Drive Mode default

[3 Golfer]

Called Ford today to see if they could change the drive mode default system. Has anyone else tried to have them change the default system?

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[roket]

default drive mode will always be normal, there's no changing it unless Ford releases an update that makes it a feature

 

[HWill]

Yeah, I don't see that being an option by Ford. I don't why they didnt give you the option to keep last drive mode on start-up like other Ford Vehicles.

 

[Mustang1987]

I keep my drive mode on normal, but my cluster them always reverts back to normal after I change it to the sport cluster. A friend of mine has the 2024 also but his stays on his selected cluster theme. Anyone know what the problem for me is?

 

[JimC]

My son-in-law is an engineer with Stellantis and he told me that the reason it defaults to the "stock" settings is for federal regulation and liability issues. If it wasn't set to the factory default for example the EPA regulations would not be met by the car "as delivered". Not a problem if you make changes for your driving experience, but the default is what the EPA measured so the car has to default to that setting when you turn it off.

Secondarily is the liability. If a manufacturer allowed you to have it save the settings, like all the nannies turned off, and someone then drives the car and has an accident that could have been prevented by the TCS, then the manufacturer faces a claim for allowing the car to be left that way. As an attorney, I can see that liability and how it would play out at a trial.

 

[NightSurgeX2]

I keep my drive mode on normal, but my cluster them always reverts back to normal after I change it to the sport cluster. A friend of mine has the 2024 also but his stays on his selected cluster theme. Anyone know what the problem for me is?

You might have the setting turned on to match your driving mode?

 

[Mustang1987]

You might have the setting turned on to match your driving mode?

Driving mode is always "normal" for me, so I couldn't have the setting turned on to match my driving mode if the cluster is set to sport. I feel like I've searched everything and can't find out why lol

 

[Dena]

The default is normal mode with the exception of quiet mode which can be configured timed on or always on. That can't be changed however some on the site have defined a custom mode which they can activate with one press of the button on the wheel. This link is one you should look at.

 

[IPOGT]

My son-in-law is an engineer with Stellantis and he told me that the reason it defaults to the "stock" settings is for federal regulation and liability issues. If it wasn't set to the factory default for example the EPA regulations would not be met by the car "as delivered". Not a problem if you make changes for your driving experience, but the default is what the EPA measured so the car has to default to that setting when you turn it off.

Secondarily is the liability. If a manufacturer allowed you to have it save the settings, like all the nannies turned off, and someone then drives the car and has an accident that could have been prevented by the TCS, then the manufacturer faces a claim for allowing the car to be left that way. As an attorney, I can see that liability and how it would play out at a trial.

That all makes complete sense. As far as how liability plays out in almost any trial, from my lay perspective it usually turns out to be somewhat of a circus.

 

[TXGT29]

I didn't want to create a whole new thread on this, so hoping I can get response in here.

So I developed multiple (4) custom modes for different conditions. Question is, do not all 4 different custom modes get added to the cycle with the steering wheel buttons? Looks like it only touches the latest custom mode that was chosen on the mymustang screen.

Am I correct here? So to select the correct custom mode I want, I need to go through mymustang screen in lieu of steering wheel buttons?

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