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13 hours ago, RJG said:

I leased a 2012 Ford Edge Limited. At end of the lease, called the dealership and asked who I see there to buy the vehicle at the residual amount in the lease contract. They gave me the name of a salesman there that did that, I stopped by, wrote them a check, drove off, and some time later the title showed up in my mail box. Easy with no hassle. I like to lease, invest what I don't spend, then buy car at lease end. 

 

BTW....Still own that Edge....has been a great car. Only issue in almost 10 years has been the dash controller went out (or whatever you call it). 

My experience was the same but I also learned you must go to the same dealer you got the car leased to finalize the title transfer. I went to another Ford dealer and they wouldn’t touch it.

BTW.. my Edge also has been a great car

Thanks for your time, I understand and makes sense.

In my present house I had no problem to get the Homelink on my Titanium 2016 Edge working the first time however I’m moving to a new condo soon and I was told by the condo admin my Homelink will not work with their garage doors and I have to buy an opener they sell for $80.00. This is a high rise luxury condo and I know to make extras keys for my front door I can’t go to any local store to make a copy but rather go to a licensed locksmith and show proper ID to get my extra keys. So they do have some extra security in this building

 

So the question is does the Ford Homelink works only on residential buildings or it is possible to program it for a condo?

 

Anyone has similar experience?

Thanks for the help, I have been able to change my username and password. Username was before my old email and change it to my new email and it was accepted. New Password was also accepted. However typing my new email in the appropriate section says “Save Failed” and I do type it twice correctly. Anyway due to covid-19 I will not bother any more cause I think they are busy, perhaps I will try in.....next year. But I was able to change my email with Ford Credit and although it said after “system error” when I logged out and back again, it had my new email. Strange!

I switched to a new carrier and now I have a new email address. I go to my account in Ford, got my account info, click edit email address, I type it twice as needed, and then it says “Save Failed”. How can I change my email address?

Very interesting and happy to know about MACT Garage. Thanks for sharing

Omar302 seems you have a knack finding the right docs, thanks

 

akirby I looked in mine and yes I only have 2 bolts too but looking at the docs omar302 sent it looks like it is more complicated.

 

When the time comes I will have a closer look at all options

4 hours ago, dajo2012 said:

Those of us that tow our edges behind MH disconnect battery for towing as required by Ford. There is a kit from Roadmaster towing to install a latching relay operated  by a push button switch for battery disconnect. I just installed one on my ST.  They disconnect the positive cable since the negative is so difficult to reach.  They have been making this kit for quite a while.  I am not concerned at all disconnecting the positive cable, but of course no wrench on battery terminals everytime.

 

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Ford/Edge/Roadmaster/RM-766.html

 

Good idea but expensive one if you only want to service the battery

Very good info provided including the .PDF files. I will also have a look on removing the cowl & wipers.

I agree, regardless how careful you are, the possibility exist to have a disaster if you first remove the positive terminal.

 

I haven’t remove the battery yet but when I do I may discover that without disconnecting the positive cable first you can’t have proper access to the negative post. In that case I don’t know what I will do.

 

I remember in old cars, 60’s and 70’s, when you removed the positive cable first you used to get sparks! (some times). In that case if the same happens now these sparks if they happened can burn a lot of sensitive electronics.

Thanks for the reply

 

I noticed the front hold down and sound good what you describe. I’m not ready to do anything yet on the battery but most likely I will do so before or during the winter and I will post back the results.

Perhaps there is a procedure on how to remove the battery on the 2016 Edge (searching the web I found non) but as silly as it sounds I can’t see how it is done safely. As you can see on the attached picture, the negative post is located at the back end of the battery and to remove it, which as far as I know it’s the first to do, there is a free space of about 2” above the cable which is hardly enough to remove any of the 3 bolts I see on that post.

 

The owners guide describes a procedure to reset the electronics after battery removal which is fine but there is nothing about the battery removal

 

Anyone has done it or knows where I can get the procedure?

1 hour ago, omar302 said:

2016 Edge Battery cover.

The GMC Acadia has it inside.

 

Good to know that a battery cover exist for my 2016 Edge, thanks.

I wouldn’t like to drive a car with the battery located as shown on the GMC Acadia.

 

1 hour ago, handfiler said:

Actually hot weather is a bit harder on a car battery than cold weather. Cold weather just brings the symptoms of a dying battery to your attention on the coldest of days because of the reduced cranking amps.

Cold vs Hot Weather Re. Battery Life

 

Thanks for the heads up, very good article!

I don’t know of any car which has its battery elsewhere than the engine compartment. Dragging the positive terminal heavy cable from the trunk or under a seat to the engine compartment is an extra cost which a lot of manufacturers will try to avoid. But that is just my opinion.

 

I would also like to mention, as far as I know batteries like heat but hate cold. So having them in the engine compartment is the most suitable place in a car for a battery.

 

I don’t see any heat shield on the battery on my 2016 Edge but perhaps it location can be interpreted as a heat shield? The battery Is located in an enclosed area like a box with the front side off just behind the steering wheel. Very inaccessible area but I guess prevents direct engine heat to reach the battery?

Thanks for your post but your experience with batteries is different than mine and that is because there are a lot of factors involved regarding battery life. I had a few cars in my life and I never changed the battery in any one. My last car before the Edge (I leased a 2013 Edge for 3 years before my current 2016) was a 2001 VW Passat which I had since new and I never changed its battery. When I sold her, she had about 220K kilometers and still was like new. Perhaps I’m wrong but I feel as long as you take care of your battery it will last longer than the car. I agree that todays cars have much more electronics which tax the battery more than the older cars but on the other hand most lights on newer cars are LED’s which consume much less power and the electronics do not consume too much power.

I had forgotten about the owners guide on my 2016 Edge and checking on it tonight I noticed that I have a low voltage maintenance free battery and that answers my question (I don’t have to check the liquid level). The only thing I have to make sure now is to check if the post are corroded and clean them if I have to.

I only have 31K kilometers on my Edge because I don’t drive a lot during the winter but we take a lot of long trips in the summer. This driving habit helps to extend battery life since driving mostly in town, especially in the winter, taxes the battery heavily.

The battery on a 2016 Edge is located in a very inaccessible area. I don’t know if the battery is maintenance free or not but I want to check the fluid level and as far as I can see the only way to do it is to remove the battery. Any other ideas?

Finally I got to talk to someone today at Ford Credit. Bottom line is they can only extend my lease on a monthly basis (every month I have to contact them to do so) until the pandemic returns the country to normal and then my Ford dealer opens. Then I can go to my dealer to either extend the lease for a year or buy it out. The dealers are now open in Canada but only for mechanical repairs – the sales and accounting are closed.

Sounds good,

If / when Ford credit answers I will post back

The lease on my 2016 Edge Titanium expires in April-17-2020 (my intentions are to either buy back the lease or extend for another year). My dealer, like most in my area, is closed due to Covid-19. Trying to call Ford credit the lines are busy for ever so I sent an email. I wonder if they don’t reply by April-27 what my options are.

Had a call last week from Ford Credit to remind me that my lease expires April-27 and I told them that I plan to buy back my lease and I asked can I do this process with another dealer? They said is better to go to the same dealer otherwise the new dealer will have to get authorization from the original dealer.

Anyone knows why this authorization is required and what's about?

Unfortunately no one replied and I completely forgot about it.

The 2.0 is made of plastic, will do this project early summer

One more question guys

 

When my lease expires and I buy back the lease, does the dealer get a commission from this transaction?

 

My thinking is that he probably got his money when I first leased the car and at the end when I buy the lease he would get nothing and maybe he has no interest to do any paper work.

 

If that’s the case, perhaps is better to arrange with Ford credit to pay them directly?

1 hour ago, Gadgetjq said:

Someone has!  Check out the photo below.  The owner says he used "regular automotive paint" whatever that might mean.  You'll also find some great examples on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paint+foam+engine+cover

Photo Copied from MacT Ford Edge Facebook Group:

Wow...that’s really cool man, thanks for your time. And the Ford logo makes it look like an OEM job. The link you sent also is very useful, lots of ideas.