Bronco restarts itself while moving - MT

[MNBronc]

I was surprised the Bronco restarted itself when I stalled it with the manual transmission while still moving. I was headed up a small incline in crawler- I was shifting into first but missed and hit third. I immediately knew it- so as I was shifting to first the Bronco restarted itself and was running by the time I got into first gear. All seamless.
I wasn't quite sure I believed that happened so I tested it again. Just going around a corner on the street, I purposely put it in fifth and let out the clutch to stall it. As I pushed in the clutch to shift to second, it restarted itself all while moving.
Weird but cool tech.

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[redone17]

Safety net! It’s saved me in some precarious situations. Especially when I was first learning to off-road the MT.

Off-subject: Does Sport Mode automatically put you in 4A with the MT? I know it did it with the Auto and drove me nuts.

 

[MNBronc]

Safety net! It’s saved me in some precarious situations. Especially when I was first learning to off-road the MT.

Off-subject: Does Sport Mode automatically put you in 4A with the MT? I know it did it with the Auto and drove me nuts.

Yes- Sport mode puts it in 4A with MT. I think the biggest value of sport mode is shift points in the AT. I have not found the value of sport mode with MT yet.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I was surprised the Bronco restarted itself when I stalled it with the manual transmission while still moving. I was headed up a small incline in crawler- I was shifting into first but missed and hit third. I immediately knew it- so as I was shifting to first the Bronco restarted itself and was running by the time I got into first gear. All seamless.
I wasn't quite sure I believed that happened so I tested it again. Just going around a corner on the street, I purposely put it in fifth and let out the clutch to stall it. As I pushed in the clutch to shift to second, it restarted itself all while moving.
Weird but cool tech.

Hi there, I'd be happy to look into your Bronco concerns on my end. Will you send us a message with your VIN and dealership info? I can look into things on my end.

 

[MNBronc]

Hi there, I'd be happy to look into your Bronco concerns on my end. Will you send us a message with your VIN and dealership info? I can look into things on my end.

Not a concern. I assume it is functioning as designed.

 

[bodean]

As designed.

You can also go from a stop without touching the gas pedal, it will raise the RPMS for you.

 

[redone17]

Yes- Sport mode puts it in 4A with MT. I think the biggest value of sport mode is shift points in the AT. I have not found the value of sport mode with MT yet.

Value? I drive in sport mode a majority of the time with my MT. Perhaps I value FUN! I’m still averaging 18.5 MPG.

 

[JBlanco]

Not a concern. I assume it is functioning as designed.

Maybe they don't know? It's not like they built the thing!
All kidding aside, I think that's a bot auto response.

I rented an Opel diesel station wagon with a manual transmission in France and I stalled it. Quicker than I could say "oh shit" the engine was running again, this was when I learned about this technology. It helped me save face when driving my coworkers around town.

 

[BroncoAZ]

The manual trans is really well thought out. I also like how the cruise control can stay active through a shift.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

As designed. The newer Mustangs do it also.

Sport mode does not put my drivetrain into 4A. But... I have the standard 4x4 transfer case, not the advanced one. I'm a desert rat, snow is for other people, I have no use for 4A.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

The manual trans is really well thought out. I also like how the cruise control can stay active through a shift.

Honestly, that really annoys me. Have to see if that can be disabled somehow. When I tap the clutch, I want it to take it out of cruse. That's what I have done for 20 years.

 

[BroncoAZ]

Honestly, that really annoys me. Have to see if that can be disabled somehow. When I tap the clutch, I want it to take it out of cruse. That's what I have done for 20 years.

I used to commute up and down I-17 from Flagstaff to Phx regularly. On those long grades with my VW Passat TDI 6MT I hated having to hit the resume button after each 5-6 or 6-5 shift.

 

[TN_Badlands]

Seems like this would take all the fun out of learning to drive a manual, getting all embarrassed at a red light when you’ve restarted it for the 12th time lol. I ordered the auto but after reading this I would like to drive one now and see how it compares to the old 95 F150 with the 4.9 and Mazda 5 speed haha

 

[AZ_Liberty]

I used to commute up and down I-17 from Flagstaff to Phx regularly. On those long grades with my VW Passat TDI 6MT I hated having to hit the resume button after each 5-6 or 6-5 shift.

Yeah, but if I see a cop, I want to tap the clutch to kill the cruse. Tapping the brakes flashes your brake lights.

 

[BroncoAZ]

Yeah, but if I see a cop, I want to tap the clutch to kill the cruse. Tapping the brakes flashes your brake lights.

Agreed, but there is a cancel or decel button on the steering wheel that can do the same thing.

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