http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/ S-MAX Owners Club en Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:04:07 GMT vBulletin 15 http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/ http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6283-48-hours-in...&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:44:55 GMT And I love it, just trying to get everything in the right place and the drivers seat in the optimum position but... firstly putting my expensive... And I love it, just trying to get everything in the right place and the drivers seat in the optimum position but...

firstly putting my expensive sunglasses in the space provided resulted in a broken arm 0 fortunately a local optician came to the rescue and what could easily have been £150 on a new pair, turned into a £25 rob a new pair and replace the arms job.

secondly. Just stopped in Carlops for dinner (Carlisle to Eedinburgh A702, much nearer to Edinburgh though) and I've noticed what appears to be unusual staining on the alloys. NOt been off road or anything like that, not even in the rain, just seem to be unsually mucky for a dry day.

Anyone got any thoughts? I'll try to take a picture tomorrow, but will be jet ashing them before leaving the car in Inverness for the week.

:o: ]]> S-MAX Ownership, Purchasing and Newbie Questions Tablespider http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6283-48-hours-in... http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6278-Hello-Fellow-S-max-owners&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:10 GMT Hello everybody !

just thought I'd say Hello :bye: as I'm getting my smax next week ( hopefully ) . Its a 57 reg 2.0 titanium. I took it for an extended drive over the weekend (400 miles) and I was very impressed so if it all goes to plan I'll be picking it up next week .

Paul ]]> New S-MAX Club Members Section paul8899 http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6278-Hello-Fellow-S-max-owners http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6275-Finally-managed-to-acces-ETIS-opinions-welcome!&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:19:56 GMT Car is Panther Black, 2.0 TDCi 6 speed manual - called "Tweetie!"

• Less Roof Line Conversion (does this mean panoramic roof?)
• Less Rear Mudflaps
• Less Cargo Stowage Device - a little man to help with packing??
• Less Interior Pack
• Less Front Mudflaps - well, if you're not having the rears....
• With Standard Liftgate
• (-) Version Packages
• Genk Plant Build
• Security Lock Group #8
• Less Special Equipment Package
• Less Marketing Flex Prep Pack
• Less SVO Application/Label
• Marketing Level 1
• Less Dress Up RSO - I have no idea whatsoever?
• (-) SVP (is this a less?)
• With Electronic Stability Control
• With Global Closing
• With Electric Rear Windows
• With Privacy Glass
• Infrared Reflective Windscreen
• With Fixed Rear Window
• With Heated Windscreen
• With Tutone Instrument Panel
• With Mini Overhead Console
• Full Floor Console With Armrest
• Front Floor Carpet Mats
• Rear Floor Carpet Mats
• Less Sun Blinds - does this mean I have to look outside when the sun shines?
• With Illuminated Sunvisor - Drivers
• With Illuminated Sunvisor-Passenger
• Less Load Rest
• Less Luggage Compartment Net Kit
• With Cargo Comprtment Load Barrier
• Less Sun Blinds - 3rd Row - err, hence the drug dealer privacy glass?
• With Self Colour Grille #1
• Less Aux Roof Rack Crossbars
• Less Spoiler - let me guess, a sign saying, this isn't a 2.5 tit X ? or the outline of Dr Who story as yet unseen?
• Interior Auxilliary R/View Mirror
• Electric Operated Rear View Mirror
• Dual P/Heat/Signal/Pud Lamp Mirror
• Less Drivers Seat Fold Down Table
• Less Special Front Seat Covers - damn, have to serve the meals myself
• Less Special Rear Seat Covers - and eat off my knees.
• Less Tray/Table - Front Seat
• With 2 Way Adjustable Rear Headrest
• With Drivers Manual Lumbar Support
• With Passengers Man Lumbar Support
• With Rear Sliding Seat
• Less Under Seat Stowage - Driver - but I want to sit on it not under it!
• Less Under Seat Stowage-Passenger - not so anxious about this one :)
• Less Temp Control Driver Seat
• Less Temp Control Passengers Seat
• Second Row - 3 Individual Seats
• Third Row Dual Individual Seat
• With Driver 2 Way Pwr.Seat Adjuster ??? I can see an up and down button...?
• With Pass 2 Way Manual Seat Adjust
• Rear Seat Pack 3
• Body Coloured Exterior Door Handle
• Chrome Liftgate Handle
• With Child Proof Safety Lock - wanna bet?
• Power Door Dead Lock W/Elec Release
• Keyfree System - mmmmm
• With Keyless Start
• With Automatic Windscreen Wiper
• With Heated Washer Jet
• With Rear Seat Belts 2nd/3rd Row
• Less Tyre Pressure Sensors
• With Standard Rear Shock Absorbers
• 7.5 X 17" 9 Spoke Aluminium Wheels
• 225/50 R 17 W Tyre
• Less Wheel Covers
• Locking Wheel Nuts
• With Standard Suspension
• Front Spring Load Class-H
• Rear Spring Load Class-F
• With Mechanical Parking Brake
• With Brake Emergency Assist
• 4 Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System
• Sports Front Seat
• Less Auxiliary Air Conditioning (what is auxiliary AC?)
• With 70 Litre Fuel Tank - that would explain the £60 fuel bill!!
• Standard Foot Pedal Pad Design
• Soft Feel Type Steering Wheel
• With Speed Control
• With Supplemental Air Heater
• Conventional Instruments - Level 3
• Less Lane Departure Warning System
• Less Blind Spot Information System - Damn, does this mean I actually have to drive it?
• Thatcham Catergory 1 Alarm System
• Less Vehicle Tilt Sensing - note to self, need to watch the tilting
• With Rear Parking Aid
• With Front Parking Aid
• 80 AH Battery
• Less Auxiliary Compact Disc Player - I've got one, is this another one?
• BT/VC Phone Interface + USB Connect
• Will Dual Band Type 2 Antenna
• High Level CD+AM/FM+DAB
• With 9 Radio Speakers
• Less Family Entertainment System - DVD system?
• Voice Activated Module - British
• Less Camera - got my own anyway, see pirctures elsewhere :)
• With Halogen Headlamp
• DTRL Lamp Lit In Pos 0 And Pos
• With Front Fog Lamps
• With Submarine Lighting-Interior
• 2/3 Row Curt Lamp/2 Row Map Light
• With Automatic Headlamp On/Off

Starting from the premise that I didn't order a single extra option, I don't think I've done too badly. Tyre Pressure sensors would have been a nice gimmick, and a 6 disk CD player sounds better than it is, I only used it a couple of times in three years in the C-Max.

Primary Features
Build Date:	09.07.2010
Vehicle Line:	S-Max/Galaxy 2006-
Body Style:	5 Door SAV (S-MAX)
Version:	Series 60
Engine:	Duratorq 2.0L DOHC CR TC Dsl 143PS
Transmission:	6 Speed Manual Transaxle - MMT6
Drive:	RHD FWD
Emission:	Stage 4 Requirement LDT
Air Conditioning:	Dual Zone Auto Temp Control A/C
Territory:	(+)"GB"
Paint:	Panther Black (Metallic)
Interior Fabric:	Prada/Lux / Ebony

Does this agree with my understanding that this is a 10.5 model?

Overall, very very happy. Tomorrow afternoon, Bolton le Sands to Pennycuik and Saturday morning Pennycuik to Inverness. Don't forget to wave :)

:cheers: ]]> S-MAX Ownership, Purchasing and Newbie Questions Tablespider http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6275-Finally-managed-to-acces-ETIS-opinions-welcome! http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6270-Sony-(Ford-Visteon)-OEM-Head-Unit-rounded-fascia-For-Sale&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:36:02 GMT Unmarked, no scratches, no faults - perfect working order

NOT DAB unit, nor suitable for retrofit Ford's USB connection, but a single disc HU from my March 2008 2.5T Titanium

Audio handbook and original "key code" card supplied

£175 delivered

I'll leave this on here for a couple of weeks before it goes on FleaBay
(There's one other listed there at the moment for £350)


EDIT: Compatible Bluetooth module [English] also available ]]> S-MAX Parts For Sale Russell http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6270-Sony-(Ford-Visteon)-OEM-Head-Unit-rounded-fascia-For-Sale http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6269-Dilema-advice-needed&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:15:23 GMT Hi all,

I have been a member for a while but still not purchased an S-max. I have put off buying a new car as it wasn't totally necessary as the need for the extra space/seats was a once/twice in a year occasion.

Now though, it looks like I have knocked the wife up again :boxed:, so what was previously a "wouldn't it be nice to have the extra space" idea floating about in my head has become a rock solid "Oh ######, I need to get a bigger car".

Easy then, you say, this being the s-max forum, buy yourself an S-max. Yes. Easy. No probs. But if I am going to buy an S-max I will be wanting the 2.0 ecoboost titanium x, with a few bells and whistles or failing that ,a second hand 2.5t titanium x pack.

Since there do not appear to be any second hand 2.5ts kicking about that match my criteria I am left with the 2.0 titanium x option. And this is where my dilema kicks in. For the same price I can now buy an Audi Q7 S line, with the bells and whistles....

So please help me here. What do I do?!?! :unsure: ]]> New S-MAX Club Members Section OnlyShallow http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6269-Dilema-advice-needed http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6267-Urgent-Life-on-hold-Can-t-carry-on-What-do-I-do&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:33 GMT Have I got your attention? Anyone got clever suggestions as to where my shiny new S-Max Owners Club Sticker should go? Conscious of wipers... Have I got your attention?

Anyone got clever suggestions as to where my shiny new S-Max Owners Club Sticker should go?

Conscious of wipers etc but happy to take advice from those who know better than I.

"Tweetie" will be 24 hours old at 1pm Thursday and so far so freaking excellent! HWMBO won't let me call her Pee'n'Go (PN60) but its a small concession. :thumbsup:

Letme start this bit by saying that I didn't realise I had voice control thingys, but amazingly I posted last night that I was trying to get the nice lady on the phone to accept my "0" and she insisted that I wanted "hash" (another story altogether) but I woke about 3am wondering "I wonder (see, that's me wondering!) if she wants zero?", which is my kind of girl to be honest!
:sleeping:

Aha, a short time later I was checking the forum to find exactly that advice. Not sure who is the sadder, me for dreaming or a forum poster (Maximus?) posting in the early hours of the morning.
:cheers:

No, wait, that's when I do most of mine, Sh..ugar! It is me the sadder, damn!

:grouphug: ]]> S-MAX Ownership, Purchasing and Newbie Questions Tablespider http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6267-Urgent-Life-on-hold-Can-t-carry-on-What-do-I-do http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6265-ESP-and-battery-problems-after-Towbar-is-fitted&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:26:54 GMT Just had a new detachable towbar fitted by a Ford dealer. This included reprogramming the ECU, I presume to activate the TSP, so I am assuming the... Just had a new detachable towbar fitted by a Ford dealer. This included reprogramming the ECU, I presume to activate the TSP, so I am assuming the wiring was with Ford parts. Whilst on holiday a few days later, using the towbar with a bike rack (with separate lights), the ESP warning light came on for the first time. It is now on most of the time even when the towbar is detached. Two weeks later I found the car was totally dead with a flat battery. Could the ESP and battery problem be related to the towbar installation? ]]> S-MAX Ownership, Purchasing and Newbie Questions geonel http://www.smaxownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?6265-ESP-and-battery-problems-after-Towbar-is-fitted