New MD ecoboost

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by DougalXR6

I now leave the remote in the car while I'm washing it.

I thought about doing this, but I was worried that I might accidentally lock the key in the car. I'm going to have to test whether the doors will lock while the key is inside.

[kenj]

Originally Posted by NX74205

I thought about doing this, but I was worried that I might accidentally lock the key in the car. I'm going to have to test whether the doors will lock while the key is inside.

I can't speak for the Mondeo but I have a Kuga and the doors will not lock with the keys inside. BTW the locking unlocking while washing happened to me as well, now I just leave the keys in the garage.

[DougalXR6]

I can confirm that you are unable to lock the Mondeo with the keys inside.

I found this out by accident just after I got the car as I tried to lock it in a car park and was unable to as the keys were in the centre console.

I'm glad the designers had preempted this as it could have been an embarrassing mistake.

[gsd112]

Anyone expecting a Mondeo delivery late July early August?

[blue17]

For the lane keeping aid to work you actually have to have your hands on the wheel and it will gradually guide you back. You can change the setting as to how much it pushes against your steering inputs.

[stuart]

I found on my MC Mondeo that if you put the blinker on and move toward/over the white line, ie an intentional lane change, the vibration and steering torque movement was disabled. Only when deviating toward/over the white line it was operating.

[gsd112]

Dealer today has advised my new Mondeo wagon will more than likely be late September early October know. What a joke Ford Australia is. Possibly 8 months to wait for a car. Thankfully our fleet manager has told the dealer if its not delivered by end of August that they will cancel the order and allow me to get a Passat which I could have in 2 weeks. We were told June delivery after ordered in early February, then each month it goes to the next month.

[AndrewMac]

I ordered mine in April last year when they were first released and car came in October.

1000% worth the wait though . . . . . best car I've ever had by a mile (and I've had lots of work cars back to AU Fairmonts, VX Berlinas, VY, VYII Berlinas, BA Fairmonts, BF XR6s, VZ Acclaims and a stack of others like Camrys, Astras, Focus x 3 (nice diesel manual ones) over the years....!!)

I am thinking about getting a couple of things done to the car - it is an Ambiente, so I am thinking about plastidip the front grille in black and also an ECU remap tune . . . to take the specs to Trend/Titanium ecoboost specs.

[blue17]

Has anybody tried fuel economy with 91RON compared to 95RON (as recommend for max performance and fuel economy? Mine runs fine as far as power and driveability goes on 91RON but fuel is usage is averaging about 11.4 compared to previous diesel at about 6.5. Hard to justify the 20% difference in price depending on price cycle. Also can't understand how Falcon ecoboost gets nearly identical power and torque figures but better fuel figures with a lower compression ratio and heavier vehicle and based on using 91RON.

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by blue17

Has anybody tried fuel economy with 91RON compared to 95RON (as recommend for max performance and fuel economy?

I always put 95RON in mine and I'm getting about 11L/100 in mostly stop-start traffic use.

[R12RT]

I put diesel in mine and I'm getting 5.9L/100km.

[blue17]

Never thought about using diesel, will the fuel nozzle fit ?

I always thought that the ecoboost engines were the same for both the Falcon and Mondeo but know I see the Falcon is euro 4 comp 9.3:1 while Mondeo is euro 5 comp 10:1. I assume they have different heads and ECU settings and this explains why the Falcon can run on 91RON with same power fuel economy?

Also wish they had fitted a bigger fuel tank.

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by blue17

Also wish they had fitted a bigger fuel tank.

Same. I've never managed to get 500km before the low fuel (40km to empty) warning came on (which is when I fill up). That's easily done in my thirstier Fairmont.