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After waiting since my order on January 10, 2012, my SBY Boss arrived May 14. I arrived moments after it came off the hauler. Love the color. My sales guy let me drive across the parking lot for the Pre-delivery Inspection. We headed off the sign the papers.
Slipping behind the wheel and firing her up for the first time...all the shipping materials still in tact, is a wonderful feeling. I proceed to pull out onto the highway and it occurs to me, this thing feels really sluggish. The computer still has to "learn" i tell myself.
Red light, first gear, pedal down...not much happens. No growl and very little acceleration. Not good. Turn around head back to the dealer. Take the sales manager for a ride. He agrees. Not right. Check the dash for lights or codes. None shown. Try the Red Key he says. No change. He has no idea after that.
So i take her home for a bath, pictures of all the shipping labels and documentation and finally some pampering. I am somewhat deflated but with an appointment to take her back first thing in the am. Upon closer inspection, the drivers side exhaust resonator is 50% crushed. No doubt a result of the shippers. No problem. I have another 500 hp toy and know this problem would produce the level of poor performance i am experiencing. I cannot stand it any longer and have to start trouble shooting it myself.
I take the air inlet off to the throttle body, turn on the key and check to make sure the throttle blades open completely. They do. Now I am really worried but its late in the day and i have a flight to catch the next morning. Time to put her to bed.
My wife, a mechanical engineer that loves a challenge turns to her favorite research tool early the next morning. The net. Her findings indicate perhaps the car is in "transport mode". I learn while in the shower. "Never heard of it" i say "and i have been on the BossMustangsonline forum for hours and hours." But, i'll give the fix a try.
The instructions she read said to disconnect the negative battery terminal for10 seconds. Do not start the car but turn the key on and then off ." Then start as usual.
And with that, my Boss had arrived. What a monster!
Shame on the PDI technician at the dealer for not following the instructions and making all of us worry.
Now the real question: How to re-enable transport mode as a valet mode?
Slipping behind the wheel and firing her up for the first time...all the shipping materials still in tact, is a wonderful feeling. I proceed to pull out onto the highway and it occurs to me, this thing feels really sluggish. The computer still has to "learn" i tell myself.
Red light, first gear, pedal down...not much happens. No growl and very little acceleration. Not good. Turn around head back to the dealer. Take the sales manager for a ride. He agrees. Not right. Check the dash for lights or codes. None shown. Try the Red Key he says. No change. He has no idea after that.
So i take her home for a bath, pictures of all the shipping labels and documentation and finally some pampering. I am somewhat deflated but with an appointment to take her back first thing in the am. Upon closer inspection, the drivers side exhaust resonator is 50% crushed. No doubt a result of the shippers. No problem. I have another 500 hp toy and know this problem would produce the level of poor performance i am experiencing. I cannot stand it any longer and have to start trouble shooting it myself.
I take the air inlet off to the throttle body, turn on the key and check to make sure the throttle blades open completely. They do. Now I am really worried but its late in the day and i have a flight to catch the next morning. Time to put her to bed.
My wife, a mechanical engineer that loves a challenge turns to her favorite research tool early the next morning. The net. Her findings indicate perhaps the car is in "transport mode". I learn while in the shower. "Never heard of it" i say "and i have been on the BossMustangsonline forum for hours and hours." But, i'll give the fix a try.
The instructions she read said to disconnect the negative battery terminal for10 seconds. Do not start the car but turn the key on and then off ." Then start as usual.
And with that, my Boss had arrived. What a monster!
Shame on the PDI technician at the dealer for not following the instructions and making all of us worry.
Now the real question: How to re-enable transport mode as a valet mode?
He must have set up right after I left the dealership because he wasn't there when I left.
