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I thought that all 2011 Edge's had the MFT touchscreen and system. I was speaking to someone today who says he has a 2011 Edge SEL and it does not have the MFT system. He bought it used and I'm thinking it is a 2010 and the dealer told him it was a 2011.

I know no one knows yet but, if it includes a map update (which is needed), will they also be sending a new SD card or will the map be put on the hard drive with the MFT software?

There is a video here http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/11/07/ford-bows-to-pressure-revamps-highly-criticized-infotainment-system/?test=faces

I agree with i20sailor. There is a problem here. Today it was sunny and 75 outside. My Temp was set to 68 (as it was when I shut the car off). When I got in the car, the inside temp was very hot, maybe 100 degrees from the sun. When I started the car, the re-circ never went on and the fan speed was not fast. I left it go and it was maybe 20-30 minutes before it was a reasonable temp inside the car. Apparently since it was 75 outside and My Temp was set to 68, the system didn't compute that it needed to cool the car from 100 inside to 68. My car is going into the dealer on Friday for MFT update and I will discuss this with them. It's gonna be a long hot summer in the MKX.

I miss the headlight on indicator also. The ambient lighting goes on when the headlights are on so I just look at my cupholders. If they are lit, my headlights are on.

I have a 2011 MKX that cost about $50k last September. I really hate when anything on my car doesn't work and you can imagine how unhappy I have been with the MyLincolnTouch problems. I have experienced many of the problems described on these forums. Every time I start the car, I don't know what is going to happen. Will I be on Sirius, USB, AM? It's anybody's guess. Will it detect my SD card and will I have Nav? It really is incredibly frustrating for me. I was so disgusted, I contacted my local Acura dealer 2 weeks ago to see if I could trade it in an Acura MDX. (I previously had an RL and loved it). Of course a used 2011 Lincoln MKX is not listed on Edmunds or KBB for trade in value. My Acura dealer contacted three different Lincoln dealers to see what they would pay for the car. All three said they really don't want the car and the HIGHEST OFFER by a Lincoln dealer was $31,000 (for a 6 month old car that cost $50k with 7,500 miles on it). If the Lincoln dealers don't want them on their lots, we are doomed. We will be giving these cars away in 4-5 years when trading them in.

I traded in my 2007 Acura RL with XM for my 2011 MKX. There is no question the sound was better on my Acura. I was surprised of the diminished quality of sound when I listened to Sirius on my MKX. The other thing is that I lose the signal for a second or two when I go under small bridges now and that did not happen in my Acura. I had to be stopped under a bridge to lose the signal. Now the question is...is the difference because one was XM and the other is Sirius or is it that the Acura had a much better satellite radio and the Lincoln radio just gets poorer reception?

I have a 2011 Lincoln MKX with the THX audio system.

I use an ipod nano with the USB connection for music. I do get "skips" when listening. It is infrequent, maybe once or twice a week, but it does happen. When the music stops, I always look at the screen to see if maybe I am getting a phone call. It is irritating in that it should not happen.

It happened three times today and has happened before when driving in the rain. The collision avoidance indicator comes on in the left side LCD screen on the dash. It says the sensor is blocked. I will ask the dealer about this next time the car goes in. I don't think rain should cause this to happen.

Thanks for the reply. My radar detector has a "smart" cord with a module that has lights and a silencer button. This module gets mounted near the dash or front pillar so I can't connect the wire at the map lights.

I want to hardwire my radar detector in my 2011 MKX because the 12-volt outlets remain on when the car is shut off. I tried to connect the hot wire to several fuses in the kick panel (all of which should go off with the car) but it seems they are always on. Has anyone done this? Can you tell me where you connected to a fuse or wire that goes off with the car? Thanks.

There are two things I had on my previous car (2007 Acura RL) that I wish my 2011 MKX had. First, I like to know when my headlights are on, especially at dawn or dusk, in case I want them on and the auto sensor has not turned them on. I keep the switch in the auto setting but I like to know if they are on. My Acura had a light on my dashboard that I could always see when my lights were turned on. I don't see that on the MKX. Second, I wish there were turn signal indicators on the side mirrors. I think this is a great safety feature especially when changing lanes on the highway. For a $50,000 car, I wish they were there.

I watched the MyLincolnTouch video on the Lincoln website several times. You can see the response time when an option is selected and it seems pretty quick. I can tell you that the Touch system on my MKX is not that quick and there is a lag time. I sure hope that Ford did not speed up the video to make it look like it is faster. Hopefully software and firmware upgrades will speed it up. It's certainly not slow enough to be a deal breaker and it seems to be a nice system. I do have some suggestions for enhancements however.

That's exactly what I did. I bought a nano 6 gen to use in the car. It works great. Songs were indexed and it displays artist, song length, time remaining, etc.