Loganfilm
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- '11 Limited 4WD
So.. I'm resigned that the current software is never going to allow the full functionality of the MFT and NAV systems to start up immediately. Perhaps a future software update will, though I doubt it.
I suggest this:
Remote start should begin the boot up process. It's silly that you start the thing and have it warm up or cool down and then it only begins the boot up when you get in and push the start button again with your foot on the brake. Time wasted that could have been used leading to immediate frustration.
There should be a way to keep it booted up. Say you're like me and you're in and out of the car all day long, constantly using the nav system. It's impractical to wait it out, no matter how fast they claim it works or does work in the future. I'm usually half way to where I'm going by the time it gets up and running (If it actually does run, which now it's not doing at all). The whole point is to actively have the system reroute you around bad traffic. I mostly know where I'm going, but the whole point of this is to give you an edge over the road in congested city traffic.
It should have an option to keep the Nav system up and running on battery power, with the car off, for an extended time. Maybe put a timer on it. I don't know. It should be something you actively choose, so you don't inadvertently run down your battery, but it should be an option for heavy users that are moving from place to place. It's silly to be forced to leave the car running for twenty minutes at idle to avoid the perilous boot up, or rather "boot maybe" to avoid this.
This would be an easy thing to program into the system. It may resolve a lot of frustration by heavy users. The very users that likely bought this car BECAUSE of the wish for this system to work as advertised.
I didn't want this to get buried in the feature suggestion thread, as I think this could really solve a lot of problems. That horrible Microsoft software just doesn't seem to work right without a lengthy boot up process. It feel like any early attempt to input commands, including HEAT AND AC can trip the thing up and make it go haywire. This is unacceptable.
Ford, please fix this.
P.S. If you live in the country and program your system for the occasional trip to the city or vacation, then you will never experience the frustrations that someone in a densely populated area that needs to find their way around will. There is no need to chime in here. We get it. You love it and think it's a neat gizmo when you mess with it. There are those of us that really rely on this tech to do our jobs. People in the field for whatever reason. We want this to be useful and not frustrating. It simply does not work the way that it should.
I suggest this:
Remote start should begin the boot up process. It's silly that you start the thing and have it warm up or cool down and then it only begins the boot up when you get in and push the start button again with your foot on the brake. Time wasted that could have been used leading to immediate frustration.
There should be a way to keep it booted up. Say you're like me and you're in and out of the car all day long, constantly using the nav system. It's impractical to wait it out, no matter how fast they claim it works or does work in the future. I'm usually half way to where I'm going by the time it gets up and running (If it actually does run, which now it's not doing at all). The whole point is to actively have the system reroute you around bad traffic. I mostly know where I'm going, but the whole point of this is to give you an edge over the road in congested city traffic.
It should have an option to keep the Nav system up and running on battery power, with the car off, for an extended time. Maybe put a timer on it. I don't know. It should be something you actively choose, so you don't inadvertently run down your battery, but it should be an option for heavy users that are moving from place to place. It's silly to be forced to leave the car running for twenty minutes at idle to avoid the perilous boot up, or rather "boot maybe" to avoid this.
This would be an easy thing to program into the system. It may resolve a lot of frustration by heavy users. The very users that likely bought this car BECAUSE of the wish for this system to work as advertised.
I didn't want this to get buried in the feature suggestion thread, as I think this could really solve a lot of problems. That horrible Microsoft software just doesn't seem to work right without a lengthy boot up process. It feel like any early attempt to input commands, including HEAT AND AC can trip the thing up and make it go haywire. This is unacceptable.
Ford, please fix this.
P.S. If you live in the country and program your system for the occasional trip to the city or vacation, then you will never experience the frustrations that someone in a densely populated area that needs to find their way around will. There is no need to chime in here. We get it. You love it and think it's a neat gizmo when you mess with it. There are those of us that really rely on this tech to do our jobs. People in the field for whatever reason. We want this to be useful and not frustrating. It simply does not work the way that it should.
