CaliforniaEdge

Thanks for the link. That helps a lot!

Ok, I was at a UCLA football game. Tailgating. I opened up the back hatch set up the TV and started watching a football game. Typical tailgate stuff. I notice that the rear cargo light on the driver's side wall behind the rear seat is on. This isn't good. After 5 hours of tailgating I might weaken the battery. I try to find a way to turn it off. Typically, most cars have a dial next to the headlight switches to dial down and turn off interior lights. I find it. I scroll it completely down. It has no effect on the rear cargo light. I pull out the owner's manual. It says the cargo light is on all the time when the rear gate is open. Pah. That can't be right. Yet I can't figure out how to turn the light off. Surely there's a way to do this. Am I the only one that tailgates with an Edge? What's the solution, short of taking out the bulb?

My first 2009 Edge averaged 21 mpg (Calculated) over about 11,000 miles. My second Edge averages 18.5 (calculated) over about 1,000 miles so far with similar driving to the first Edge. The difference is that the second Edge has much wider tires. Also, with the wider tires I have SIGNIFICANTLY better handling. Driving is much less sensitive and touchy.

My first Edge had the $495 paint upgrade. Looked like a pearl white color. My second Edge has the suade white which didn't cost extra. I like the look of the suede white much better.

A tale of two Edges.... I purchased an Edge in January. I also noticed the lack of blowing on my face and taking a long time to cool down. This edge had a black dashboard with the light tan interior, pearl white exterior. In June it was totaled. End of July I got a new Edge. Brown dashboard, medium beige interior, suede white exterior. The air conditioner blows just fine on my face. Cools down in 10 minutes or less. I have to reduce the fan or feel too cold. So, what's the difference? After reading this forum, which I fell into AFTER the first Edge, I've done the following. Open the BAMR and windows upon entry on a hot day. Have the steering wheel fully pushed in. Don't extend the steering wheel at all. Have the steering wheel lowered so I can just see the speedometer. Nothing else. I don't open the glove box. Didn't look at the filter. Everything else is the same. It's hard to say if the coolness is because of my methods or the two cars were just different in their quality control. So, there it is. By the way, in the first edge I only had the standard 6 CD stereo with Sync. I now have the navigation unit with Sync and it's day and night difference with regard to functionality. The old stereo just barely tolerated Sync. The navigation unit is fully integrated. Much of the integration has nothing to do with navigation, just a better synergy. For example, I can say "Radio 95.5" and it changes to radio and tunes to FM 95.5. In the non-nav unit the radio and Sync weren't synchronized at all.

Davy, I also have an Edge (plus an Expidition, an Explorer and a Freestyle) and it acts like my other Fords. That is, it locks the doors once you reach 15 miles per hour. I don't know if that's adjustable by the dealer. I have been in other cars that lock when you put the transmission in drive but Ford has chosen to implement door locks differently.