I just back yday from weekend getaway Treasure Hunt from KL to Bkt Gambang on my Focus... I use both D and S mode back and forth often typically when overtaking in trunk road on 'S' while cruising on highway at 'D' mode.. didn't noticed jerk when on 'S' mode on trunk road though... 'D' mode of course is linear climb acceleration without hectic...

I usually don't do any adjustment to my tyre unless it's time for rotation which I do it at 20k interval (some might do it at 15k and it depends).. while on the alignment I will only touch if I feel the car is not going in a straight form.. other than that I usually don't mess with them haha... Balancing is a must when rotation but alignment adjustment may not always be necessary unless the tyre makan aside or your car is not going straight... my 2 cents...

Let me check later when I go home, I do drive in 'S' mode but usually I switch it from 'D' in sudden motion mode hahaha just to overtake... I seldom take from standstill in 'S' mode... I will feedback tonight...

I tried full mode on 'S' travelling from Bkt Jalil to K.Kemuning and I don't feel any jerk or perhaps I am not sensitive enough to notice them hmm... I only feel the car sometimes feel uncertain in 'S' mode during traffic jam as because the RPM kicks up and have to immediately go down when you jam the brake... you can feel the transition of the RPM and gears in 'S' mode in this scenario is a bit rough and not as smooth as in 'D' mode but then I suspect due to the engine map in 'S' mode is more lively thus this behavior during crawl hours.. maybe this is the jerk you mentioned? Gently applying pressure on the brake or tapping it slightly reducing this nervous act of the RPM and transmission kick-back... that's my findings though... but I can live with it

I had to use 'S' mode at times because in 'D' mode the acceleration does lag a bit when I need the power instantly and somehow there is a bit of lag before it kicks in in 'D' mode... Typically when in trunk road where you know overtaking lorry or slower car is a split of a second and 'S' mode is perfect for faster RPM climb.. Maybe just my driving style as I am too used to driving a manual car which I can easily control the RPM and which gear to use at any given time...

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: Apr 21 2015, 07:51 AM

If Ford Focus 2.0L NA has a manual variant version I would grab it instantly hahaha.. the sheer engine brake with clutch grab is just fantastic... I just have to imagine it will come someday and one day lol... Focus ST is out of range lol..

I think it is because the ground clearance for the HB is a bit on the high side therefore the airflow is excessive at the bottom resulting in the nervous twitchy handling.. I believe if they lower down the HB for a diffuser will help to stabilize it at high-speed corner... it has 17" tyre and with torque vectoring techy, so I think the only thing messing around would be the aerodynamic of the center gravity...

It is fun but at times you will feel insecure as you would second guess if the Torque Vectoring and ESP is there to assists you... at times when you do fast long sweeping cornering (you know those highway entrance that almost a full circle 25 degree sweeping down to major highway) you tend to put the foot on and ride out the long corner but then at the same time you feel the car is sliding away as you press on but then it holds back... there is a tendency of accelerating more and it slides away again and you thought that you lost the car control but then it grips again lol... that's where there is a feeling that you just don't know what is the limit of the grip

I service my car for 10K recently at Ford 2020 Motor Trading Sdn Bhd (Seri Kembangan) and I need not to wait very long for the car to be serviced. This service center is a decent one and you need only like 2-3 days lead time for the appointment as compared to those big ones that is 3-4 weeks lead time.

All car insurance nowadays provide free car tow service (limited to certain km for the year). Btw, any RED exclamation indicator on your dashboard screen? Or when you navigate to the vehicle check screen any error found/diagnosed?

Hmm.. it's strange as it didn't registered by any of the sensors. I suspect it could either be the Transmission Control Module (TCM) which acts like a brain to up shift or down shift or the actual (mechatronics) electric motor/solenoid actuation which does the shift..

Sorry to hear this happen bro. How long is your car already? Do keep us posted here on your car and hope it is not a major one.

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: Apr 26 2015, 10:21 PM

Walao, which service centre staff told you that?!.. Ask him/her demo on their cars that walk near and cars unlock! lol...

Standard Ford Focus free service is 3 Years or 60,000KM which ever comes first.

Did you already encounter issue that you need to put in the fix? Just wanted to know... thanks...

I have a habit of turning everything off haha.. maybe I am used to all manual thingy lol...

I drove Proton Wira previously and I know exactly which screw you refer to... the adjustable camber screw and it cost about RM 45/piece (it's bloody expensive and the cost price I think is never more than RM 5/piece)? if not mistaken... I've changed them for my Wira both the front and back

However thinking of newer cars and more expensive cars like our Ford, it should not be necessary as I feel if those suspension engineer spend hours to implement the torque vectoring or the independent suspension system, they should have included in the adjustable camber screw as part of the package if it is really really necessary or important... I do not recommend to add or change the camber screw to 3rd party to mess around with your precious Ford ride... I always have a feeling that those adjustable camber screw easy the job for them to adjust the alignment perhaps?

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: May 9 2015, 07:30 AM

Strange as I have not noticed any burning smell... does the smell come into your cabin or only in the engine bay when you open the front boot? perhaps common burn scenario would be jammed brake pads on the disc or the clutch disc doesn't disengaged entirely from flywheel...

Yeah the smell does happen in my car too from the aircond when you turn on the car.. I put an Ambi Pur to overcome it

When you visit the Ford PJ, has the new building opposite activated? They claimed that the new building next to KIA centre will be only for Service which has more service bay while the existing HQ will only handle insurance claims and all others admin stuff.

Perhaps once the new building is open, it would be much better in handling all these backlog.

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: May 13 2015, 07:48 AM

I reinstall back my Papago P2PRO DVR on my Focus and immediately for night recording, it suffers from clarity due to all those fine prints of heat sensors on the front windscreen lol... all the lights reflects from those fine prints like mad creating focus issue for the DVR hahaha...

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Day recording is still fine as the reflection of fluorescent light is not as severe as night...

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: May 25 2015, 08:39 PM

Video quality would be much better at night if the screen is without the heater print as you can see all the incoming light source have multi reflection effect bouncing off those heater lines... when I mount it to my Wira last time, it was super clear hahaha.. but things have to go unfortunately...

Speedo shows higher speed than the Papago GPS although there is a slight delayed on the Papago like 1 seconds.