Ford Mustang Mach-E presents a jump start problem

Mustang Mach-E

As we ready our next video on jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries, we find that getting inside a Ford Mustang Mach-E in this state is a challenge, to say the least. Ford does not supply a vehicle key or a key cylinder to use it in.

In a page right out of the Tesla playbook, a pair of wires need to be accessed through the front bumper just to be able to access the 12-volt battery, which is located on the driver’s side of the frunk.

There is a cover at the front of the vehicle below the headlight that needs to be removed (right). Press firmly on the top right edge of the cover. This will cause the opposite lower edge to rise. Pull the cover towards you.

This exposes to terminals (far right), one red or positive, the other black or negative. Connect them properly to a 12-volt power supply. This will immediately release the frunk’s latches. Now you have access to the area hiding the 12-volt start battery.

Next, you’ll need to remove the cover along the driver’s side. It is held in place by clips. Start at the back pulling up and work your way to the front (right).

Now the car can be jump started, connecting to the positive jump point (lower left), which has a plus sign imprinted on it, and the Mach-E battery ground point (second image, lower left). The battery’s cable end should be visible.

For the record, at DashboardSymbols.com. we feel that every vehicle built must be supplied with a mechanical key and key cylinder to use it in for access in case of a dead key fob battery or a dead start battery. And that further, those mechanical keys must exist in the key fob! We’re looking at you Hyundai Motor Corp.!

The machinations shown are purely the result of car companies trying their best to be clever with little consideration for the health and safety of their customers. Or even simply how much of a pain in the backside it is to get

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