Flyboy777

I need help from fellow members. My 2020 reserve keeps sending me messages that the car has entered deep sleep mode and some features have been disabled like the remote keypad and Lincoln way and phone as key. The stealership had my car last week and charged it and tested the battery and said the battery is fine. Now less than a week later it’s back in deep sleep mode. I had read multiple posts over on the Explorer forum about a similar problem and in one case had to have 5 battery tests from the stealership to determine the battery was at fault. Help! I’m Getting frustrated! When I put a voltmeter across the terminals it shows 11.95 volts. That does not seem right, granted it’s under a load. The car is still under bumper to bumper warranty for another 3 months and I figure based on the date of manufacture the battery is probably 4 1/2 years old.

I just purchased a 2020 reserve with the 22” rims and specifically did not want the “air glide suspension” (I guess that would be the dynamic handling package) as I have concerns about the complication and cost of maintaining such an air bag system out of warranty ( we keep our vehicles till 12-14 years) . Unfortunately it was not an option to get 20” tires with the 202A package so we went with it. I did order a set of Dedicated snows on 19” Lincoln alloys. I do find this vehicle rides much much more compliantly on the 19’s as they are 60 series profile tires vs 40’s on the 22’s and the tire pressure on them is a strait 35 psi front and back vs 42-38 psi on the 22’s. There is a trade off in the roll in and body roll with the higher profile size but at age 65 I’m quite happy to make that trade off. I do find the 22’s ride quite harshly when driven over potholes. THIS IS A LICOLN , hello, it is supposed to be the epitome of American luxury! Does this company have an identity crises? I suppose they have fallen victim to the latest vogues of automotive style where all the manufacturers are putting bigger and bigger rims to make their product look cool but at a cost to consumers in terms of ride quality and survivability when hitting large potholes, not to mention the extra 1200$ to replace the 22”s over a set over a set of 20’s . I call that the chip Foose look. I will be buying a set of 20’s when my rubber wears out and selling my 22” rims. I worry about the ability of those 40 series tires to absorb big pot hole hits without bending or blowing out the tire and the tire pressures are getting ridiculous on those big tires not to mention the cost of replacing that big rubber.