jasper7821 Posted July 9, 2018 at 07:13 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 at 07:13 PM Do any of the lines represent kilowatts? The Empower lines doesn’t seem to match up with the Engage lines.I wish there was a watt meter like a instant MPG in an ICE car.Or is there something that can plug into the OBD that can read watts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeves002 Posted July 10, 2018 at 08:31 PM Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 at 08:31 PM Do any of the lines represent kilowatts? The Empower lines doesn’t seem to match up with the Engage lines.I wish there was a watt meter like a instant MPG in an ICE car.Or is there something that can plug into the OBD that can read watts ?I don't remember which is which. On the one that has the motor and battery: You can max the battery graph out and there is still more acceleration past that. My guess is they didn't change the programming from the hybrids since the energi has a little more oomph. The other graph which shows just one bar I think is more accurate. I've found that it isn't linear. About the second line is 50A current but the 4th or 5th line (before auto mode would kick the motor in) is nearly 200A of current. You can measure the wattage yourself. The BECM outputs the current (A) and voltage of the battery pack. FORScan or Torque are good ways to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper7821 Posted July 10, 2018 at 10:36 PM Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 at 10:36 PM Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeves002 Posted July 11, 2018 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 at 03:02 PM Little more testing thismorning. In EV now mode/auto with motor off the empower display is linear with the engage electric use bar until the second bar. The second to third bar on empower is 50-100% on the engage. I didn't connect FORScan to look at the actual current usage at each bar but I'll do that on the way home if I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper7821 Posted July 19, 2018 at 04:01 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 at 04:01 PM (edited) I bought a WiFi OBD reader and now when my car is plugged into my home 220 the MyFordMobile app will not connect to the car. It will connect when I'm at work and on the road but not when at home on 220 or not plugged in. I'm thinking something happened with the car's WiFi and is not letting the app connect to the car.This happens when the OBD reader is plugged in out not plugged in as well.I have to go to the car now and start it to pre-condition it.Any suggestions ?Thanks Edited July 19, 2018 at 04:02 PM by jasper7821 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 19, 2018 at 06:08 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 at 06:08 PM The car uses a cellular data transceiver on the AT&T network to connect to the Ford servers. Do you have a strong AT&T signal in your garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper7821 Posted July 19, 2018 at 09:34 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 at 09:34 PM I'm not sure, I'll have to look but it's always been fine and only happened after I installed the OBD reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 20, 2018 at 12:04 AM Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 at 12:04 AM OBD readers can cause problems. It is impossible to run a Vehicle Health Report with anything connected to the OBD port. July 31, 2018 is the last day a VHR can be run. They are killing the feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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