KenZ

Maybe you should call the dealer. :) Your salesperson should have demo'd that when you picked up the car. Mine spent a couple hours with me going over all the features and "how to's" on pretty much everything in the car.

Bought my second tank of gas at 827 miles on my 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. It was not quite empty yet (9.04 gallons bought), but gas prices jumped roughly .14 cents a gallon overnight at several neighborhood stations and I decided to buy gas at the one remaining station that still had cheaper gas. I averaged 43.55 MPG based on the fill-up. This gives me a cumulative MPG of 40.45 based on fill-ups, the dashboard MPG tells me 40.3 MPG. I am feeling good about the accuracy of the dashboard statistics, I've never had a car where the dashboard MPG matched the actual fill-up MPG this closely. The miles are split between city (60%) and highway (40%) with most highway in the 65+ MPH range. I am not really working hard to get good mileage, but the driving coach, braking score and efficiency leaves/flowers have changed the way I drive a bit. I am a definitely a bit more careful - although when I get in my other vehicle, I return to my old habits! I did discover "Eco-Cruise" and switched to that for highway driving. It is not quite as aggressive at maintaining the speed, but still kept within 5 mph of the set speed even up steep hills. Discovered the "Collision Warning" system works. :)

My past two cars were a 2005 Chrysler 300C Hemi and a 2010 Acura ZDX, As my second vehicle, I also had a 2005, 2007 and 2011 Jeep Wrangler in that same time-frame. Gotta love a Jeep! The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid first came on my radar when my next door neighbor got a 2012 MKZ Hybrid a little over a year ago. They loved it, had no problems whatsoever. I don't know that I intended to get a new car this year, but when I saw the 2013 MKZ Hybrid at the Atlanta car show, I fell in love. Styling was great, the batteries were smaller and allowed for the fold down back seat, electric cruising speed was up and MPG rating was up. I loved all the technology. I came home from the car show, thought about it and did some research online for a week - and then went to my local dealer. So far, it is proving to be a very good decision. After 432.9 miles, I bought my first tank of gas. I averaged 37.95 MPG based on the fill-up, the dashboard screen tells me 38.2 MPG - so it appears that the dashboard MPG is very accurate. On my most recent trip this afternoon - mixed city, highway, mostly hilly trip of 36 miles, it says I averaged 48.2 MPG on that trip (22.0 EV miles, 4.2 Regen miles, 96% Braking score). It has been a blast exploring all the screens that are available. I really like the center stack screen where you can see a representation of drive, engine, electric motor, accessories, fuel flowing, electricity flowing and all the interaction while driving. I've actually read about 2/3rd of the manual. I read remote start also automatically starts the air conditioning and air conditioned seats when it is warm out. That is a real joy in the Georgia heat. I tried the remote start after I left the grocery store while walking across the parking lot. The car was cool by the time I got there, loaded up the groceries and put the cart back in the corral. I used the air conditioned passenger seat to keep my cold things cool on the trip home. Not sure it was intended to do that, but it worked! :) I got my first flower today. Life is good!

New 2013 MKZ Hybrid Owner in Georgia. First Lincoln (or Ford Product) ever owned. Ordered 03/22/2013, picked it up 05/22/2013. Tuxedo Black exterior, Charcoal interior. Equipment Group 203A, Technology Package and Panoramic Roof. Always wanted a "Z" car, didn't think it would be this one! I like the term Z-Brid. First impressions - alarmingly quiet, surprisingly responsive. Roughly 200 miles so far. According to dash - after an initial 26 MPG using my old driving habits, I have been averaging 40+ MPG in my individual trips, lifetime MPG is sitting at 30+ but will reset that after it's broken in more. It is interesting to monitor the "coach" and braking score. It has already changed the way I drive. After initial braking scores in the 50's, I now routinely get 98+. Lots of leaves, no flowers yet, but I am hoping! Adaptive Cruise Control is cool and works! Never had it before. I set it for the widest possible distance and it really does an amazing job. Used park assist on both the left and right sides, I will never park myself again! Lane keeping works and I imagine I will use it routinely on longer trips. The BLIS lights are a little distracting, but I've never had that before so it just takes time to get used to new stuff. Still learning all the technology. iPhone integration is well designed. Navigation maps are amazing, definitely the best I've used. Love the weather map and sports scores! All in all, could not be happier.