I have a 23 lariat hybrid and it's quiet. It's never been loud. It's quiet and smooth. The only sounds I hear are the electrical sounds on deceleration and braking.
It's sleep mode. Happens to me everyday. If you have the ford app, it should alert about going into sleep mode. When it's in that mode, the interior lights won't come on. It annoying for sure.
I have a 23 lariat and the 8 inch screen is bright
I have a 23 lariat, and the 8 inch screen is easy to see. Maybe there is a setting to make it brighter? I don't know. I like the current layout because you have buttons and knobs for the radio. The 25 eliminates those,,,,,,,dumb.
I get the sleep mode message almost daily. I go to work early and it's annoying that the interior lights don't come on when the truck is in sleep mode. The truck has never left me stranded.
I love the rotary shifter. It works great and doesn't take up much room. Once you get used to it, you don't even need to look at it. My wife drives a corsair with push button shifting. You have to look to shift that.
I get the sleep message almost daily. My Maverick hybrid is a 23 with almost 9000 miles. It's always started though. I keep a jump starter battery thing under my rear seat, just in case.