How to jump start Maverick with dead 12V battery

[Tony Davi]

I am first time Hybrid owner and in reading I am confused if there is a way to "jump start" the vehicle, if the 12V battery goes dead. Planning to be traveling accross country with a light way camper in tow, and I want to make sure I don't get stuck along the way. I puchased this Power Bank. Will that do the job to start the vehicle?

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[Patrickgthomas]

I haven’t had to do it with my Maverick but my 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid has been sitting mostly for the past 5 months, I forget to drive it every once in a while, and I’ve had to jump start it. My battery pack looks like it gives an error but as soon as I press the boost I can hear some tones like when you leave the lights on and I can remove the battery pack and start it like normal. It’s like it goes into hibernation and just giving it that little signal will wake it back up.

 

[sprubs]

I need to look into this. It's not jump starting like a normal car because there is no starter.

 

[BeardedK]

I need to look into this. It's not jump starting like a normal car because there is no starter.

Yes, it's exactly like jumping a normal car.

OP, there's spots under the hood, positive is covered by a red cap and the negative is a bare stud, that allow you to use cables or jump boxes. Take a look in the manual and you should be bale to see the process, but it's not difficult.

I had mine crap out on me and had to jump it a few times to get where I was going, power cable, super easy to do. And the jump pack you posted should work just fine.

 

[Tony Davi]

Thanks. I am making my way through the manual and will go find those connection points under the hood!

 

[sprubs]

Yes, it's exactly like jumping a normal car.

OP, there's spots under the hood, positive is covered by a red cap and the negative is a bare stud, that allow you to use cables or jump boxes. Take a look in the manual and you should be bale to see the process, but it's not difficult.

I had mine crap out on me and had to jump it a few times to get where I was going, power cable, super easy to do. And the jump pack you posted should work just fine.

The issue I've heard is that some of the boost packs are looking for a big load before they kick on. These hybrids aren't going to necessarily do that because there is no starter. I'm pulling this info from Toyota hybrids which I believe are very similar.

 

[cyberdog]

Shouldn't be an issue. There's actually quite a bit of load when all the electronics fire up.

I've watched the voltage levels/SoC with the little BT monitoring device, and when first powered or for 40-50 minutes following key-on, there's quite a bit of load on that little battery. Enough that the SoC (State of Charge) will show ~35% vs 70%+, once that draw stops when the electronics finally shut down, with a corresponding change in voltage.

Probably why the most common time to see a 'Deep Sleep' message is within a couple of minutes of having taken a short drive, or having unlocked the door, even if just putting something inside the truck, and the voltage drops down below the threshold of ~12.1 volts.

 

[BeardedK]

The issue I've heard is that some of the boost packs are looking for a big load before they kick on. These hybrids aren't going to necessarily do that because there is no starter. I'm pulling this info from Toyota hybrids which I believe are very similar.

Maybe, but mine was as dead as a door nail and I was able to fire it right up all 3 times I needed to with my jump pack. And the dealer was able to get it on at least twice more.

 

[sprubs]

Maybe, but mine was as dead as a door nail and I was able to fire it right up all 3 times I needed to with my jump pack. And the dealer was able to get it on at least twice more.

Just something to look out for when buying a boost pack. Some obviously work but I've read about certain models having issues working properly with hybrid vehicles.

 

[Sarah Davis]

A simple jump pack will certainly work, we use one from Walmart that doubles as a phone charging bank so it has a dual purpose. but the one pictured should work great as well! jumping the battery is a little bit different, instead of red to red and black to black, you have red to red and black to a non painted bolt or a ground. there is a specific bolt that ford says to use, but I have talked to ford certified techs and they say any unpainted bolt will work.

 

[bbhaag]

On the hybrid there is a positive and negative post located under the hood. The positive is marked with a red cap and the negative is located up by the fender on the drivers side. A 2500A jump box is a little on the small side but it should do the trick if you have it fully charged.

This pics a little blurry but here are the locations of the under hood jump points on a Maverick hybrid.

 

[Tim d]

The issue I've heard is that some of the boost packs are looking for a big load before they kick on. These hybrids aren't going to necessarily do that because there is no starter. I'm pulling this info from Toyota hybrids which I believe are very similar.

Ignorant here, no starter?

 

[BoskoPColtrane]

I am first time Hybrid owner and in reading I am confused if there is a way to "jump start" the vehicle, if the 12V battery goes dead. Planning to be traveling accross country with a light way camper in tow, and I want to make sure I don't get stuck along the way. I puchased this Power Bank. Will that do the job to start the vehicle?

I think the owners manual covers this.

 

[sprubs]

Ignorant here, no starter?

Yeah, not in the traditional sense. The EV drivetrain is the starter so there is no dedicated starter.

 

[Sarah Davis]

On the hybrid there is a positive and negative post located under the hood. The positive is marked with a red cap and the negative is located up by the fender on the drivers side. A 2500A jump box is a little on the small side but it should do the trick if you have it fully charged.

This pics a little blurry but here are the locations of the under hood jump points on a Maverick hybrid.

Thank you! this picture should clear up all of the confusion on where everything is!

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