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Nonsense. If you visit Ford's Italian site, you will see that the Mondeo (rumored to be the basis of the next North American Fusion) comes with a Nav system.

Hello, I know that car manufacturers reduce cost by using vinyl on non-seating surfaces for their "leather seats" offerings. I just feel that in my 2010 Fusion with leather seats, the definition of "seating surfaces" suffered a substantial reduction. It seems (judging from surface texture) that the only 'real' leather on the seat are the small patches under one's but and behind the lower back. Should I have saved my money and ordered some aftermarket leather covers instead? Bummer, heated seats only come with factory leather! On another note, do I use different cleaning products for these different surfaces?

Because my car is driven by myself and my wife, and we do not both share the same level of urgency to fill up as the needle creeps towards E. An accurate KM to E would convince my better half that it really IS the time to top it off.

I noticed similar changes after a long trip. But still, the computer it is way too optimistic. Even after driving more than 1000 KM ( > 600 miles) after returning from my trip, KM to E still projects at least 75% more KM than actual. B.T.W. since I returned from my long trip, I only drove my usual route, so whatever the distance it uses to calculate the average consumption, I must have driven more than that on the same route, so it should have a pretty good estimate of my fuel consumption. And it still does like I mentioned in my first post, KM to E drops 1.5 to 2 KM for every actual 1 KM driven. I learned to ignore it and go by trip odometer to estimate how many KMs I have in reserve. Brain matter triumphs over silicone chips yet again. :happy feet:

Hello, I noticed that the power-window disable switch (the one behind the four window up/down switches on the driver door) is not iluminated like the other switches on the door (lock/unlock, four window up/down switches, etc.). Is this normal or did the backlight for this switch go bad in my car (2010 SEL I4)?

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Because I keep my music is on my cell-phone, which doubles as my MP3 player, and I do want to take it with me when I leave the car.

Wow, you must have ordered the super-dee-duper trim level :hysterical2:

My poor dexterity! Indeed it is a flat USB but it is aligned vertically. I was sitting in the driver seat trying to plug in my USB cable using my sense of touch to do so. I assumed a flat USB would be alligned horizonatlly so as I failed to plug in the cable, I felt the receptacle and it felt narrow, so I assumed it is the square type. After reading your post, I went back and leaned across the driver seat so i can have a more comfortable look and sure it is a standard flat, vertical, USB port. Sorry for the confusing post!

I tried to hook up my phone (which also happens to be my MP3 player) to my 2010 SEL Fusion but to my surprise I found that ford has the square format USB receptacle (like the ones on the back of printers). All MP3 players, Phones, iPods, and iPhones I owned in the past all come with cables that have the flat format USB connector. I did not have much luck with finding adapters on the net or in my local electronics store. Does Ford offer a choice of which receptacle comes in the car? Can it be changed? How do you hookup your USB devices to Sync?

I always turn the ignition off and place the key in my pocket when I refuel (paranoid about someone driving away with my precious as I pay at the cashier). Still, my Kilometers to Empty (Canadian readout, eh?) is always an "optimistic" guess. I averages 16.5 L / 100 KM ( ~14.5 MPG, calculated manually using trip counter and liters of fuel as I fill up). The computer displays AVG L/100KM as 15. When I fill up, I usually put around 55 Liters. A simple calculation using my observed L/100KM value shows the tank is good for ~340 KM. Yet, the computer shows 550 KM to E. I have not read the manual yet regarding KM to E, but I wonder how the computer is calculating this figure. Even by its more optimistic L/100KM (15) the computer should display ~360 KM to E. But 550? That is ridiculous. Also as I drive, KM to E drops almost twice as fast as actual kilometers driven. It seems that the computer uses a preset L/100KM instead of average value it calculates when determining KM to E. As I drive, KM to E drops almost twice as fast as the actual KM driven.

The grill looks great. 2" lower are just too much for my taste. I would have gone with 1" only. But that's just my opinion.

I used to dab a little touch up paint using the brush provided but that usually resulted in a bead of paint that sticks out like a sore thumb. So I started doing what Desert Fusion suggested. Much better! Recently I started adding the following steps after filling the chipped hole with layers of touch-up paint: 1. Add another layer so that the touch up paint forms a little bump. 2. Get a piece of masking tape and cut a hole about the size of the chipped area and use it to mask the paint around the bump formed in step 1 above. 3. Use a piece of very fine grit sand paper and a wet sponge to wet-sand-paper this bump flush. 4. Use fine rubbing compound to further blend the repair area to its surrounding. 5. Apply wax. 6. Peel-off the masking tape and enjoy the almost invisible repair job.

Congratulations, it looks great. I was wondering about FM reception. Does it suffer?

This is EXACTLY what a lockable compartment is supposed to offer: an easy way to get things out of sight/easy reach. So instead of mucking around with out of sight nooks and crannies, you simply put things in a locked compartment. The valet guy who wouldn't think of lifting and proding around will be also deterred by a lockable compartment. For other thieves, nothing will stand in their way.