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Thanks for the discussion, guys. I've learned a lot. I just activated the Lincoln Way app, but i don't like having to allow it access to all the files on my phone so, apparently, that method won't work for me.

Thanks guys, that worked. I don't know how i missed it but there it is. Thanks again.

I have a 2017 MKZ and got a warning the other day that a tire was low. There was a display that popped up and told me the pressure for each tire and that display went away when i aired the tire up. My question is that i'd like to be able to see the display of all the tire pressures. I've scrolled thru the menus and looked in the owners manual, but i just can't figure out how to access that display. I feel like i'm just missing something simple... Can you guys help me out and tell me how to bring up the TPMS display? Thanks!

I should add that the car is covered by a Ford extended warranty so these repairs have not cost me anything. Also the local dealership is friendly and professional. I think they are as motivated as i am to get this car repaired properly.

So to continue the saga... The car would not start last week. We got it to the Lincoln dealer for the fourth time. They had it for about a week and just got it back yesterday. They installed a new battery. This car is a 2017 so it's probably about 4 years old now and this is it's fourth battery. They also tested the BCE (Body, chassis, electrical) module and found some glitch with the BCE communicating with a door module. They reflashed and reprogrammed the BCE module and i hope that will solve the intermittent battery drain. I just wanted to share the latest with our issue in case someone else has similar problems with their MKZ. We really like the car and appreciate everyone's comments regarding our no start issue!

Yeah, it's really puzzling. The Lincoln dealer has had it the last 3 days. Today they called and said they could not find the problem. I told them to keep it a few more days - it's under an extended warranty. The good news is they gave us a new Nautilus as a loaner - still prefer the sedan over the SUV, but it's a nice loaner.

Thanks Multitask, yes, Lincoln has an obligation to figure this out. I'm trying to gather as much info as i can to nudge them in the right direction if possible. It is just weird and i hope they can get the car sorted. We really like the car when it starts! And, yes, we are thinking we may have to pursue Lemon Laws...

2017 MKZ, Reserve, 3.0T, AWD, 36,000 miles. We bought the car last Feb. About 2 months ago we went to the garage to take the car - dead. A few warning lights on the dash, but no crank, no beep of the horn, no interior lights. Called roadside assistance, they put their boost box on it and it came alive and fired right up. Got it over to the Lincoln dealer, they tested the battery - failed, new battery. I noticed the battery that failed had a sticker on it of "2-19". So that tells me the original battery was replaced by another battery sometime in early 2019. This 3 year old car has had three batteries - original, the "2-19" battery and then the new one in there now. About a month ago, same thing - a few warning lights but otherwise dead, dead, dead. Roadside assistance again, boost box again, fired right up. Lincoln dealer could not find a problem. Tried to locate any electrical drain and it was all in tolerance. Got it back after a week and told to monitor it. Yep, you guessed it, same thing today. I got smart and bought my own compact boost box and it fired the car right up. I'm going to get it over to the Lincoln dealer tomorrow, but i was wondering if anyone has any ideas of what this could be. Thanks guys!

HaHa! Awesome!

Sure thing, here ya go...

Went to my Lincoln dealer today and had them replace the fuel filter. The part was about $24 and labor around $80 so a touch over $100 to get it replaced. They were surprised as they had never done one, but sure enough, there was a filter in there to replace. I asked if i could go back there and see where it was located and they said no... oh well... It took between 30-40 minutes, so i don't think it's difficult to do. I wanted a Lincoln tech to do it because my car is still under warranty. So there ya go... it's not a misprint in the manual. If your Scheduled Maintenance says to replace the fuel filter there's a good chance there is one to replace. Plus you get the satisfaction of the puzzled looks on your service advisor's face.?

Thanks for checking, bbf2530 - i appreciate it.

Just as a follow-up to this discussion... I was in O'Reilly Auto Parts and asked about the fuel filter. He found the one i linked to previously. I asked if he had any diagrams about the location of the filter and he found a couple of pics. The filter is inside a frame rail, above the gas tank on the drivers side. It is behind a plastic panel that is held in place with 3 plastic push pin type connectors. Basically remove the panel, relieve the fuel pressure, remove the connectors on each end of the filter and replace. I haven't looked under my car yet to see what i can see, but that is the latest...

OK, another rookie question… I was looking in the trunk of our new to us 2017 MKZ. The front, left/drivers side corner of the floor for the trunk is “open”. The floor mat is lower on that side… I found a lime in there from some groceries that were rolling around in the trunk… LOL I opened the left/drivers side rear passenger door, tipped the seat back forward and found that there is a piece of hard foam under the mat on the passenger side but not one on the drivers side. The third (rather awkward) pic below is thru the passenger door and me holding up the truck floor mat. The black foam on the passenger side is visible on the top left of the pic. So I’m wondering if someone would check their car and tell me if there is indeed a piece of foam under the front, drivers side trunk floor mat. I will probably head over to my Lincoln dealer to see about ordering that part. I’m also wondering how in the heck that piece of foam went missing… Never installed? Removed by previous owner for some odd reason? Anyway, thanks in advance.

Went over to my Lincoln dealer today and asked the question about fuel filters. Head scratching ensued. The Service Advisor said he had never heard of replacing a fuel filter on an MKZ. I showed him the owners manual. He went to the parts guy - no external fuel filter available. The SA was able to find a way in his computer to open a work order to replace the fuel filter, found the part and said it would take 1/2 hour to install. More head scratching. The SA talked to his lead tech and that guy said he had never heard of replacing a fuel filter. I told the SA that i had chatted with a guy online (bbf2530) that stated the owners manual for his 2018 had a similar requirement. Shoulder shrugs. The SA thinks it's a misprint... JimF, thanks for the links to the filter. This is consistent with what the SA found but inconsistent with the parts guys... Weird... So if anyone else wants to get their toodlizer on and check their local Lincoln dealers i'd be interested in hearing the conversation. I know a couple of guys that work for Ford and i will ask them where i can send a letter asking the question.