Stupid (maybe not) Question

[ceilidhdog]

In preparing for a road trip in our 2013 FFH SE, I stacked a lot of stuff on the shelf that covers the HVB. My wife took a look, and said, "Won't that interfere with the batteries' ventilation?" I replied, "The batteries don't need ventilation." My (stupid or not) question: do they?

 

[marklally]

I'm pretty sure the HVB uses cabin air to cool, so nothing in the trunk should interfere.

 

[ceilidhdog]

That's what I thought. Thanks.

[murphy]

The place that you don't want to put anything is on the shelf behind the rear seat backs. That is where the air intake for the HVB is located.

[ceilidhdog]

Do you mean the shelf in front of the rear window? BTW, I see you've got Ice Storm, too. We love it.

[machoman1337]

Do you mean the shelf in front of the rear window? BTW, I see you've got Ice Storm, too. We love it.

 

Another Ice Storm owner! *high five*

 

Yes, the shelf behind the rear headrests in front of the rear windshield. Don't stack anything big there. All I placed there was a tissue box.

 

And yeah putting stuff on top of the HVB in the trunk is perfectly fine and often the only way to get big bags inside.

[murphy]

Also anything on the shelf behind the top of the rear seat backs becomes a missile aimed at your head in a panic stop situation.

[CCalvinN]

Also anything on the shelf behind the top of the rear seat backs becomes a missile aimed at your head in a panic stop situation.

 

That would be a pretty good incentive to get a good brake score!

[FordService]

In preparing for a road trip in our 2013 FFH SE, I stacked a lot of stuff on the shelf that covers the HVB. My wife took a look, and said, "Won't that interfere with the batteries' ventilation?" I replied, "The batteries don't need ventilation." My (stupid or not) question: do they?

Hi ceilidhdog,

 

Per your Owner Manual, the high voltage battery is cooled by cabin air pulled into the high voltage battery through vents in the rear package tray. Avoid placing objects on the package tray which could block air flow through the vents.

 

Have a great trip!

 

Meagan

[Texasota]

Per your Owner Manual, the high voltage battery is cooled by cabin air pulled into the high voltage battery through vents in the rear package tray. Avoid placing objects on the package tray which could block air flow through the vents.

The name assigned to this shelf behind the seats is kind of ironic. We should not put anything there because of safety reasons and battery ventilation which seems sensible and reasonable. Yet, it is called a "package tray". :gaah:

[murphy]

That's in the same class as

 

Park on a driveway and drive on a parkway.

[tr7driver]

You can sit in the waiting room, or wait in the sitting room.

[FordService]

The name assigned to this shelf behind the seats is kind of ironic. We should not put anything there because of safety reasons and battery ventilation which seems sensible and reasonable. Yet, it is called a "package tray". :gaah:

Well, you can put things there, but just not where the vents will be blocked. :)

 

Meagan

[Texasota]

Well, you can put things there, but just not where the vents will be blocked. :)

 

Meagan

It would be okay to put your cookies up there, right? ;)

[GrySql]

Well, you can put things there, but just not where the vents will be blocked. :)

 

Meagan

Oh, good. Now I can put my bobble, wobble solar powered Hula Dancer back! :)

 

 

[FordService]

It would be okay to put your cookies up there, right? ;)

 

Or I can just take them. ;)

 

Oh, good. Now I can put my bobble, wobble solar powered Hula Dancer back! :)

 

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Sounds good to me!

 

Meagan