Spdloader

It's working properly, the wife's '04 Explorer has the same feature, and her
SportTrack before that.

Spdloader




"wolfpuppy" <togrul@fuse.net> wrote in message
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> I notice with my '99 Lincoln Navigator that after shutting of the
> engine, the radio will continue to play, even when the key is removed,
> then turning off, as it should do, when the door is opened to exit. Now,
> I understand why it would go off after opening the door--that only makes
> sense. And I thought the idea of being able to continue to listen to
> music on the stereo with the engine off was a good one, too. But, while
> waiting for a bay to open at the local JiffyLube for my overdue oil change
> and listening to the radio, it simply shut off after around four or five
> minutes. I could "reactivate" the radio by turning the key to "on" and
> back again (without starting the engine) and I could listen for another
> few minutes, and the radio would go off again. This has happened before
> under the same circumstances.
>
> When I talked to a tech at a Ford dealership around here, he said that
> there is no accessory mode, like all cars used to have, in the navigator.
> He went on to say that Ford probably has some sort of smart chip in the
> system someplace that notes the power drain and shuts the radio down after
> a few minutes to preserve battery power. He guessed that the sound system
> in the navigator, which I got to admit is pretty kickin', might draw
> enough watts that to run it for very long with the engine off might result
> in problems starting.
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced this in their
> navigator or, I would imagine, the expedition as well. If it does draw
> that much power, I guess there isn't much I can do, nor should I. If it
> doesn't, might there be a work-around whereby one could continue to listen
> to the sound system without it shutting down quickly? Interesting
> problem, though.
>