Sure, I'm the OP on this thread....
I don't drive every day and I've seen one warning of going into deep sleep mode. I was hoping to put a solar panel on my dash to trickle charge the main 12V battery while not in use. I'd like to use one of the 12V cigarette lighter ports in the cab but need...
I would assume so. That's why I want to use the cigarette lighter - the BMS will "see" the charge and can regulate to protect the battery and prevent deep sleep messages when the battery is fine.
Did a search but couldn't find a good answer....
Does anyone know if these 14 Gen F150's shut down power to the cigarette lighter after some time while the power is off? I'm thinking of putting a solar trickle charger in my window while the truck sits in the drive to keep the battery topped...
If your talking about the master door code mine came on a plastic card that was handed to me by my dealer saleswoman who warned me not to loose it and keep it safe. You can set up an alternate code as well without deleting the master code.
Interested in the same here though I'm going to give McGuires a shot first. It's only supposed to last 6mo or so but it's $13 a bottle so we'll see how well it does.
I gave it a try on a stretch of road close to home yesterday. Seems to work but a little disconcerting on the two-way road I was on. Will have to try it with an interstate to see how it feels.