xgman

Well then maybe there is a flaw in the test. I just know what I see. It's misleading info. They probably should have a unique test category for hybrids. They are far more susceptible to driving style than regular gas engines in my experience.

Every time I go into the dealer for some warranty issue, I have to convince them why I should be offered a loaner. It's ridiculous. A ford dealer is always going to have a ford mindset and not that of a luxury brand like they should with Lincoln. I also have a new Ford and see no difference in the dealers service demeanor, and not in a good way.

I expected way more. This render looks worse than the 2012 model. Serioulsy, yuck . . .

The mileage is highly dependant on driving style. I have been driving Hybrids for several years now and have adapted to a different style of driving. Often these differences in driving styles only need to be subtle to be noticed. Even within my own style, subtle differences can mean the difference between 38 and 44 mpg. One thing I know is that EV mode is way too sensitive to gas pedal movement in the MKZ. Probably be reasons of overkill and fear of running the battery out I suspect. In any case I stand behind the idea that 45 is about 3 mph over what it should really be from my experience with a 2011 mkz and this one.

I'm no engineer, but the blue EV mode bracket on the dash cust you off way too soon. Even if my battery reserve shows close to 100%, I can barely stay in EV mode at low speeds, even donw hill or flat. I'm sure the gas mileage would imporve greatly if the callibration was tricked up a buit to allow to stay in EV mode a bit longer at low speeds. I know they are afraid of running out of battery power, but there is plenty of room at least the way I drive. In any case, as I've said before, the difference in the 2011 to the 2013 ratings with me as the same driver at the same style driving, I can say that the 45 number is a bit inflated in comparison to the older model rating. This car should probably be rated at 42 to 43 tops. Just my oipinion.

This car doesn't get 45 mpg even in a bizaro world. Well not on average anyway. The last MKZ 2012 hybrid I had was able to achive above the rated mkz. I drive this car the exact same way and the best I can average over time is 43. Still nice, but not the rated. I can hit 47 or so on carefully driven one way trips, but that paces is impossible to maintain. As far as the new patch, I don't see any real chnage in my average. I think the system is very stingy about allowing EV mode for fear of quickly draining the battery. I guess a few more years of this tech amnd things will improve.

java . . . exactly the problem. I hate java......

My initial impression of the software update is that it seems to be geared towards over 60 driving and to me it looks like the length of time it stays in electric mode at slower speeds has been shortened. Maybe just in my head, but it seemed that when I was barely pressing on the gas at around 30-50 mph on straight or downhill, I had to keep letting the gas pedal up to get the eclectric to come on at all which I didn't remember it being so fussy before the patch. That said, short trips seem much worse than before so far, but a 40 mile mostly 60+ drive clocked in at 47 mpg today, so I guess it will even out. BILK: If you want the DRL's, INSIST with that dealer or try another. Have them call the Ford/Lincoln rep. It CAN be done. Already done many times. It make me mad for you that your dealer stonewalled you!

finally went in ok.

You should see how long this download is taking. Well over an hour now on a high speed pipe.

Does any other luxury brand tell their customers to go and update their smart interface via flash drive on their own? First of all SYnc updating via their web site is a sloppy process that can take forever (stuck on 1% for half an hour, then stuck on 38% for another 40 min, then start over for more of same) to download from the Ford servers. Then it wastes my time fiddling with it and reporting back online etc. Why can't they just do this automatically when you car is in for service? What's next virtual oil change in my bedroom?

Carlton sounds like the update may have not been done properly then. You should bring it back.: Something to share with your service dept's tech so that your PCM update works on the 1st try: I was able to talk to the tech that did the PCM recalibration on my FFH yesterday (both times). He said that he read the Ford bulletin re-programming instructions 5 times before he figured out what the problem was. He indicated that while technicians know how to reprogram the IDS, they likely are just doing what they know to do. The bulletin in this case, though, clearly states that they must have Version 85.05 for the reprogramming to work correctly. Once he updated the IDS with the correct version, the recalibration worked like a charm.

I agree.

bilk, they can turn on the DRL's if you want them for sure. All MKZ 2013's have the option. Not all service people are clued in. Got my mpg fix also done today so I'm lloking forward to see how it does as I hover just above the magic 61 on the highway, so it should help.

Scheduled mine for this thursday.

Scheduled mine for this thursday.

Has anyone seen this fix in the wild yet?

Someone hit my rear end and it took almost a full month to get replacement parts to fix the bumper area.

Wow that is really low mileage for this car. Either you car has problems or your driving style is ... well agressive. Nothing wrong with that as long as you realize it will effect the mileage very quickly.

I guess because whatever speed you are running at, if you are in effect coasting for periods off and on, there is no reason that the battery couldn't kick in a bit. Realistically 70 would have been fine. 60 is definetly too low. Try going steady 60 on any highway and see what happens. Myself, I can't weait to reprogram this thing. Don't keep a car long enough to worry about long life stuff. If anyone gets this "fix" notice or an actual drive in fix, let us know here please. Just for the record, I find that the HVAC vs windows open thing, I find that unless you hold the speed down and steady drive, it's tough to use the hvac and not effect the gas. Conditions have to be perfect.

Oh my god, I just parked three cars in the time it took me to read thses instructions! Serioulsy, what a waste of money to have this feature.

I ordered my 2013 in October. I just made my first payment in July and now the 2014's are up? Good planning Ford. So my car is already literrally a model year old a couple months after it was delivered. I guess I knew this was coming.

I am amazed how many overly agressive drives there are on the streets in Maryland and the DC area in general.

I find it faster just to park the darn car. By the time I line the car up and go through all the promps I can be parked and half way to my destination. I think it is a feature for people who don't know how to parrallel park.

It happened to me too one morning and I had to manually move them to the normal position. More like a defect than a quirk.