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Just thought I'd add this as I'm replacing the transmission fluid on my newly acquired 2015 Transit Connect with the Ecoboost 1.6L engine and I noticed that it's different than most everything I've seen discussed on this forum. The transmission in my van has the indicator plug on the right side of the axle and uses a 10mm hex plug instead of a bolt. Here's a couple of pictures of what it looks like. So if you have the Ecoboost engine, this might be what your indicator plug looks like.

Starting batteries don't make good deep cycle batteries, but the reverse isn't necessarily true. The AGM I installed has 50% more "cold cranking amps" than the stock battery and they wouldn't rate it that way if it wasn't intended to see duty as a starting battery, nor would they be offering a three year free replacement. As a general rule, AGM's handle higher recharge currents much better than flooded batteries do I have a 1994 Miata which came with an AGM battery mounted in the trunk - AGM's are the stock battery in many more cars these days. Anyway, I replaced the OEM battery in my Miata with a deep cycle Optima Yellow top and that lasted me almost exactly 10 years before I had to replace it . . . . with another deep cycle Optima When the AGM I put in my TC fails, I'll report back here . . . . if this forum is still around then ;-) Don