Resolved: Hybrid - Difficulty "creeping" the last few inches into my garage...

[Stive]

Hang a tennis ball or something from the ceiling so that when it touches the windshield, it’s time to stop.

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[MakinDoForNow]

Hang a tennis ball or something from the ceiling so that when it touches the windshield, it’s time to stop.

I use a stress ball. ALSO PUSH THE "L" (LOW) BUTTON! creeps good for me!

 

[JimParker256]

The issue is NOT knowing where to stop. I've got that big old yellow rubber stopper for that. It's not being able to stop 100% of the time right on that mark. If I stop even a little bit short of the stopper, the garage door won't shut - and could hit the back of the truck (no bueno).

My driveway is steep, and there is a lip an inch high just as you enter the level garage floor. Some power is needed to keep going up the driveway ramp and to get over that "lip," then when your back wheels clear the "lip," the truck almost "jumps" forward. And if you hit the brakes to stop, inevitably you do so about 2" short of the stopper, and can't "creep" forward because auto hold applied the brakes for you.

Auto hold requires a bit of throttle to "disengage" the brakes, and then the truck lurched forward. By turning auto hold off with the button, I can now "creep" forward instead of "lurching" forward. At 1-2 mph, contacting the stopper is no big deal. At 5 mph (slightly exaggerated) it almost sets off the air bags (again, slightly exaggerated).

Turning off "auto hold" with the switch was the ticket to success.

 

[Ron Neal]

Maybe a poor idea or a PITA but you might try backing in, might give you a little more (or less) room to move the last few inches after crossing the lip plus you have the camera to see better?

 

[JimParker256]

Guys, this issue is RESOLVED... Turning off "Auto Hold" by using the button on the console between the seats WORKED. I even changed the thread title to "Resolved" a couple of days ago.

FYI - Auto Hold works the same way in reverse as it does in D or L...

I do appreciate all the suggestions, though.

 

[Timothyd]

The issue is NOT knowing where to stop. I've got that big old yellow rubber stopper for that. It's not being able to stop 100% of the time right on that mark. If I stop even a little bit short of the stopper, the garage door won't shut - and could hit the back of the truck (no bueno).

My driveway is steep, and there is a lip an inch high just as you enter the level garage floor. Some power is needed to keep going up the driveway ramp and to get over that "lip," then when your back wheels clear the "lip," the truck almost "jumps" forward. And if you hit the brakes to stop, inevitably you do so about 2" short of the stopper, and can't "creep" forward because auto hold applied the brakes for you.

Auto hold requires a bit of throttle to "disengage" the brakes, and then the truck lurched forward. By turning auto hold off with the button, I can now "creep" forward instead of "lurching" forward. At 1-2 mph, contacting the stopper is no big deal. At 5 mph (slightly exaggerated) it almost sets off the air bags (again, slightly exaggerated).

Turning off "auto hold" with the switch was the ticket to success.

I don't want the auto hold anyway. Driven fine for 50 years without it just fine. Probably a few other widgets I could do without too.

 

[Mymaverick2021]

OK, MTC braintrust, I need your help. My garage is very small - the Maverick barely fits. I have a large rubber "stopper" so I know when I'm in far enough to clear the overhead door, but to NOT hit the wall in front of me. My driveway is fairly steep, so I have to let off the throttle when the front wheels bump over the "lip" at the edge of the garage, lest I plow into the garage's back wall...

The challenge I'm experiencing is that I can't figure out how to make the Maverick consistently just "creep" forward. If I'm going slow enough that the "stopper" will actually stop the truck, the little lip at the front edge of the garage will also cause it to stop when the rear wheels hit it... If I'm going fast enough so the rear wheels roll over the bump, it's fast enough that I either smack into the rubber stopper hard enough to make it slide a bit, or I have to tap the brakes, which immediately stops the Maverick, and engages the "AutoHold" to prevent the vehicle from accidentally moving. Unfortunately, it takes a bit of throttle to disengage AutoHold, and then the truck "surges" forward. Out on the road, this isn't noticeable, but when you're 6" from the wall between the garage and your bedroom, it's damned scary!

I'm looking for a way to disengage the AutoHold without causing other issues, so I can "creep" forward the last few inches... The manual lists several ways to cause the system to switch off:

• Use active park assist (what is that?) (probably wouldn't work, since I'm not parallel parking)
• Keep the vehicle in neutral mode (tried it, didn't work for me)
• Driver door open (puts the transmission into Park)
• Seatbelt unfastened (tried it, didn't work for me)
• Shift into Reverse before the system is active (can't creep forward in reverse)

Anyone have any ideas / suggestions?

Try manually shifting the truck to low this helps in stop and go traffic, Also Ford finally has sent a TSB- 2493 software update to address the brake issues with the Hybrid to Dealers 🧑‍

 

[wax87]

Thanks, everyone! I don't know how I missed that after spending hours digging through the manual looking for a way to do it... I was even right there on that very page when I typed "The manual lists several ways to cause the system to switch off". One column to the left! Sheesh!

did that work?

 

[JimParker256]

did that work?

Yes. With AutoHold turned off, you can "creep" forward or reverse.

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