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#541 of 651 Simple to do by kathymcc123

Jan 11, 2013 (11:47 am)

Yeah, the dealership should take care of the door handle. I haven't seen it with my Escape and I got it 4 days ago

#542 of 651 Re: Select Shift Speed [romckinnis] by milano327

Jan 11, 2013 (4:46 pm)

Replying to: romckinnis (Dec 31, 2012 8:11 pm)
The dealer ran this issue by Ford Technical Support and it appears the ability to manually shift in Drive is a normal after the recall fix.
 
They said in their response that "Live in Drive" is temporary and the system will decide when it is no longer needed when it will revert to normal operation.
 
They also said an SSM will be issued shortly to inform dealers and customers of this change to the transmission programming.

#543 of 651 Re: Door handles sticking [escapeti2013] by automelon48

Jan 12, 2013 (2:24 pm)

Replying to: escapeti2013 (Jan 10, 2013 3:31 pm)
My drivers door handle has fit that exact description in the last couple of weeks. We have also had sub-freezing temperatures and I do wash the car from time to time, so it didn't surprise me. I will be going in for my first oil change in the next few weeks, so if the problem persists, I will have the dealer look at it.

#544 of 651 Re: Door handles sticking [escapeti2013] by kyotlo

Jan 12, 2013 (8:11 pm)

Replying to: escapeti2013 (Jan 10, 2013 3:31 pm)
My door handles stick as well. I have noticed it on the back doors more often (I have a little girl with the carseat in the back). I haven't had it in to the dealer yet, but will probably have them look at it when I have my first oil change.

#545 of 651 Re: Select Shift Speed [milano327] by pmf_penn

Jan 16, 2013 (2:05 pm)

Replying to: milano327 (Jan 11, 2013 4:46 pm)
Regarding "Live in Drive" being enabled on the 1.6L Escape, I found this Ford notice #5542 - 2013 Escape 1.6L New Features With FSA 12S41 Calibration Effect Transmission Select Shift In Drive. In Q1 they are releasing a calibration to disable "Live in Drive" if desired.
 
This feature existed in the 2011 Edge. "Unique to the 2011 Ford Edge Sport is that the paddle shift activation is “live in drive,” which means the customer doesn’t have to shift to “M” or manual mode. Instead, while in Drive, the driver can pull the “+” paddle on the right side of the steering wheel or “-” paddle on the left side of the steering wheel to shift up or down gears."
 
Just seems like Ford could have notified people (and dealers) of it being enabled in the Escape before folks stumbled on it while driving. Ah well, moving on.

#546 of 651 Re: Select Shift Speed [pmf_penn] by milano327

Jan 17, 2013 (1:38 pm)

Replying to: pmf_penn (Jan 16, 2013 2:05 pm)
That is the same wording the dealer got from Ford Tech Support but they didn't include the Q1 fix to eliminate the feature if it is not wanted. I haven't experimented with it much, but it reverts back to the gear it wants to be in after a few seconds. That may be throttle position dependent but I didn't have time to play with it in traffic.
 
They also updated the MyTouch/Sync software and added a new screen which is a composite of the four individual screens in the DIC.
 
I don't recall if the outside temperature was up where the time is shown on the center display but it is now plus on the DIC.
 
The tech that did the update didn't know what was changed so we just have to find it ourselves I suppose. Release notes would be nice if the dealer can't bother to let owners know what is changed.
 
How did you find that Oasis document?

#547 of 651 Re: Select Shift Speed [milano327] by pmf_penn

Jan 18, 2013 (5:53 pm)

Replying to: milano327 (Jan 17, 2013 1:38 pm)
One of the returns on a Google search of: 2012 escape, "live in drive" came up with "broadcast messages" as the topic.
 
When I had asked my dealer about this capability before finding this thread, the change was news to him, and other folks at the dealership. He was able to get the info for me the next day, including the promised ability to undo it, Then I found the document using the search.
 
Not a fan of the change as I found it by accidentally shifting while in drive by pressing the buttons. I had a similar feature, and liked it, in my Chrysler 300M and like the Escape, you needed to move to a different shift position to use it.
 
Completely agree, release/change notes from Ford should be required to the dealer and owners.

#549 of 651 idling 2013 Escape by tl9

Jan 23, 2013 (4:31 pm)

Can someone tell me what their 2013 Ford Escape SEL 2.0L engine idles at.

#550 of 651 Re: idling 2013 Escape [tl9] by automelon48

Jan 24, 2013 (12:43 am)

Replying to: tl9 (Jan 23, 2013 4:31 pm)
1250 RPM after a cold start.
900 RPM during warm up.
750 RPM when engine is at full temp.
In gear or neutral seems to make no difference.

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