Hi!
Newbie here. Thought I would chime in on this topic because I had the same exact issue that Wendy had this week.
Monday when I got in my car to go to lunch I got the Battery Saver On message (it cranked fine). I immediately stopped by the dealership to have them check the battery. He said it tested good, 12.something volts.
I then went home and after pulling key out but before opening the door, I got the same message Wendy did. So now I was freaked out...is it going to start again??
I then went back to Ford dealership and they wanted to keep it and test all electronics (all tested fine) and to crank it fresh the next morning (since we were getting lows into the teens that night/morning).
Dealer called me the next morning and said that it was parked outside all night and was slow to start that morning, so they pulled it inside and the battery tested low; they charged it and kept it half the day to recrank later after the charge.
After my morning talk with dealer, it hit me!! My driving patterns! I drive less than 3 mi to and from work from my house and every other stop I would make )i.e. grocery store, etc) are within that same distance. Well, the previous Friday I had drove 2 min up the road to get lunch, then came back to work and sat in my car parked, with seat heaters on for a solid 30 min. Then I only made one very short trip to the grocery store on Sat, and did not drive it all on Sunday.
All this while, it was cold outside. BUT, my car is parked in a garage at home.
So I called the dealer back to inform him of this and he said that very well could have been the trigger, short trips and running seat heaters!!
I guess now I will be making a longer trip once a week to get a good charge and see if that helps. I hope to not see that message again!!
~Stephanie
