FORScan Modifications

[Roby65]

You don't need the codes for that, that's a UI option to change, with no need to edit HEX codes.

no they don't work I can't understand where I'm wrong ..........

it works only with the indicator running

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[Gizmokid2005]

no they don't work I can't understand where I'm wrong ..........

it works only with the indicator running

As was mentioned before, the non-NA trucks are setup *very* differently than the NA trucks are, and many of the FORScan modifications are unlikely to translate between models.

 

[Roby65]

As was mentioned before, the non-NA trucks are setup *very* differently than the NA trucks are, and many of the FORScan modifications are unlikely to translate between models.

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[Glocker]

I'm excited! A coworker sold his Ford truck and came by my office and dropped off his dongle so I can play with FORscan. It looks like I have a lot of reading to catch up on to see what I want to mess with and what I want to leave alone!

 

[Wasatch]

For "Bambi Mode" (allow high beams and fog lights simultaneously) It seems like this is a multi-step process. I do not want my fog lights as DTRL, or to turn on when turning.

Question:
Is there an option to keep the function of the fog lights the same as factory, but allow them to stay on when the high beams are also running?

 

[RCMUSTANG]

For "Bambi Mode" (allow high beams and fog lights simultaneously) It seems like this is a multi-step process. I do not want my fog lights as DTRL, or to turn on when turning.

Question:
Is there an option to keep the function of the fog lights the same as factory, but allow them to stay on when the high beams are also running?

That is the function of bambi mode. It has nothing to do with dtrl.

 

[The Lone Ranger]

2019 Ranger Lariat Sport 4x4
Sync 3.4 latest update build 21020
Is there a way to add Heated Seats icon to my display?
I did not see a GUI in the APIM module.

 

[Big Blue]

2019 Ranger Lariat Sport 4x4
Sync 3.4 latest update build 21020
Is there a way to add Heated Seats icon to my display?
I did not see a GUI in the APIM module.

It is in the APIM configuration, called "seat button icons". Set to heated seats.

 

[The Lone Ranger]

I successfully installed Sync 3.2 a few days ago via USB. Then I decided to update my Maps as well.
I downloaded the files from the Ford website, followed the instructions carefully and installed the update.
Got the message Update Complete. Remove USB. The map update was successful except that my steering wheel Voice Control button no longer gives me Navigation commands. Only Phone, Radio, Sirius, Climate and USB. Somehow the Navigation connection is lost. Anyone else come across this. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[alcohenusa]

I successfully installed Sync 3.2 a few days ago via USB. Then I decided to update my Maps as well.
I downloaded the files from the Ford website, followed the instructions carefully and installed the update.
Got the message Update Complete. Remove USB. The map update was successful except that my steering wheel Voice Control button no longer gives me Navigation commands. Only Phone, Radio, Sirius, Climate and USB. Somehow the Navigation connection is lost. Anyone else come across this. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Please see my reply in the other thread where you posted the same issue….

 

[JTDay]

Hey everyone, I've received my obdii dongle and have the trial license ready to go. I understand that when I first connect to the truck, FORScan will read the tuck's computer(s) and then offer for me to save an AS-Built "profile" of the truck in case I ever want to revert back to factory settings.

So my question comes after I've made a few changes to the module data. It appears that there are two things that people are making backups of: the profile and the module data.

Do I need to save backups of the individual modules AND save a new profile each time I make a change? Or do I just do one or the other? It seems like saving a new profile each time would be less messy than having to save and remember (or write down) one or more individual modules. Or does it not work that way?

TIA. I don't want to brick my ecu or get in trouble with the dealer!

Josh

 

[RCMUSTANG]

Hey everyone, I've received my obdii dongle and have the trial license ready to go. I understand that when I first connect to the truck, FORScan will read the tuck's computer(s) and then offer for me to save an AS-Built "profile" of the truck in case I ever want to revert back to factory settings.

So my question comes after I've made a few changes to the module data. It appears that there are two things that people are making backups of: the profile and the module data.

Do I need to save backups of the individual modules AND save a new profile each time I make a change? Or do I just do one or the other? It seems like saving a new profile each time would be less messy than having to save and remember (or write down) one or more individual modules. Or does it not work that way?

TIA. I don't want to brick my ecu or get in trouble with the dealer!

Josh

You can't brick your ecu as there's nothing you can do to it with forscan.

 

[Big Blue]

Hey everyone, I've received my obdii dongle and have the trial license ready to go. I understand that when I first connect to the truck, FORScan will read the tuck's computer(s) and then offer for me to save an AS-Built "profile" of the truck in case I ever want to revert back to factory settings.

So my question comes after I've made a few changes to the module data. It appears that there are two things that people are making backups of: the profile and the module data.

Do I need to save backups of the individual modules AND save a new profile each time I make a change? Or do I just do one or the other? It seems like saving a new profile each time would be less messy than having to save and remember (or write down) one or more individual modules. Or does it not work that way?

TIA. I don't want to brick my ecu or get in trouble with the dealer!

Josh

Create the profile the first time you connect the truck. It will scan your truck and get all your modules both the asbuilts and for some also a configuration. Next, before you make any changes back up all the as built modules. This is very important. This will give you way to return the truck to the original state if some thing work as expected. Don't worry about the profile just reuse it the next time you log in. You can and should make incremental back ups of the as built models as you make changes, develop a naming convention so you can tell module and version it is. Don't worry about the configuration files. If you make the changes there, which is easier and safer than editing the as built file, the changes will show in the as built as well. Welcome to Forscan and have fun with your truck.

No you really can't brick anything with Forscan as long as you have backups so you can restore to a previous working version or original settings.

 

[JTDay]

Create the profile the first time you connect the truck. It will scan your truck and get all your modules both the asbuilts and for some also a configuration. Next, before you make any changes back up all the as built modules. This is very important. This will give you way to return the truck to the original state if some thing work as expected. Don't worry about the profile just reuse it the next time you log in. You can and should make incremental back ups of the as built models as you make changes, develop a naming convention so you can tell module and version it is. Don't worry about the configuration files. If you make the changes there, which is easier and safer than editing the as built file, the changes will show in the as built as well. Welcome to Forscan and have fun with your truck.

No you really can't brick anything with Forscan as long as you have backups so you can restore to a previous working version or original settings.

Thanks Blue. So what I'm reading is that each vehicle only has one profile and if I ever wanted to revert back to a previous revision or go back to stock completely, I would have to do so solely by loading and writing the modules individually?

I've watched about 2 hours worth of tutorials so far but that backup piece eludes me. If the above is correct, I'm going to start editing the modules a bit tonight. Thanks for helping to clarify this for the uninitiated!

Josh

 

[Big Blue]

Thanks Blue. So what I'm reading is that each vehicle only has one profile and if I ever wanted to revert back to a previous revision or go back to stock completely, I would have to do so solely by loading and writing the modules individually?

I've watched about 2 hours worth of tutorials so far but that backup piece eludes me. If the above is correct, I'm going to start editing the modules a bit tonight. Thanks for helping to clarify this for the uninitiated!

Josh

Correct the profe is linked to your vehicles VIN. The only time I've needed a new profile was when a revision to Forscan added a configuration file to a module that didn't have one.

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