You're absolutely right. Unfortunately, the charger I have has alligator clamps rather than the eyelet style. It's not really designed to fit in the engine bay whereas the NOCO clearly isYou have a Hybrid, why not just bolt to the front connections under the hood.
NOCO charger has eyelet attachment end on it.
NOCO charger has eyelet attachment end on it.
I dropped mine down behind the grill and though the tow hook opening, where I velcro the 12v plug.After purchasing a new AGM battery and doing the reset routine numerous times I'm still getting Battery Save Mode on my 23 Hybrid Lux. I just don't drive it enough. So, I've installed a battery maintainer. I'd like to have the maintainer plug available without opening the hood and not dangling in plain sight (see photo). I've looked for any opening that I could pass the plug through from the engine compartment to the outside but can't find any. Ideally the plug could reside in one of the openings in the bumper. Has anyone mounted the plug outside the engine compartment but out of sight? If so, would you share your solution?
It's not that you don't drive it enough. It shouldn't matter whether driven or not. The 12v accessories battery under the seat is supposedly charged from the hybrid's high voltage battery through a inverter/charger circuit. The software is evidently turning the charging circuit off when the vehicle is turned off so the battery then drains as the relays in the car incessantly click and click and click. If you walk out into the garage the car senses this and starts clicking again. Open a car door to retrieve something and half a dozen other relays click again. Ford "claims" to have the fix that will be available in Q1 of 2025. We should all go into the dealers en masse and demand they get this accelerated. We shouldn't need to plug an electrical cord into our brand new cars to keep its battery alive. I took ours in for this specific issue and our service manager said he is not at all optimistic that Ford will solve this problem, short of reengineering a new charging method. He said EVERY hybrid Maverick they have sold has been back in for this specific problem and they do not have an answer and he said Fiord doesn't currently, but claims they are working on one. We will see.After purchasing a new AGM battery and doing the reset routine numerous times I'm still getting Battery Save Mode on my 23 Hybrid Lux. I just don't drive it enough. So, I've installed a battery maintainer. I'd like to have the maintainer plug available without opening the hood and not dangling in plain sight (see photo). I've looked for any opening that I could pass the plug through from the engine compartment to the outside but can't find any. Ideally the plug could reside in one of the openings in the bumper. Has anyone mounted the plug outside the engine compartment but out of sight? If so, would you share your solution?
With the key.
True enough, but I don't like leaving it open for days at a time, and it blocks the garage IP Camera that keeps an eye on things...
After purchasing a new AGM battery and doing the reset routine numerous times I'm still getting Battery Save Mode on my 23 Hybrid Lux. I just don't drive it enough. So, I've installed a battery maintainer. I'd like to have the maintainer plug available without opening the hood and not dangling in plain sight (see photo). I've looked for any opening that I could pass the plug through from the engine compartment to the outside but can't find any. Ideally the plug could reside in one of the openings in the bumper. Has anyone mounted the plug outside the engine compartment but out of sight? If so, would you share your solution?
I ran a fused dc port to the grill. Hard to find a crevice to run the wires through.After purchasing a new AGM battery and doing the reset routine numerous times I'm still getting Battery Save Mode on my 23 Hybrid Lux. I just don't drive it enough. So, I've installed a battery maintainer. I'd like to have the maintainer plug available without opening the hood and not dangling in plain sight (see photo). I've looked for any opening that I could pass the plug through from the engine compartment to the outside but can't find any. Ideally the plug could reside in one of the openings in the bumper. Has anyone mounted the plug outside the engine compartment but out of sight? If so, would you share your solution?
Thought it would be good to point out to others reading this, because this idea of reseting the BMS to get out of this issue is mentioned every once in awhile as a solution.
Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to post such a completely explanatory photo. The NOCO is perfectly sized to fit comfortably in the bay. Much appreciated.Here you are.
