Chip Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I looked through this forum and it looks really useful. I have a lot of questions about the Connect and I hope other members can point me in the right direction if the question has already been covered in the forum. First question, is about the forum. My Connect is a 2021, which is not a selectable year when filling in the new member questionnaire. I selected 2020, the closest year offered. Anybody know how to correct? Anybody know how to adjust the brightness of the 4.2" display? The display often shifts into night mode when the sky darkens a little, or when something overhead is shading the vehicle. My old eyes can't make out diddly on the display when it is bright out and the display is night mode. I sometimes sleep in my Connect and would like to lock the vehicle, but I'm not sure what happens when you lock the vehicle with the FOB inside. Can you lock the FOB in? What's under the decks in the area where the passenger Connects have footwells for the second and third rows? Any way to reclaim that space? So, those are some of the questions I have. My local Ford dealer was useless on those and other questions, and I'm hoping for better responses from this user community. My Connect is a '21, 4-cylinder. I have done a bit of customizing and my goal is to make it comfortable for sleeping while maintaining the vehicles utility as a load hauler. So, I don't want to totally RV it. So far, I've been comfortable on an air mat on the floor. However, that requires shifting all the load out of the way to clear a little isle for the mat. Then, I shift it all back onto the floor for driving. I need a better system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Have you tried the dash light adjuster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 Just found a thread by Mike Chill on getting under the false floor of the cargo deck. Day 1 and already finding great nuggets of info on this forum! Mrtn, I thought I tried everything, but it's been a year now and I don't remember what I tried. My memory is that the dash lighting and the 4.2" display brightness are independent, but I'll double check. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 See if there is an Auto Dimming setting in the menus on the display between the tach and speedo. Use the buttons on the steering wheel to scroll through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 6:05 PM, mrtn said: Have you tried the dash light adjuster? Wow, MRTN had it right. After more than a year driving the Connect, I finally found the dimmer function located next to the head-light control knob works to adjust the brightness of the 4.2" display. I'd looked all through the settings of the display, controlled by the radio knobs, and the menus of the settings accessed via the steering wheel buttons. And all the while, there was a dimmer control down by the exterior light controls. Other than the fact that I can't see down there when seated in the driving position, and I couldn't find anything about it in the user manual, I don't know what took me so long. Some times, even after the answer is pointed out, I just have to learn the hard way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 FYI, the maximum brightness setting when the headlights are ON is not 100%. The display will always be brighter when the headlights are OFF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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