Goose2
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At the end of the day I think Ford won’t let you shift into any setting if it’s going to hurt the truck. There are things that could of coarse, like putting it in 4x4 on dry pavement.
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So far I've only used "Normal" and "Slippery", but when I park in the garage at night, leaving it in "Slippery" mode, it will still be in Slippery mode the next morning whether I remote or manually start it. It does the same if I leave it in Normal mode. I'll try to see what happens if I leave it in Eco mode the next time there's no snow on the roads. ??Also, do you have to select a mode every time you start the vehicle or does it default to the mode it was last in when it was last turned off?
Looks like it asks if you want to stay in sport mode on start up too. At least in this new video at 8:20):I’ve found that the behavior on startup is a bit inconsistent. If I have the car in eco mode when I turn it off, then I will be asked if I want it in eco mode when I restart. The one exception I’ve found is when I do a remote start with the app. With a remote start it always goes to normal mode and there isn’t a prompt asking if I want eco mode
Hopefully the engineers are taking note of this type of complaint/recommendation. I think it could be cured pretty easily through an OTA update.I am really shocked that a truck this technically savvy cannot recall what mode you want to drive in. My wife's 2016 Acura knows her modes and mine based on the key. Once set, it stays that way until you manually change it.
Kind of crazy to have a "checklist" of things to do every time you get in! Might as well add a call to ground control to make sure you are clear for take off.awesome truck, but you guys are right it reverts to normal on restart. So now every drive I have to turn dial to eco (accidently engaging 4wd on the way there) turn off the start stop button AND go into my menus to turn off outlets so my loud inverter fan doesn't run for no reason. Getting ridiculous. (1st world problems)
It will ask you if you want to resume the previous mode you were in if the truck was only off a few min. Fine if your in and out getting gas or something. Anything more, it will reset to normal mode.Looks like it asks if you want to stay in sport mode on start up too. At least in this new video at 8:20):
Oohhh no wonder why we were getting inconsistent answers on this behavior.It will ask you if you want to resume the previous mode you were in if the truck was only off a few min. Fine if your in and out getting gas or something. Anything more, it will reset to normal mode.
It already sounds like the landing gear retracts when the running boards go up.Kind of crazy to have a "checklist" of things to do every time you get in! Might as well add a call to ground control to make sure you are clear for take off.
Agree!Kind of crazy to have a "checklist" of things to do every time you get in! Might as well add a call to ground control to make sure you are clear for take off.
In my experience it stays in whatever 4wd mode you had it in when you turned the truck off.Agree!
On my Explorer ST If you’re in ‘slippery’ mode, it will (usually) be there on a restart, but will never go back to ‘Sport’ if you turn it off. My Moms Navigator will stay in a 4x4 auto or manual mode if you restart it.
Have any of you who have been in a ‘21 F-150 for a while determined if it will stay in 4wd modes when you start up?
Ford really needs to have an option screen ‘switch’ to have default settings on start, or revert to last selected. My current checklist Is getting old fast, and if I forget I cuss the thing out every time. ?
-seat memory 3
-sport mode on
-auto start/stop off
-auto hold on
-call tower for clearance delivery
-steering wheel heat off (this needs to be on a timer, taking the chill out is fine but who wants it on continuously??)
this literally scared me and caught me off guard the first timeIt already sounds like the landing gear retracts when the running boards go up.
I had the same module in my 18 worked greatI know with my 18 F150 I was able to purchase a "Drive Mode Memory Module" for around $50 and it took about a hour to install