2019 Ford Ecosport Titanium 1.5 TDCi - Canyon Ridge

[deville_56]

Typical Ford transmission, but lacks low end. Got nice silver surrounds.

Climate control. Got OFF option, which we lacked in Polo. Also got the Max AC, which is quite useful during noon times. Rear defogger controls also in there.

Got 2 USBs. Left one for charging. Right one for HU.

Also got a 12V socket.

Rear passenger gets one as well.

A useful for nothing cubby hole.

AC vents. Sadly none of them are completely closable. Hazard light switch sits neat.

Proper RHD controls. 4 intermittent delays.

Rotary headlight switch. Soft-touch control for foglamp, which needs to be turned on every time the car is restarted. Brightness adjustment for instrument cluster also there.

HL height adjuster is again weird. Push to pop and rotate.

Below that is a cubby hole

which covers the OBD-II port.

Under that is the bonnet release.

Got a dead pedal as well, boon for highway use.

 

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A pretty useless arm rest, at least for short guys like me.. Not adjustable.

It's quite deep. Previous versions supposedly had a key slot in there.

Another cost-cut. Removed the upmarket looking sunglass holder.

Rear seat gets individual dome light as well.

Quite solid sunvisors.

Passenger side get the usual airbag warnings

and has the vanity mirror and separate light

with cleverly designed switch. Automatically turns of when the visor is folded back.

Hand brake position may the reason for the fixed armrest.

Cup holders and cubbyholes.

Glove box. Cramped as well.

Separate slot for service book, RC, etc.

More savings, glove box illumination missing.

Small storage space above glovebox. Passenger airbag above that.

Enough space for a cellphone.

More space on dashboard, but hindered by the HU screen.

Industry standard, hand grip for all 3 passesngers minus the driver.

 

[VISHNUCARCRAZY]

Theres a document holder under the passenger seat na ?

 

[deville_56]

Theres a document holder under the passenger seat na ?

They removed it as well during last update.

Excelent pics. Please update on the FE you get by tank full to tank full method.

Thanks. I fear that's not gonna happen anytime soon. Always filling 500-1000 and it'll run for about 2 weeks or more. Even the max we do is to Kochi, which won't even take 2k worth of diesel, so.

 

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Beige interiors. Was expecting black ones. Loved the black fabric seats of the demo car.

Driver seat height adjustable.

Always gets confused with the recliner.

Rear leg room is good, but the ride quality is very bumpy.

Seat fold button, typical Ford, push type.

Rear head rests.

Front seats are sculpted out for more leg room and comes with pocket on both sides.

 

[VISHNUCARCRAZY]

Its pathetic that ford is deleting great features like that , and also lumbar support .

 

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Door pads and dashboard also gets the boring beige theme.

Arm rest gets plain plastic inserts. Fabric would have been better.

Mirror and power window controls on driver door. Mirror side selectable with soft keys. Mirror fold and window lock got soft keys. Driver door gets auto roll down, rest 3 normal mode.

Tweeters integrated with door handle. Door lock again soft keys. Door still unlocks when pulling any of the door locks from inside, which I think is a pretty bad idea.

Even passenger side gets the same combo.

Yellow LED indicates locked.

Passenger side gets single power window switch.

A satin silver frame could have added some character to the speaker grill. Speaker is 6-1/2 inch.

Door pocket is shallow and flat. Made for standard 1 liter bottle.

Takes another 1 liter sideways, which fits a 3-fold umbrella as well.

Door handle is hollow, a boon for us. Ease of cleaning and no one would keep anything inside it.

Rear door pads.

No proper door pockets, but got a bottle holder. Instead gets the seat pocket.

Plain-jane door handle. No lock/unlock button.

Simple power window switch.

and similar simple hollow door handle.

Old-school door locks as usual. They could've added a soft key function on the driver door since they have got necessary hardwares in.

Thick C-pillars. Claustrophobic effect reduced by the quarter glass.

A-pillar blinds as usual.

Both HU and MID got door ajar warning. HU warning annoying at times, especially when we are meddling with the system.

 

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Comes with blue backlit all over the car.

IRVM is dimmable.

Rearview is okay comparing a sedan.

The OE fabric mats. Would replace with 3D mats, since these are of no use. Part number GN15-B13086-NAW. Got holes to lock it in place. Ignore the dirt, rain outside.

Rear ones.

Normal rubber pedal covers. S variant comes with aluminium pedals, which is available in accessories.

Demister lines. Wiper automatically engages when you slot into Reverse when front wiper is running. That's a nice touch.

Not as detailed as Tatas.

 

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Boot

Boot is kind of hatchback-ish. Still LHD market style opening. Boot lid carved out to improve space. Supported by gas-filled strut.

Wheel-well eats into the boot space, but compensated by height.

Dumbest deletion by Ford. Removed the Split 60/40 seat from Titanium and this one doesn't fold flat too Owner's manual doesn't seem updated. The bench needs to be flipped per manual for flat fold, but the bench is now fixed for all variants below Titanium+

Courtesy lamp when boot is open.

Boot lamps and carry bag hook.

Latch access for Polo-style brake lamp assembly removal.

Foldable floor mat, eliminating the need for listing up the whole thing, in other cars.

Access to reflector and tools.

Removable parcel tray.

The whole boot gets the felt-carpet treatment.

Dampeners for parcel tray.

Boot mat that came with the essential kit.

Part number - GN1JR 45456 AB3JA6

Got Velcro underlining to hold it in place.

The bumper top gets dirty real quick.

 

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Its pathetic that ford is deleting great features like that , and also lumbar support .

Deletion from 2018 Titanium variant.

Chrome inner door handles.
Black fabric interiors.
Soft fabric door arm rest.
Split and flat fold rear seat.
Leather gear knob (across all variants)
Sporty alloy pedals
Under seat storage.
Sun glass holder and reading lamps.
Rear arm rest with cup holder.

 

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Rest of the stuff in the Boot:

Under the mat neatly tucked in two layers, the reflector, jack, wheel spanner, tow hook and the spare wheel key.

Always love this black jack.

All instructions - short and to point.

Finally Ford left some vendor name in it. Normally it would be FoMoCo. Jack part number AN15-17080-BB FGNKA21E19

Wheel spanner.

Doubles as jack spanner.

Part # FN15-17035-AA EQPLD

Spare wheel lung nut key.

Tow hook.

Need to pop up covers, but I don't see a screw driver in the kit for that.

Finally, the reflector.

Made by Minda. No Ford specific part number.

Even the thermocol base got part number and I'm very perverted with these numbers
CN15-17005-A-PIA-01 and CN15-17005-A-PIA-02

 

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Owners Manual and Quick Guide. Part # GN15-19G219-ZCD

First service at 2500 km or 3 months, which ever first

Extended period maintenance kept in mind. All intervals mentioned.

 

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More into the HU

It's a FlyAudio 9 inch head unit

Displays the date and time when it's off.

Welcomes with Ford logo. Gotta check scope for customization options.

Music sources.

When played from USB.

Radio. Can store 10+10 of FM and AM channels.

Settings screen.

Easily tunable to your taste.

Limited preset equalizers. No rock. So prefer custom.

Supports FLAC

Door ajar warning. Annoying at times. Could have made it a small icon or quarter of the screen.

When played from Bluetooth. No album art, but ID3 tags are there. Shows phone battery and range.

Display modes. Blue for day and black for night. I chose always dark.

That looks cleaner than the boring blue.

Home screen. There is a compass as well, which will be replaced with direction when sat-nav is on.

Call quality is great. No need to yell for my ultra soft voice

Video playback is also good. Works only when car is stationary. Cuts off at 7 kmph.

All basic yet necessary stuff got hard keys. Screen off is a boon. Can save from pesky kids.

Quick guide.

Supported formats and codecs. No MKV support like most OEMs.

FlyAudio manufacturer details.

 

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Sat nav.

NaviMaps. Ford promises 4 map updates in 2 years' time from date of purchase.

Settings.

Option to explore the map and set the destination.

Also got the usual QWERTY keyboard.

Home screen when Nav is running.

Shows all the road signs in warning triangle.

Shows speed limits and warns with beep.

Animation pops up when there is a deviation, reduces confusion.

Reverse cam.

Reverse sensor display in the corner.

 

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Last part - Scroll through the MID.

Press Start without clutch and accessories activated.

Odo with trip computer. Average mileage, speed and distance covered plus the outside temperature.

Trip computer was set as default.

My view is configurable.

Enter the setting and most of the electrical of the car is customizable here.

Display setting.

Basically language and units.

Next one driver assistance. Just reverse sensor ON/OFF. Didn't check whether camera would be turned off as well.

Last one vehicle settings.

Main one was auto engine off. Think it was to turn off when key was out.

Lock setting.

Auto lock enables locking when doors not open for 45 seconds after unlocking or when it's past 20 km/h.
Auto unlock when engine is turned off.
Mislock chirp when door is not properly closed and tried to lock or the key is away.
Unlocking option for all doors and driver door only.

Mirrors.

Only autofold. Mirror can be closed with the soft key.

Wipers.

Courtesy wipe with washer.
Reverse wiper activates rear wiper when wiper is on and reverse gear engaged.

Can set either of the two as default.

Can configure trip meters as well.

Door open warning in addition to the one on HU.

When key is out of car.

When car is started.

Gear shift indicator. Could've been a big flashing arrow. This is hard to notice.