AC outlet power in Accessory mode. Car engine has to be on

[ziggystar84]

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

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[MysticRob]

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

I just figured the engine would need to be running to power the 400W inverter that supplies the A/C power to the outlets. Would be nice if the HVB in the Hybrid could keep things like this powered up too though.

 

[ziggystar84]

I just figured the engine would need to be running to power the 400W inverter that supplies the A/C power to the outlets. Would be nice if the HVB in the Hybrid could keep things like this powered up too though.

Yeah seems like this is the case, unfortunately. Was hoping to use the back outlet for camping and such but no luck.

 

[Old Ranchero]

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

when you say turn car on, do you mean setting ignition switch to ON, or actually starting the engine?

 

[ziggystar84]

when you say turn car on, do you mean setting ignition switch to ON, or actually starting the engine?

Starting the engine. Accessory mode, which is just powering without the engine does not power the outlets. I have the Lariat with push button, so I don’t have On, but if you press the ignition without foot on break it’s effectively the same, Accessory mode.

 

[olderbudwiser]

Some vehicle with pushbutton start. If you do not put foot on brake for start mode, but just push start button twice it power's everything up.

 

[Randy H.]

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

Now that you have your Maverick can you confirm if there are actually 12V power outlets in the locations listed in the manual page 151? Specifically, is there really a 12V outlet on the passenger side floor panel? Looks like these locations refer to a different vehicle

LOCATING THE POWER
OUTLET
Power outlets may be in the following
locations:
• On the lower instrument panel.
• Inside the center console.
• On the front of the center console.
• On the rear of the center console.
• On the passenger side floor panel.
• 3rd row on the quarter trim panels. (WTF?)

 

[Redneck Garage]

A hybrid would actually be different. The engine would only start up if the hybrid battery needed charging or initial warm up for heat

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

A hybrid would actually be different. The engine would only start up if the hybrid battery needed charging or initial warm up for heat.
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[idk]

You could drain a 12volt battery very quickly with a 110 volt drain. Run the engine when you use it or your engine may not run when you try to start it.

 

[huunvubu]

Would be nice if the HVB in the Hybrid could keep things like this powered up too though.

The Hybrid needs to be in the "ON" or "Ready" mode to use the 110V/400W Outlet(s).

As long as there is enough charge in the High Voltage battery the 2.5L gas engine will not be running.

The 2.5L gas engine will only run if the charge on the HV battery gets to low and will again shut off when the HV battery gets enough charge.

This is just one more (of many) plus feature for the Hybrid vs the EcoBoost.

 

[MysticRob]

The Hybrid needs to be in the "ON" or "Ready" mode to use the 110V/400W Outlet(s).

As long as there is enough charge in the High Voltage battery the 2.5L gas engine will not be running.

The 2.5L gas engine will only run if the charge on the HV battery gets to low and will again shut off when the HV battery gets enough charge.

This is just one more (of many) plus feature for the Hybrid vs the EcoBoost.

Indeed. Point was it would be nice if the HVB would power his 400W inverter with the key in the ACC position. I should've specified that to avoid confusion.

 

[Old Ranchero]

Some vehicle with pushbutton start. If you do not put foot on brake for start mode, but just push start button twice it power's everything up.

my Grand Cherokee is like that.

 

[Old Ranchero]

You could drain a 12volt battery very quickly with a 110 volt drain. Run the engine when you use it or your engine may not run when you try to start it.

Most inverters have a "low battery cutoff" where they won't continue drawing from battery below a preset voltage of say 10.5 volts. The ones I've had for last 20 years or so in my home solar systems also tend to have a really annoying high pitched alarm sound for low battery status

 

[olderbudwiser]

The Hybrid needs to be in the "ON" or "Ready" mode to use the 110V/400W Outlet(s).

As long as there is enough charge in the High Voltage battery the 2.5L gas engine will not be running.

The 2.5L gas engine will only run if the charge on the HV battery gets to low and will again shut off when the HV battery gets enough charge.

This is just one more (of many) plus feature for the Hybrid vs the EcoBoost.

Always good information around here. Never been in or around any type of Hybrid. So ready mode is new verbage to me. Look forward to learning hands on.

 

[caring1]

Tried to use a air pump today to fill up my tires and realized the AC outlets, I have 2 with Lariat Lux package, don’t work in Accessory mode…

Had to turn the car on just to run the outlets, I could have sworn the tech guy at the Ford dealer said they would work in accessory mode for things like camping, etc…

Anyone else notice this? Any setting to change this possibly?

Manual no help and does not specify for the AC if the vehicle needs to be on.

Does the lower bed light that comes with the Lux package at least work when the vehicle is off or is it all dead when the truck is off?

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