howardbc Posted February 22, 2014 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 at 06:29 PM I have 5800 miles on my 2013 Ford Fusion Energi now. I was expecting to get a notice around 5k miles that I would need to take my car in for regular scheduled maintenance, but I haven't received a notice via Sync or email or snail mail. The car is running great. It recently sat for 5+ days because I was sick but it cranked right up just fine (no 12v problems) when I finally was able to take it out for a spin. And my Lifetime Summary just hit 80.4 MPG. Maybe the notice of required maintenance comes via MyFordMobile app, but I have been neglecting it for some time. I had it on my Android phone. But I just downloaded/installed the newest version and it is working great so far. Am so pleased to be able to lock my car remotely, even though I'm sure this feature has always been available. Sometimes I will park and go into a store or restaurant and then wonder if I locked the car. It's very nice to have this ability. I did look in the owner's manual for anything about scheduled maintenance, but it sounded like I am supposed to be notified via Sync. I haven't seen it. Or is there some kind of an icon that pops up on one's dash? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted February 22, 2014 at 08:31 PM Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 at 08:31 PM The oil change interval on an Energi is 20,000 miles or 2 years, whichever comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardbc Posted February 22, 2014 at 09:49 PM Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 at 09:49 PM Wow! That is amazing! Thank you, Murphy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energized Posted February 22, 2014 at 11:24 PM Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 at 11:24 PM (edited) "Your vehicle is equipped with the Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor® system, which displays a message in the information display at the proper oil change interval. This interval may be up to two years or 20000 miles " The key phrase is "may be up to" two years. It depends on the number of EV miles vs the number of miles the engine was propelling the car. The more EV miles the longer the oil will last. Other things factor in as week, such as the number of cold starts. For an idea of how your oil life is doing, there is an oil life indicator in one of the menus on the screen to the left of the speedometer. It will indicate the percentage of oil life left. It starts at 100% and declines down to 0% Edited February 22, 2014 at 11:25 PM by Energized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardbc Posted February 23, 2014 at 01:24 AM Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 at 01:24 AM Thanks, Energized. I'll have to look for that icon. 70-80% of my miles are EV so I should be in pretty good shape, but I'll look for that indicator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted February 27, 2014 at 07:27 AM Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 at 07:27 AM (edited) One downside to such long intervals in oil changes is that it takes away from my routine on tire rotation. Remember that it is still necessary to rotate the tires 5,000 to 10,000 miles (I prefer to do it more often). I use to do this at the same time of the oil change (every 5,000). I am also not sure that I will let the oil stay in the car more than a year, even though I know that they use a synthetic blend. I can not find any time lines on how long synthetic oils should last. I have always used 6 months for traditional oils. Edited February 27, 2014 at 07:34 AM by meyersnole howardbc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffPrice Posted March 22, 2014 at 12:19 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 at 12:19 AM Is there any way to find out how many miles have been driven just on electric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted March 22, 2014 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 at 12:38 AM Is there any way to find out how many miles have been driven just on electric?From the Owner's Manual Lifetime Summary:• Distance - The distance traveled onbattery power only (EV distance) andRegen distance are displayed. Regendistance is the estimated range gainedfrom energy recaptured throughregenerative braking.• Energy Use - Average fuel economy.• Brake Score - The average percentageof braking energy recaptured andreturned to the high voltage batterythrough regenerative braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted March 22, 2014 at 05:04 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 at 05:04 PM Is there any way to find out how many miles have been driven just on electric?Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but the EV distance displayed includes the EV distance driven while in hybrid mode, not just the distance driven in EV only mode. If you calculate mpg of gasoline by subtracting EV distance from total miles and dividing by the number of gallons used, it is a horrifyingly low figure because it does not include the EV miles that are a part of driving as a normal hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kybuck Posted March 22, 2014 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 at 10:23 PM That is correct. You could try to subtract out the regen miles, but that is "only an estimate", and also includes regen miles in EV mode. I wish there was a straightforward way to display miles driven off of plug-in power (including regen when driving off of plug-in power). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy314 Posted March 31, 2014 at 07:32 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 07:32 PM You can also look up your % oil life in the left side info window... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardbc Posted March 31, 2014 at 07:58 PM Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 07:58 PM Thanks, shaggy. I don't have this automatically displaying, but it's one of many options I need to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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