This easy-to-follow video will show you how to use Pro Power Onboard,* which you may have on your Ford vehicle, to provide electrical power to certain power tools and electronic devices.
*See Owner’s Manual for important operating instructions.
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0.673 -> (upbeat music)
4.593 -> - [Narrator] Your vehicle may be equipped
5.92 -> with an available feature
that can provide electricity
8.51 -> to operate certain power tools,
10.2 -> and other electronic devices.
12.28 -> It's called Pro Power Onboard
and here's how to use it.
16.02 -> When you start the vehicle
17.37 -> all Pro Power Onboard systems provide
19.67 -> 400 watt courtesy power
to outlets in the cabin.
23.31 -> One, 120 volt outlet on
the instrument panel.
26.6 -> One outlet on the back
of the center console.
29.68 -> The number of cargo bed outlets
31.29 -> depends on the system in your vehicle.
33.6 -> Two 120 volt outlets for
the 2 kilowatt system,
37.32 -> two 120 volt outlets for
the 2.4 kilowatt system,
41.58 -> four 120 volt outlets plus one
43.71 -> 240 volt outlet for the
7.2 kilowatt system.
48.36 -> LED indicators at all outlets
light up when the system is on
52.72 -> and turn off when the system is off.
55.14 -> The indicators flash when
the system is in fault mode.
58.86 -> To use the 2 kilowatt
Pro Power Onboard system,
61.85 -> start the engine, then press
63.97 -> the Pro Power Onboard
hard button located next
66.75 -> to the headlamp control
or, using the center stack
69.87 -> touchscreen press Features,
then Pro Power Onboard,
74.51 -> then Power, then Generator Mode.
80.15 -> Either method sends 2000
watts to the cabin outlets.
83.8 -> Press this button to
turn on the bed outlets.
86.28 -> They activate with 2
kilowatts full system power.
89.3 -> The combined power draw of all devices
91.52 -> in use must not exceed 2000 watts.
94.6 -> Monitor your power draw with the display
96.6 -> on the touchscreen.
98.264 -> A system shutdown indicates a condition
100.212 -> that has tripped Pro
Power Onboard protection.
103.33 -> Unplug all devices and reset it
105.222 -> with the center stack touchscreen.
108.06 -> In the 2 kilowatt
system, Utility Idle Mode
110.883 -> lets you remove the key, lock the vehicle
113.539 -> and keep all outlets on.
115.688 -> If your vehicle has a
key follow these steps.
118.845 -> Press utility Idle Mode, turn the key off.
122.091 -> The engine will keep running,
123.773 -> remove the key from the ignition.
126.237 -> To switch Utility Idle off,
128.34 -> insert the key into the ignition.
130.748 -> Turn the key just to the On position
133.108 -> not to the start position.
135.097 -> If you have the 2 kilowatt system
136.642 -> with push button start,
switch Utility Idle on
140.111 -> and off by pressing Utility
Idle Mode on the touchscreen.
144.476 -> To turn off the 2 kilowatt system,
146.742 -> press the hard button next
to the headlamp control.
149.963 -> The 2.4 or 7.2 kilowatt
systems are powered
153.615 -> by the hybrid battery pack
155.291 -> for the 3.5 liter PowerBoost
full hybrid engine.
159.093 -> With either system, hold
your foot on the brake
161.615 -> and press the start button
until its green light goes on.
165.201 -> If the hybrid battery
pack is at full charge
168.041 -> the engine will not start but the system
170.164 -> will be ready to activate.
172.245 -> Press the Power Button
Onboard hard button located
174.833 -> above the center stack touchscreen.
177.209 -> Then press Generator
Mode on the touchscreen
179.867 -> to send full power to
the outlets in the cabin.
183.277 -> Press this button to
turn on the bed outlets.
185.835 -> They activate with full system power.
188.332 -> Monitor your power draw with
the display on the touchscreen.
191.725 -> In the 2.4 kilowatt system,
the combined power draw
195.124 -> of all devices in use must
not exceed 2400 watts.
199.735 -> A system shut down indicates a condition
201.921 -> that has tripped Pro
Power Onboard protection.
204.755 -> Unplug all devices and reset it
206.54 -> with the center stack touchscreen.
208.875 -> In the 7.2 kilowatt system,
a combined 6 kilowatts
212.68 -> is available from the 120 volt outlets.
215.4 -> And the full 7.2 kilowatts is available
218.06 -> with the use of the 240 volt outlet.
220.87 -> Certain conditions can trip one
222.69 -> or more of three circuit breakers,
224.93 -> two in the bed panel and one in the cabin.
227.74 -> Check the center stack
screen, unplug all devices
230.87 -> and push the breaker
buttons to reset them.
233.69 -> You can lock the vehicle and the outlets
235.66 -> will continue to operate.
237.17 -> If the hybrid battery runs low on power,
239.83 -> the truck will start
automatically to recharge it.