The utility version, maybe. I don't think the 6-seat passenger version was all that hot of a seller on its own. I usually hear more praise heaped upon the Mazda 5 for that segment.
Not much reason to. Ford hasn't exactly had smashing success with three row compacts; Freestyle/Taurus X, the Connect Wagon. If only a two-row then it's just an Escape with an even bigger cargo area but worse footprint for CAFE standards.
The radio pretty much always has power it just goes into an 'asleep' state, and you can wake it up without the key/PTS by pushing the power button. So it just has a separate 'simulated' Keep Alive Power Supply functionality like somewhat older Fords until you open the door then the BCM tells it...
For the most OE-style approach F-150 headlight switch assembly can be made to work with FORScan to trigger the BCM output for direct power or using it to trigger a relay if the lights are particularly high power...
The damper was phased out at some point around mid-24MY https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/2024-lariat-whats-missing-in-this-picture.50047/
I believe you need to sideload a version of the app outside of the usual Android app store as it technically breaks Android Auto guidelines. Not unlike apps that can play video over AA.
On level ground it's pretty rare it'll switch to full electric for more than a brief amount of time once you get above 55 MPH or so unless you're deliberately doing some hypermiler technique like pulse & glide. The 25 hp the electric motor outputs has a hard time countering air resistance (which...
Multiple people have reported they had orders that were held for delivery that were able to pick them up after the release of materials to complete the repair.
So if they spout the wrong thing multiple times it must be right? The Ford service manual quotes the max output of the DC-DC converter as 265 amps. The Ford Vehicle Modifiers Guide suggests typical vehicle load of 95-110 amps. So there's about 150 amps (or over 1850 watts) of output available.
OASIS and other Ford backend systems are going to be more definitive in determining if the vehicle has been identified as under recall than any customer-facing VIN search.