I had a Mk3.5 and this did reset the seats and steering wheel when switched off. I've now got a 4.5 and it does I think retain the settings as yours does, from the few times I've had them on. It did surprise me, presumably it's a Mk4 thing?

The original wheel brace? Alloy nuts have a thin cap over them to make them 19mm. Often the cap falls off, then they end up as 18mm. From your picture they look like alloy nuts with the caps fallen off/removed but I would need to see the taper on the base of the nut to be sure.

The nuts fitted (from steel wheels) are 18mm. The ones off the alloys are 19mm

No option in the UK - ST-L X is now 18s only. You can have 17** on ST-L and Titanium, albeit with reduced spec as David mention, although the ST-L has powerfold mirrors. (They did the same with the Fiesta here before it was dropped) ** 215/55 tyre sidewall depth: 118.25mm Looking at the UK price list, you don't seem to get that much more with the X for a price difference of around £1650.

Despite the hike in price, my local filling station seems as busy as ever, though they seem to be out of certain grades more often than usual. Likewise I've seen no reduction in traffic. According to the media, people are cutting back on driving in view of the fuel hikes, but I've seen no real evidence of it. Or perhaps they're doing a grand tour of the EV showrooms?😀

My mum recently bought a full options ST-Line-X 155 HP MHEV Powershift. At first, I was surprised that it came with 17 Inch wheels instead of the standard 18 Inch wheels. This however was because the all-weather tyre option was selected. When selecting the all-weather tyre option you get smaller wheels for €300,- extra. In my opinion this is the best of both worlds. The ST-Line-X trim level without the 18 Inch wheels. We have also driven other examples of the exact same car with the standard 18 Inch wheels. I was actually surprised how harsh the ride was on 18 Inch wheels.

My somewhat facetious reply would be get rid of the car and get one without the stupid electric parking brake. Why anyone thought this was a good idea beggars belief. Imagine being broken down on a busy road and unable to move the car to safety. The tried and trusted manual handbrake has been used since the year dot. If it ain't broke don't fix it. My serious reply would be that @Aj t is very likely right, especially as it's a Mk4. Another stupid idea means they don't charge their batteries adequately.

Did you solve this? Mines exactly the same, ford are useless and have said it’s pads which it isn’t. Really ready to sell at this point

Don't like having to visit a petrol station today to put petrol in a courtesy car today. . Hyundai i20 3 cylinder manual. Yuk. Didn't use it much today so thought I would put a fiver in .wow, not even a gallon. Ended up putting in £7 worth. Thats 500miles in my money!!

This is what's fitted on the alloys The wheelbrace fits those, but is too small for the ones that came in a bag from the alloys