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Hi all,

Just something to chat about. The past week my FordPass app has decided to go on strike. When I go into it it comes up with the message "Vehicle in Battery Saver Mode".

Please bear with me. I know about this happening when the car battery is low. Yesterday after returning from a decent length trip  the FordPass app was up and running. This morning it wasn't.

On carrying out a voltage check on the battery with a volt meter I get a reading of 12.43 volts. On doing another check via my RewireSecurity tracker I get 12.47 volts.

I would have thought even 12.43 volts was enough for FordPass to work. Any ideas? 

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    The TCU (modem) has its own battery.

    It might be that the SoC isn't high enough to allow it to charge the TCU battery enough to disable deep sleep.

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    Mine seems to go into battery saver mode if I haven't started the car for 24 hours.......or if it gets very cold over night, which is great on frosty mornings and I'm looking at the car through the kitchen window 😞

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    As you say Steve it appears mine has suddenly decided it doesn't like the cold weather if I haven't started it for a couple of days. It really isn't much use to me as the car is garaged so I don't need to start from the house on a cold morning. I know where my nearest dealer is and I could find one via the internet if I am on holiday.

    The only thing I would find useful is the "emergency assistance" button as this gives exact location to the emergency services. After doing a bit of investigation today I have found that once my car is running FordPass works so "emergency assistance" would be available. So now I that would be available no more sleepless nights. 😌

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