Ford Focus: Flawless...

net wrote: 


I have a 2005 ZX3 SE with the factory installed six disc
CD/MP3 player in it and that is exactly the way mine works.
I guess Ford thinks that someone may leave the CD player
on (with the volume turned down) and run the battery down.

Another annoying thing that I don't like about the way Ford
does their electrical systems is that you have to have your
key in to put the (power) windows up or down.
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In alt.autos.ford.focus Bill R <com>: 
 

Like the Focus any Ford I owned had a position on the ignition
lock, which would just turn on the radio, nothing else. Can't
remember how the original Focus Radio worked, was the first thing
thrown out after a day, but I suspect the same way.
 

Mine (1999 2l wagon) can at least put all windows up, via remote
control on the key. AFAIK newer ones can although put them down,
a feature I'd like to have to get some heat out, if it stood half
day in the sun, before entering.

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The CDplayer/radio turns on without the key in my 2001 ZX3.

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Never looked in the manual to see if can adjust the time, but if you press
the volume button in my '01 ZX3 with the key out the stereo/cd will play for
1 hour before it shuts itself off, the display reads "1 HR" when you press
the button.

John Cairns

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:00:49 GMT, "John Cairns"
<jgcairns@-removethis-sbcglobal.net> wrote:

:>
:><net> wrote in message
:>news:googlegroups.com...
:>>I guess maybe I'm lucky, or people maybe only post when theres a
:>> problem. My 2001 Focus SE has been flawless. Anyway I just put a new
:>> Ford mp3 player in it. Mine didn't come with one back in 2001 you know.
:>> A friend gave me one out of her 2003 (which has also been flawless?).
:>> The wiring didn't exactly match up and I'm wondering if I got
:>> everything right or not. I can turn my stereo on without the key in the
:>> ignition. Is this proper? Other than that unexpected oddity (i guess
:>> that is my question- how does yours work?) everyhting is perfect....
:>
:>
:>Never looked in the manual to see if can adjust the time, but if you press
:>the volume button in my '01 ZX3 with the key out the stereo/cd will play for
:>1 hour before it shuts itself off, the display reads "1 HR" when you press
:>the button.
:>
:>John Cairns
:>

Yep my '01 SE Wagon, '02 ZX5 and '04 SVTF are all like that.

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