Made a little trip to the Dealership after 9 days of owning the car... Even after reading the Manual, I couldn't figure out how to turn off A/C Compressor without shutting down the Climate Control System. According to the Owner's Manual, there are 3 apparent ways to turn the A/C off and on. 1. The 'touch screen' A/C soft key (with a green indicator showing when it is on) 2. The 'touch pad' A/C button below the screen (with a green light showing the A/C is on) 3. Voice Command "A/C On" or "A/C Off" Any of the above turns off the light next to the A/C button. However, the A/C Compressor is still running!!! Ford claims, this is the way it was engineered to work. People on this Forum and the Fusion Hybrid forum know this is not right. The Dealer suggested this 'Workaround' 1. Go into the Climate Control section of the MFD 2. Press the Dashboard Vents ventilation soft key option below the AUTO softkey on the MFD. 3. Touch the A/C button bottom middle of the MFD This is the only way to disengage the A/C compressor and gain 3-4 miles of EV range. The Climate Control System does not work according to the instructions in the Manual. No other Ford car or truck works this way. I would like to know that Ford knows of this defect so they can fix it in their next upgrade. Ford Fusion Energi Titanium 2013 638 mi.
