DOES WAKE UP TIME WORK IN SLEEP MODE FREE

What model year (MKC or Corsair) and how old is the battery? Is it the original factory battery? Are you the original owner?

In cases like this it is most often (but not always) a failing/failed battery. Let us know how you make out and good luck.

DOES WAKE UP TIME WORK IN SLEEP MODE FREE

If outside the New Vehicle Warranty, there are usually coupons for a free battery test available on the Ford Owner and Lincoln Owner websites. If the battery tests good (again, a proper load test), then there may be a parasitic draw that will need to be properly diagnosed and corrected by your Dealer.Īssuming your vehicles are still within the 4 year/50,000 mile New Vehicle Warranties, any issues would be covered under warranty. Does not matter if the battery is 1 month, 6 months or 2 years old, have it tested. Not an old fashioned battery meter/test, but a modern load test. Therefore, have your batteries professionally load tested. Add to this the colder weather of winter, and these warnings are going to occur more often. And short drives or idling do not help charge the battery much, if at all. The longer a car sits unused, the weaker the battery will become. This is especially true now that many of us are driving far less and less often. The 'Sleep Mode' warnings can be completely normal, according to the many factors previously mentioned in the many threads about this (and in our Owner Manuals). As Syl mentioned elsewhere, you can also keep your fob a good distance from the car, as the car senses the fob and goes into an amp using 'Alert' mode, even intermittently. If she starts up right away and there are no other issues, then in your case, this can be tolerated, or you can attach a trickle charger. If you drive infrequently (less than weekly), or for trips less than about 10 minutes, you might be seeing this message bc the car's diagnostic circuitry has correctly identified the drain and subsequent lowering of available amps. informed you there was no issue upon their inspection. It does not necessarily mean the car is disabled, which is perhaps why the service dept. 'Deep sleep' is (unnecessary and somewhat misleading) ) fancy speak for energy conservation, it's an automatic mode to conserve electricity by powering down non essential drains. When you say it is in 'deep sleep' mode, other than that admittedly ominous message, are there any symptoms? Is the battery actually dead? Will she start up right away?

Does wake up time work in sleep mode