Battery saver mode

[Vomamansr]

Morning, I’m new to this hybrid stuff. I have a 24 maverick lariat picked up in February about 3200 miles on it in the past week and a half. I’ve gotten messages on my app that the truck went to save mode to save the battery now this is all happened after a few short trips meaning three or 4 miles on a trip. now I had no troubles with the truck. The only thing I noticed was when I got in the truck the interior lights would not work once I hit the start button they all worked. now, should I charge the battery and if so, should I hook the charger up to the battery itself or to the terminals under the hood? also, I noticed in other post where they’ve had to get their batteries replaced. Is this an indication of battery problems?

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[Master Blaster]

Is this an indication of battery problems?

Yes. Take it in to the dealer for diagnosis of a possible bad battery or a poor connection somewhere. It should be a warranty job.

 

[OleFordGuy]

Yep, untold number of post on this, especially on hybrids. Search the forum for terms such as: dead battery, bad battery, won't start, deep sleep, trickle charger, AGM Battery, etc. There was issues with battery wiring harness/loose connections and fuse buts seems ford has maybe cured that, haven't seen post so much lately as in the past.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

Morning, I’m new to this hybrid stuff. I have a 24 maverick lariat picked up in February about 3200 miles on it in the past week and a half. I’ve gotten messages on my app that the truck went to save mode to save the battery now this is all happened after a few short trips meaning three or 4 miles on a trip. now I had no troubles with the truck. The only thing I noticed was when I got in the truck the interior lights would not work once I hit the start button they all worked. now, should I charge the battery and if so, should I hook the charger up to the battery itself or to the terminals under the hood? also, I noticed in other post where they’ve had to get their batteries replaced. Is this an indication of battery problems?

If you're doing a lot of short trips, buy a battery maintainer and connect it periodically. I use the jump points under the hood.

Tons of threads on this. Scroll to the bottom of your thread and you'll see a few more.
I've had my Hybrid for 15,000 mi, much of it is short trips. I use my NOCO battery maintainer periodically and I've never had any battery issues.

 

[Vomamansr]

If you're doing a lot of short trips, buy a battery maintainer and connect it periodically. I use the jump points under the hood.

Tons of threads on this. Scroll to the bottom of your thread and you'll see a few more.
I've had my Hybrid for 15,000 mi, much of it is short trips. I use my NOCO battery maintainer periodically and I've never had any battery issues.

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[MaverickMark]

Morning, I’m new to this hybrid stuff. I have a 24 maverick lariat picked up in February about 3200 miles on it in the past week and a half. I’ve gotten messages on my app that the truck went to save mode to save the battery now this is all happened after a few short trips meaning three or 4 miles on a trip. now I had no troubles with the truck. The only thing I noticed was when I got in the truck the interior lights would not work once I hit the start button they all worked. now, should I charge the battery and if so, should I hook the charger up to the battery itself or to the terminals under the hood? also, I noticed in other post where they’ve had to get their batteries replaced. Is this an indication of battery problems?

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.

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