Need help to find out how to get to the Autostop connector.

[OldguyDave]

I have purchased an Autostop eliminator for my 2022 Ford Edge Titanium. The company had a video on how to install and it looked simple. Pop out the two console side panels and lift up the top piece that has the autostop switch so you can remove the electrical

connector.  All was good till I tried to lift the top piece with the autostop switch on it.  It is like it is held in by some tabs or screws as it was not budging an inch.  It certainly did not pop up like the one that was in the video.  I did notice there was a difference

in the top console panels and so the one in the video had to be showing an earlier model Ford Edge.

 

If anyone can either advise how to remove the top console panel to get to the autostop connector, or can lead me to a video on Youtube as to how to get to the Autostop electrical Connector I would be forever indebted.

 

Thank you to all that read and or respond to this request.  I just want to get rid of having to press the autostop button every time I drive the car.

 

Dave....

[txaggie]

There are no screws or anything holding it down after you remove the 2 side pieces.  Just pull up evenly from the sides, it will pop out.

[OldguyDave]

I just bought my 2022 Ford Edge Titanium and found having to press the Auto-stop button to turn off this feature every  time I start the car is a pain. I did learn that putting the car in Sport Mode turns off the Auto-stop feature.

Anyway, I noticed a few places like 4D and Autostop Eliminator sell a piece that will allow you to keep the Auto-stop feature on or off all the time and not have it reset to on every time the car is started.

So one has a piece they sell that hooks up to the module in the rear passenger side of the vehicle, the other sell a device that connects to the bottom of the Auto-stop switch.  There are videos showing how to install either unit.  The one that connects to the switch in the center console looked easy.  However hindsight is always 20/20 as it seems the vehicle is an earlier version and in the video the top of the console lifts off very easily hinging up from the front and that is why I went this route.  However when trying to install the device I am not able to pull up the Console Bezel as my console is different from the one in the video. Plus the console top cover acts like it is either severely latched in or held by screws. I could notice neither and am afraid to break something if I start prying up on this piece.  I should have purchased the unit that connects in the rear of the car as I was able to get to the connector they show in the video with no problems.

I have sent a request to the manufacturer of the piece I purchased asking them for advice on removing the console top or giving me a return authorization for the part.  I am not about to pay a mechanic a $100 or more to install this piece. I would rather return it and buy the other unit.

I have posted in the interior section of the forum a request regarding removal of the console top to gain access to the switches.  I have not found anything doing a search on line that is about a Ford Edge Console newer than a 2020. 

So if you buy a Ford Edge and want to disable the Auto-stop feature be careful what unit you buy, or make sure you can actually reach the electrical connector before you make your purchase.

Thanks for reading.... .

[OldguyDave]

Thanks for the replay txaggie.  In the video for the older models they showed the top console piece needed to pry up at the front of the console as it is hinged to a pair of rear connectors.  On that model year you could not just lift up on it from the sides.  

I have to be careful as if I break something my wife will kill me big time... LOL.  Wish me luck.....

[OldguyDave]

One other thing txaggie, I wish there was a video showing how to remove the upper console piece but I guess the car is just to new for that.  If I speak with a Ford Mechanic online they want $5 plus you have to sign up for a $34 a month membership.  No guarantee that you will get the advice one is seeking..... Oh well, maybe I should just drive the car in Sport Mode all the time.. .Ha ha ha.. then the Auto-stop is off without me having to push the button.

 

[MLTEdge]

I bought this one

 

4D Tech | Ford Upgrades, Replacements & Accessories

 

Goes behind rear right storage area. Bit tight to work with, but 15 minutes later done and works perfect. Maybe you can return the one you are having trouble with.

[MLTEdge]

Yea, I posted in your other thread.

 

4D Tech | Ford Upgrades, Replacements & Accessories

 

Worked perfect for me.

[OldguyDave]

Thanks MLT Edge for the reply.  I was looking at buying the repair manual for the car which is a hundred dollars, but why bother.  I think I will wait and see if I get a reply from the Autostop Eliminator Company as to how to get the console bezel off,  if I hear nothing I will insist on returning it to them and buy the 4D unit like you have. I was inside and saw the connector in the rear and if it takes a bit of fiddling to install it so be it.  It can not be any worse than trying to unhook the connector from the accelerator pedal to install a

Pedal Commander.  LOL

Thanks again for the reply and advice.

[Davidoo]

What is the reason some want to disable the autostop feature.  Why not just let it run as engineered?  

[OldguyDave]

I am a retired Engineer and believe what I have read that the Autostop feature maybe good for the Environment but it is bad for the reliability of the Engine.  Not every feature on a car is a good thing just because some Engineers made it way. If it is such a great feature why not have it on all the time.  The car is mine and I will make it run the way I want it to run. I have had that same feeling about all  of my performance cars, boats and Harley Davidson Motorcycles.  At my advanced age I am pairing down......

That is the reason I bought a Ford Edge rather than a new Mustang.

[1004ron]

 

[OldguyDave]

The 2019 Ford Console Cup Holder Bezel is definitely different from the 2019 that is shown in Auto-stop Install Videos than the one in the 2022 Ford Edge Titanium.

 

Attached are two photos of my console top.  You can see that the leading edge of the Console Bezel is flush with the plastic.  You can insert a butter knife but the Console Bezel just does not budge.  Myh son in law is telling me to not fiddle with it as if it breaks

while trying to open it I will have to purchase a new part out of pocket.  He said like others, leave it alone and try to get a refund.  If I can not get a refund then either sell it on Ebay or keep it until the warranty runs out on the car.

 

So maybe in a year or two someone will post a video about how to pry up the Console Cup Holder Bezel....

 

Thanks to all that replied......

 

Anyone with a 2021 or 2022 Ford Edge Titanium that wants to put in an Auto-stop Eliminator, go with the unit that connects in the rear passenger side as it is much easier to access than the 2019 video would make you believe the 2022 would be simple.

 

It is a learning curve I guess.... LOL

[RBX QB]

I had no problem with installing in my '21 ST. Only difference is that they grab the front edge and it comes up easily ('19 has that flip up cover). I couldn't quite get my fingers in there as easily as they show in their vid, but when I lifted up from the sides at the front corners, it popped right out. Took 10 minutes, tops.

 

Dave... mine looks just like the pics in your last post. I just grabbed from the red arrows: 

[OldguyDave]

Thank you so much RBX QB and the photo showing how to release the front panel. I bought the one also for the rear but it is not so easy to get the connector out of the module.  So I will try to do the front again with the information you sent me.

Wish me luck. 

Dave

[OldguyDave]

Thank you once again RBX QB as your photo and showing where you grabbed the Bezel was extremely helpful.  I had to put on a pair of gardening gloves as the plastic was a bit sharp on my fingers.  But a few good tugs

and it came loose.  I then puzzled a bit over how to disconnect the connector to the switch  but then figured that one out. Plugged in the Auto-stop Eliminator and it works perfectly. It is members like you make a forum great and

if someone needs help I would be happy to do whatever I could for them.

The 2022 and 2021 are like you said very much unlike the earlier models that there was a place to grab at the front.  I applaud your genius for figuring out pulling it up on the sides was the key to getting to the switch.  Auto-stop Eliminator

should make a new video for the 2021 and 2022 model of the Ford Edge. Or at least say that you have to pry up on the sides to release the Bezel showing a photo with arrow like you were kind enough to send to me.

I will try to get 4D Tech to give me a return authorization as removing the rear cargo right hand panel is just to much work to get access to the module connector you have to unplug.  I was ready to pay a Body Shop money to remove the panel and I would

put it back in place,  but thanks to you I do not have to do that now.

Have a great day and thanks so much again.

Dave

[enigma-2]

There an easy way to disable start/stop. LET THE CAR DO IT AUTOMATICALLY. 

 

Basically, turn on the lights with the car off and run the battety down. After a couple of start cycles with a weak battety, the BCM will detect a weak battery and disable the auto start/stop.  It will stay disabled until you run the battety reset procedure.

 

(Or could substitute a weak battery for 2-3 start cycles, let the BCM recognize a weak battety then put the good one back in.

 

Here's a good video on the procedure by a top Ford tech. (Probably the best on YouTube. Subscribe. Great videos).