2021 Mustang Mach E First Edition, 2016 Nissan Leaf, 2003 Toyota Tacoma, F-150 Lightning Lariat ER
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Don’t expect an update right away. When did you take delivery?
Latest software update - over reporting range (Ford Power-Up)
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I took delivery on Dec 16, so it's been a little over a month now.
2021 Mustang Mach E First Edition, 2016 Nissan Leaf, 2003 Toyota Tacoma, F-150 Lightning Lariat ER
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You probably were up to date through the DTE Power Up. I hadn’t received an update since November and then got one yesterday. I’m in the Early Access program so you should get the new interface in the next few weeks.
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Does anyone know how to get. this software update to install. Its been weeks of it telling me its got and update and it will take 23 minutes to install, but always fails. Is there a manual way to do this? use a thumb drive or SD card. How do I ge this update installed?
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I just charged my lightning to 100% then updated and it completed successfully. I also rotated the headlights to off before shutting down vehicle, then locked the doors.
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If folks go find my cold weather trip report, I have some serious thoughts on this...... Frankly, this is a big problem and Ford needs to fix it.
I have not written that part yet, but it is coming.....
I have not written that part yet, but it is coming.....
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Not only that. I regularly charge to 80%. My updates continued to fail until I charged to 100% and the update completed successfully. Ford needs to do something better about keeping the 12 volt battery charged regardless if it's plugged in or not or at what level charge you maintain your vehicle at. We shouldn't have to put a trickle charger on it.
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Successfully received 4 updates since June 6th. Don't remember what the 1st was, Paak, DTE and this totally new facelift. My Lightning has been plugged in (every night outside) in the NE, and within range of my wifi access point (in the garage). We have had a mild winter, but I plug it in every evening after work. It helps with cabin conditioning, and I remote start 20 min prior to departure. The short of it is plugged in, with wifi access has been a solid update path for this Lightning.
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@Ford Motor Company I hope you are following my winter driving story. See this entry:
www.lightningowners.com
If I'd have paid any attention to that meter and range estimation, I'd have been an ice block on the side of the road. It is much, much better to under report range that what is doing right now. You have to fix this.
"Real" winter road trip test from Sioux Fall...
Keep your radios tuned to this station; do not turn that dial!
www.lightningowners.com
If I'd have paid any attention to that meter and range estimation, I'd have been an ice block on the side of the road. It is much, much better to under report range that what is doing right now. You have to fix this.
Agreed. I HATE the "more accurate" GOM that's actually so far off of reality that it's entirely useless. Before the DTE update it was off, but not so significantly that I couldn't at least get an idea of my actual available range. Now it totally over-states - there's no way I'm EVER going to get 266 miles at 90% charge in Michigan in January with the driving I do. It's more like 180-195 on a full charge (1.4-1.5 mpkw), even with preconditioning. My typical driving consists of highway at 70-75mph with cabin temp set around 68, auto 3, and my seat and steering heat on.@Ford Motor Company I hope you are following my winter driving story. See this entry:
"Real" winter road trip test from Sioux Fall...
Keep your radios tuned to this station; do not turn that dial!
If I'd have paid any attention to that meter and range estimation, I'd have been an ice block on the side of the road. It is much, much better to under report range that what is doing right now. You have to fix this.
At least give us the option of going back to the old GOM formula, @Ford Motor Company. I shouldn't be penalized because some people didn't know what they were buying. This thing is essentially a computer on wheels, so one little check box in the myriad of controls available shouldn't be too hard to include.
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I just don't understand why they can't just give percentage, or even better kWh, instead of the range on the dash display.
Calculate DTE for This Trip, Trip 1, and Trip 2 and display with those screens, or with known trailer.
Displaying a meaningless range value doesn't really do anyone any good.
Calculate DTE for This Trip, Trip 1, and Trip 2 and display with those screens, or with known trailer.
Displaying a meaningless range value doesn't really do anyone any good.
I got back from a road trip yesterday, so my GOM was actually reading pretty accurately (fast charging doesn’t trigger the reset back to EPA range). I decided to set my home charge target below 80% as a test, since 80% is where the GOM seems to go non-linear on AC charging. I was going to set it to 75%, but that is not supported, it jumps from 80% to 70% when lowering the setting. After charging to 70% overnight, the GOM only reads 166 (compared to about 245 at 80%,) so it would appear that keeping the target % below 80% does prevent the reset of recent driving history and give you back a more accurate GOM. Since most days I don’t rack up a lot of miles, I plan to keep it this way and only charge higher when getting ready to leave on a trip.
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