ceilidhdog Report post Posted September 27, 2015 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? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marklally Report post Posted September 27, 2015 I'm pretty sure the HVB uses cabin air to cool, so nothing in the trunk should interfere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceilidhdog Report post Posted September 27, 2015 That's what I thought. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted September 27, 2015 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceilidhdog Report post Posted September 28, 2015 Do you mean the shelf in front of the rear window? BTW, I see you've got Ice Storm, too. We love it. 1 machoman1337 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machoman1337 Report post Posted September 28, 2015 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted September 28, 2015 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCalvinN Report post Posted September 28, 2015 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! 1 machoman1337 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FordService Report post Posted September 28, 2015 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted September 28, 2015 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: 2 hybridbear and machoman1337 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted September 28, 2015 That's in the same class as Park on a driveway and drive on a parkway. 2 GrySql and hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted September 29, 2015 You can sit in the waiting room, or wait in the sitting room. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FordService Report post Posted September 29, 2015 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted September 29, 2015 Well, you can put things there, but just not where the vents will be blocked. :) MeaganIt would be okay to put your cookies up there, right? ;) 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrySql Report post Posted September 29, 2015 Well, you can put things there, but just not where the vents will be blocked. :) MeaganOh, good. Now I can put my bobble, wobble solar powered Hula Dancer back! :) 2 Texasota and machoman1337 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FordService Report post Posted September 30, 2015 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! :) Screen Shot 2015-09-29 at 1.55.13 PM.png Sounds good to me! Meagan 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites