LucidLight

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I have a 2013 Fusion Hybrid Titanium. I looked in the manual, and asked my salesman, but could not find out what the middle button with an orange door and labelled off does. It is located right above the rear-view window. I have attached a picture. I am sure it is something simple. James

I have seen what appears to be the same thing. I have been at 55 getting just over 20 MPG, while at other times I have gone 80 MPH on the interstate, and been near the 40 MPG mark. Tell me how that is even possible?

I have had my 2013 Fusion Hybrid Titanium for almost 2 weeks. After the first fill up I was averaging 35 MPG. That was with using cruise control, eco cruise control, and just trying to stay on battery power as much as I can. Well my last trip, I started using the Empower screen. So far this is the absolute best for modifying my actions to stay on battery as much as possible. The trip was 16 miles, 6 were EV miles. Giving me an average of 38.8 MPG. This was with accelerating as slow as I could and keeping the blue from turning white, I still hit the white sometimes during stopping and accelerating, but that was only because I was on 55 mph streets and it would of taken miles to get up to that speed at that pace. Even on the 65MPH interstate, I kept it at 60 so I could still use the battery. This was late at night, no traffic, few red lights and lots of 100% returns on braking. I am sure I could improve a hair or 2, but I really can not fathom doing enough to come close to 47 MPG for a trip, let alone the 47+ MPG I would have to get to average out lower ranking trips. I find the battery does not like to engage even when the battery indicator is almost full. It takes a half second of deceleration or any pressure being released from the gas pedal to go into EV mode. On ECO Cruise control I could be at 50 MPH and the My Ford Touch Efficiency screen will show that the gas engine is on. The reason it shows is accleration, even though cruise control is maintaining exact speed on level road. I can then hit the "Set -" button to drop down to 49 MPH then the EV engine will kick in. I then hit the "Set +" to go back to 50 MPH and it will stay on EV until battery level drops, or hit a incline in the road. Something has to be wrong here. I see this same behavior the whole time I am driving. I will be on gas, I left off the pedal just a bit, EV engages, and I put the previous pressure right back on, but it will stay in EV mode. Also it seems the battery level goes up and down way too fast. If I get the batteries almost full and then get EV to engage, I may get a mile or 2 while maintaining the same speed before the battery level is around 1/4 and then it kicks over to gas again. Consumer reports has already reported actual MPG was far lower than reported, but I figured if I was super attentive and careful I could hit over 40+ most of the time. However with how things are working now, I just can not see how that is logically possible.

I had the advanced keyless on my last car, a 2010 Mazda 3. One of the features you could get the dealer to turn on was to automatically lock the doors when you turned off the car and exited the vehicle. It beeped letting you know it just locked. I assumed this would be one of the features with the Titanium advanced keyless with start button. Just reading the manual today, and I find the autolock feature in the settings has nothing to do with the car locking itself when I leave it. I am highly disappointed. One of the nicest features is never digging the car keys out of my pocket to open and start the car. I do not want to have to dig them out when I exit in order to lock it. Any suggestions?

I have not been able to figure out which models or packages get the chrome trim all around the tops, sides, and bottoms of the windows. Some just have the chrome trim at the base of the window. I have ordered a Titanium Hybrid, so I am hoping that it has the full chrome trim. Any one else have a clue, the salesmen have not been much help.

I placed my order for a Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium on 12/27 with my companies X-Plan. There is still no VIN or information from the Dealer. They said this is "normal". I know the Hybrid Titaniums were not starting to be produced until Jan 7th, but I thought I would have something by now. Should I be worried? Also can you use the $750 coupon on top of the X-Plan price? James