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27-11-2019, 05:26 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2011
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2016 MD Mondeo Trend. I spend a fair bit of time just sitting in the car. The radio time-out is at about 10 minutes. Is there a way to extend the time out? I've gone through the manual and had a dig around the internet but can't find a way.
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27-11-2019, 06:19 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2009
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with ign off? if you turn accessories on should be more like an hour i think
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27-11-2019, 07:24 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2011
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I might be a bit thick - where and how do you do only accessories? Push the radio on/off button gives you about 10 minutes. Pushing the start button with your foot OFF the brake switches everything on including running lights, fan, etc.
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28-11-2019, 08:10 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Canberra, ACT
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If your vehicle battery is a couple of years old you might find that after an hour of the radio being on; you wont have enough power left to start the engine!
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28-11-2019, 08:52 PM
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Regular Member
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You're not thick at all pawd.
Two options as far as I know, without actually starting the car. Hit start button once without brake = ignition on and all features of the car are activated, and start button flashes. Hit start button twice without brake = turns on Sync features, including radio and bluetooth, and start button light goes out. Agree this times out after about ten minutes. |
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29-11-2019, 02:27 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Auckland, NZ
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On the MB you can turn the stereo on and it switches off after an hour. Doesn't that work on the MD?
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MB Mondeo TDCi wagon, sea grey, on MAK Invidia 16" wheels. |
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29-11-2019, 10:28 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Thanks all - looks like the MD is only going to allow 10 minutes no what you do.
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29-11-2019, 08:39 PM
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30-11-2019, 11:19 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Yes it does restart the timer. But as sure as "God made little apples", you're gonna forget (been there, done that).
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30-11-2019, 07:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: NSW
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Have you tried Ford to find out if time can be reprogrammed via scantool in central vehicle configuration Something may have been altered at some stage - battery saver or similar
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01-12-2019, 10:23 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Canberra, ACT
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Yes, you can surely update the settings within the appropriate module to change the time-out value - I am very confident you could adjust that - the very hard bit is knowing what memory location you have to change the value of.
But, I found this for a Mustang - and they often share similar modules: Stereo Extended Play APIM 7D0-01-01 : xx?x xxxx xxxx Change ? To: A-Off, 2-20 minutes, 3-30 minutes, 4-40 minutes, 5-50 minutes, 6-60 minutes I don't have the Forscan software anymore to look at this module in my own vehicle to see what it's set to... if you were really passionate about getting this done; then you might want to phone around a few specialist dealers to see who would be prepared to make this tweak -I guess it would be more likely possible from the performance tuners. Good luck! |
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Radio time-out
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