akirby

I think it used to be part of the towing packages but they've started putting them on all vehicles to extend transmission life.

That's really stupid - I have no explanation why it would work that way on the 07s. Even my 2003 Aviator worked like the 08s.

All Edges have tranny coolers - the towing package adds an oil cooler.

I just verified this again. When I put my 08 Edge in reverse, the message center displays Rear Park Aid followed by off indicating the system is on and it does beep. If I hit the reset button it changes to "on " indicating the system is off and it stays that way until I turn the vehicle off. So you should only have to hit reset once when you first put it in reverse. It's possible the 07s are different, but what happens when you put it in reverse and then hit the reset button - does the display change from off to on?

You won't see maximum mileage until 5k or so. That said, you'll only get 18 if you drive the EPA cycle using their gas under their conditions. In other words there are far too many variables to accurately predict a specific person's fuel economy. If you do a lot of short trips, stop-n-go driving and/or hard acceleration then you'll get way less than 18. Your fuel blend also plays a part - 10% ethanol will drop around 2 mpg by itself.

The computer has been tested numerous times to be within 0.5 mpg - that's pretty accurate. Of course you must reset it at the beginning of the test.

I'm surprised by the seat comment - the Edge seats are some of the best available as reported by almost all owners and reviewers.

If you wire it directly to the battery then it will stay on until the battery dies. I think you meant that it was wired into a switched circuit that was only hot when the ignition was on. You can easily rewire or add a new outlet by finding a fuse in the fusebox that's hot only when the ignition is on and then tapping into it with a fusetap and connecting that to the old or new outlet.

Never hurts to ask, but I wouldn't count on it.

30 is fairly high - mine stays at 25 mph on my daily 11 mile commute - mostly 45-50 mph with several traffic lights and a couple of stop signs. It doesn't take much stop-n-go or idling at traffic lights to take a 50 mph average down to 25.

Every design is a compromise of something. That said, I just realized that my wife, who is 5'3" likes to have the vent blowing in her face so it's possible, but she has the seat up and back pretty far.

I'd be careful with the tire pressure - 41 is really high. 36-38 would be safer.

Have you tried moving the seat and steering wheel as far back as possible? I drove in 95 degree heat yesterday afternoon with no problems whatsoever, but I do have the seat pretty far back. I'm 5'11" so it shouldn't be that much different.

They're not available.

How would a 340 hp twin turbo 3.5l engine get better mileage than the same engine without the twin turbos? The 3.5L Ecoboost engine will get better mileage than a V8 that puts out the same power. It's not supposed to get better mileage than the NA version of the same engine.

Because you don't really need to watch the road while you're driving, do you?

Check tire pressure and make sure the transmission is in 6th gear (check the RPM). Are you sure you replaced the air filter with the correct replacement and it's clean? Are you using straight gasoline or an ethanol blend like E10/E30/E85? If none of those appear to be the cause I think you need to have it checked by the dealer.

The chrome clad wheels are steel underneath - it's more durable than trying to chrome plate aluminum and a lot lighter, too.

That is low - how are you measuring it?

Typically you do have to remove the intake manifold and sometimes other parts to get at the rear plugs. But you just said in another thread that you only have 20,000 miles - why do you want to replace the spark plugs?

Highly doubtful - those are normal wear items even at 20,000 miles. But it won't hurt to ask.

There is NO benefit to running 89 or higher in a vehicle designed to use 87. None whatsoever. What do you think will happen?

Those are not part of any Ford tow package that I've ever seen. You have to purchase those yourself. It only comes with the receiver hitch.

Why? You're just wasting that extra $0.10/gallon.

It's a bug - no other options work that way.