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No. The Lightning has a massive battery hanging on the bottom that balances the weight evenly across the truck. Sandbags would pale in comparison. The ICE trucks have really light rear ends, hence why folks used sandbags - especially in RWD models. Our Lightnings are balanced, heavy AWD with...

Hah, we all try that. Don't try this at home - we are trained professionals. :sunglasses: And certainly don't show your young driver. If you really want to drift in an open parking lot with no obstacles, you can turn off traction control by pressing and holding the TCS button for several...

Tires naturally lose pressure when it gets cold and gain it back when it gets hot - physics. It is necessary to add air in the fall/winter and remove air in the spring/fall on a perfectly sealed tire to maintain the recommended pressure. I wouldn't run it too much lower than the...

All windshields eventually suffer from sandblasting. The effect is accelerated by driving highway speeds on busy, dirty or sanded highways. If you've had it since new, there could be reasons, but the clear coat overspray that @Itaintfastenough describes would probably be easier to fix than...

It would need to be open on both ends so the gun latch mechanism is protected by the cover while plugged into the truck. It can be pretty simple. I like @unicorn1 's bread bag and elastics. Functional but probably not very durable. Something like a waterproof forearm protector is cheap and...

Good reference point. Given Ford's protection approach on the top and bottom, we might yield better results. Time will tell where we land. :sunglasses:

Taking an NMC battery below 20% true SOC starts exponential degradation. Below 10% and the degradation rate ramps up quickly. True, we are protected from the bottom 5% because in some cases, with cell-level discharges down to near 0% , the cells sometimes won't recover. Ford saves us from...

Memory effect has been eliminated with NMC and LFP technologies. It does more harm than good to drain the batteries really low with the two most common Lithium technologies.

As with many things ChatGPT, it doesn't tell the whole story. The Depth of Discharge (DOD) is a significant factor in determining the rate of degradation and is perhaps more impactful than the target SOC, given our top-protected packs. Draining your truck to 10% then charging it to 90% weekly...

Daily to 85%. DCFC to 80% a few times per month. L2 charge to 100% about once per month. Truck is 3 years old with 45,000mi and SOH is 99%.

That sucks. I thought Ford had fixed that problem. I think it was only 2022s that were affected. My 2023 hasn't had any issue with it.

I have the Emporia as well. The latch mechanism on the gun isn't the best design for icy weather. Note when you are plugging in and the latch mechanism is stiff, you may need to push the latch closed so the truck will charge. It's really annoying when you come out the next morning and it...

The port is on the driver’s side in the air dam. It is an outdoor weatherproof socket with a cover, made for an RV. I’ve installed them in my trucks for years for block heaters in my previous trucks. I happens that it is plugged in this morning. I just lift the weatherproof cap and plug the...

This is what I would do. You may have had a batch of bad glue on yours and the other letters may still have issues. It comes packaged with the adhesive already on the letters and proper transfer tape on the top to keep accurate spacing. Clean surface (remove any wax etc.), peel and stick...

I charge on a welder plug regularly. If it has a 30 amp breaker, you should be fine to charge at 24 amps, assuming the wiring is done to code - if you aren't sure, verify the wire is at least 10 AWG. Absolutely verify the wire size before upgrading to a 50A breaker - most likely, the wire is...

Make sure you don’t take PAAK or key fob when you go out to take the picture. Try turning WAL off and leaving it unlocked. This should keep the alarm from arming. There is a second fuse box near the firewall under the passenger frunk cover. That one will be harder to get an undisturbed picture.

The monitor only estimates SOC based on the voltage trends so it can be off a bit since it doesn't directly track the current in/out of the battery like a BMS, but it is close enough to show the trends pretty clearly. The voltage chart doesn't show the SOC trends as well, but it tells the same...

@lister coggs you have a serious parasitic drain problem. The pattern indicates you are pulling around 6 amps continuously if your battery is healthy. It seems your truck is not shutting down properly due to some condition like a door ajar or something similar. It takes about an hour to charge...

It can be expensive to have the dealer update every module outside of warranty. The process would take at least a day in the shop - likely 2. Some of us bit the bullet and bought the connector (and a big power supply) and get a temporary FDRS subscription periodically to update our own trucks...

B1616 - Electrical System High Key Off Load. Parasitic drain can be caused by a number of things but it looks like you are going through the list. It can be caused by something as simple as a bad sensor in a door lock that doesn't let the truck fully shut down the modules. There is a PIM...