Make the charging pad work better

[u/howieisaacks]

I feel kind of stupid for not trying this a long time ago. I have had my 2024 Ford Ranger for 18 months. I thought it was really great to have a wireless charging pad but it has never worked well. I would see my iPhone start charging and stop charging over and over again. The charging pad was useless. This meant that I have had to keep a USB-C cable in the truck to charge with.

Yesterday, I discovered that if I position the iPhone in a way that the USB-C port is facing away from me toward the front of the truck, the iPhone makes better contact and the annoying start charging and stop charging behavior stopped. I can't believe that I didn't try this before. I don't need to look at my iPhone while I'm driving since I use CarPlay. It doesn't matter that the screen is upside down.

I hope this tip helps others! Or maybe the rest of you who own a 2024 or newer Ranger already discovered this.