Smitdog
Well-known member
I had zone lighting disabled, vehicle sat for 10 days. Completely dead battery. So I connected a quality battery charger for 24 hours, still completely dead, zero, zilch, nada.
Used a portable power pack, started right up. Let vehicle sit in my driveway for 30 minutes. It cycled between electric mode (90% status) and ICE (10% status). No problem restarting on its own.
My question is: When it cycles between electric mode and ICE mode, does it use the battery to restart the engine or does it use the PowerBoost / Lithium Ion battery?
If my battery was so severely discharged that it had zero life, I wouldn't think it would have the capability to restart the engine when cycling between electric and ICE?
Also... What was diagnosed as a faulty TCU (Telematics Control Unit, e.g. modem), suddenly was working and responsive again after vehicle went completely dead and was restarted. Was able to reactivate with FordPass, connected services, etc. It was like disconnecting the battery did a reboot of the modem and fixed it.
Thoughts?
Used a portable power pack, started right up. Let vehicle sit in my driveway for 30 minutes. It cycled between electric mode (90% status) and ICE (10% status). No problem restarting on its own.
My question is: When it cycles between electric mode and ICE mode, does it use the battery to restart the engine or does it use the PowerBoost / Lithium Ion battery?
If my battery was so severely discharged that it had zero life, I wouldn't think it would have the capability to restart the engine when cycling between electric and ICE?
Also... What was diagnosed as a faulty TCU (Telematics Control Unit, e.g. modem), suddenly was working and responsive again after vehicle went completely dead and was restarted. Was able to reactivate with FordPass, connected services, etc. It was like disconnecting the battery did a reboot of the modem and fixed it.
Thoughts?
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