a shudder the 1st day or two of driving and then discovered it was the Auto Stop-Start feature many don't like. It only occurs if you come to a complete stop. The engine shuts off and comes...
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    Why the heck is this hanging loose?

    That was some pothole! if it disconnected a plug like that. It looks identical to the plug I can see part of in the right edge of the photo. And as previously noted, it comes through the grommet in the box making me think it is a sensor. Hopefully someone else with the same year can pop their...
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    Someone with a 2016 or 2017 Platinum with Sync3

    My 18 has Sync 3 and assume it is not significantly different from Sync 3 on earlier models. As another has noted, if ApplePlay is on, it takes over the screen so the info that is normally displayed on the top of the screen is hidden. The adjustment knobs do display the temperature settings on...
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    Trouble with towing. Need advice

    Point well taken. Those folks get paid for driving, not waiting; and I had also suggested in my earlier post to get weighed and move to a spot away from the trucks. Everything we buy it handled by a trucker at some point. The call button and intercom is usually higher than I can reach from...
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    Trouble with towing. Need advice

    I have to assume the dealer set up your hitch with an empty trailer. They should have demonstrated to you how to make the adjustments, but there are likely YouTube videos on this. Once you start packing, it is amazing how easy it is to toss in a 1,000 pounds or more in it. Weight distribution...
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    4th Gen Expy FORScan Modifications

    I have a Hybrid Honda that does not alert if you exit the vehicle while left on. It is most often in EV mode when I pull into the attached garage and completely silent as I walk away. I could see how the gas engine would come on a few minutes later in the closed garage potentially filing the...
  15. Fordalways

    Ford, Are you Listening? 2018+ Change/Wish List

    Thank you, I think I'll then wait a couple months for when we plan a road trip.
  16. Fordalways

    Favorite Features

    I'm going to have a 100,000 miles on this thing before I get it all figured out! Thanks for the tip.
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    Severe air vibration when front windows open

    There is an option in the Expy menu tree, but it also turns off the buttons on the hatch and the glass. Perhaps when ForScan gets caught up with all the new stuff there will be a bit that can be flipped to turn off just the foot sensors. There is also a warning in the book recommending turning...
  18. Fordalways

    Favorite Features

    We're going on 3 weeks with our Platinum Max. The massaging seats are controlled on the center display. My wife says "wow", I say "meh". They don't vibrate but apply alternating pressure in pads. It feels like there are 4 in a square in the rear part of the seat cushion and 3 horizontal ones...
  19. Fordalways

    Severe air vibration when front windows open

    My book shows one sensor in the middle without the tow package, one on each side with the tow package. I need to crawl under mine and see how I can block them. In theory it's an aid to open the hatch when your hands are full. I guess they think we all have excellent balance when our hands are...
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    Ford, Are you Listening? 2018+ Change/Wish List

    Does the 90-day trial period start when you activate it or is it based on the delivery date?
  21. Fordalways

    Severe air vibration when front windows open

    On my older model, opening the glass gave useful access to stuff near the rear without opening the hatch and spilling the cargo on the driveway. On the new one, you have to be at least 6' to reach in there. The floor hatch cover can be positioned to make an almost useless package shelf just...
  22. Fordalways

    Favorite Features

    The Expy has Low-Med-High settings for the alert, but the lane keeping is either on or off on the Expy. A visit with the dealer was a bit of education for both of us. When setting the alert sensitivity, the wheel vibrates but the difference between Low and High is not great. With good lane...
  23. Fordalways

    Severe air vibration when front windows open

    The design engineers have apparently abandoned features we have come to like. We have a ‘18 Platinum. Alas, no rear vent windows. Guess they thought with all the new gee whiz stuff we wouldn’t notice what they left out.
  24. Fordalways

    Favorite Features

    It obvious there there is a love/hate relationship with some of the whistles and bells, particularly the "babysitters". I'm curious about the experience others are having with the lane keeping assist system. I've set mine to Alert + Aid and set the sensitivity to high. I understand you have...
  25. Fordalways

    Trailer Hitch access cover removal??

    Welcome to the club. Initially the salesman couldn’t figure it out. When I came back, he had it off, said to pull up and out. He then installed it and I mistakenly didn’t try to get it off myself until I got home. Thought I was going to break something. The dealer is just down the street so...

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