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Old Jun 19, 2025 | 06:30 PM
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I am embarassed to admit I only found out yesterday that my 2018 has selectable drive modes !
I'm still finding things out about my 2018. YouTube has a lot of helpful vids. Just FYI. I was also just wondering why the things we need Forscan to change that aren't just working when they build the trucks. It's close to 100 here in Denver, and global windows came in very handy today.
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Old Jun 20, 2025 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Swordmaster
I am embarassed to admit I only found out yesterday that my 2018 has selectable drive modes !
Yep, 2019 Lariat owned seven months+, just found the Eco mode a week ago. 🙄
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Old Jun 20, 2025 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Czechbikr
Yep, 2019 Lariat owned seven months+, just found the Eco mode a week ago. 🙄
Eco mode works great for going off road in light conditions. Keeps the truck from being so jerky with throttle input.
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Old Jun 20, 2025 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Czechbikr
Yep, 2019 Lariat owned seven months+, just found the Eco mode a week ago. 🙄
Screw Eco mode! Choose Sport Mode, on my 2016 press the end of the shifter stalk once for Tow Haul, then again for Sport Mode. Then 2 long presses of your Traction Control on the console and you get Advanced Sport Trac. Let's you hang it out like Ken Block without doing embarrassing 360s.
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Old Jun 20, 2025 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Czechbikr
Yep, 2019 Lariat owned seven months+, just found the Eco mode a week ago. 🙄
Makes me feel a little better, 7 years for me though!
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Old Jul 9, 2025 | 07:35 PM
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There's a keyhole near the license plate? I still don't even have my VIN yet, so I've got a while to figure it out I guess haha.
Thats how you access the spare tire. There is a kit under the back seat with a long "pole". You take the plug out of the fender with the key, use the "pole" to winch down the spare tire.
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Old Jul 9, 2025 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Blood
I believe this also changes fuel/timing tables. I know my mileage takes a huge dump even if I’m only pulling a single motorcycle trailer.
*** is also disabled in SPORT mode. No plugging in anything to fool the system into thinking it's towing something
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Old Aug 29, 2025 | 10:15 PM
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Went from Cheyenne to Bosie and back 2 times. First with ECO mode and second with normal mode. Got better mileage with the regular mode.1.5 MPG better. Have not used the ECO mode since.
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Old Aug 29, 2025 | 10:36 PM
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Went from Cheyenne to Bosie and back 2 times. First with ECO mode and second with normal mode. Got better mileage with the regular mode.1.5 MPG better. Have not used the ECO mode since.
Fuuny, I get better mileage coming back to Denver from Cheyenne, but it's also seemingly downhill.
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Old Aug 29, 2025 | 11:13 PM
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I do also get better milage coming from Cheyenne to Denver. It is somewhat downhill. It also has the construction going on that drops the speed down to 65 mph, but usually it is down between 25 and 45 mph. Not like the I80 where we do about 80 mph plus.
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