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Hello everyone, The speed compensating volume isn't working in my truck. I've searched to see if anyone else has had this problem and didn't see anything. Not sure if I just need to rephrase my search. I have a 2020 Lariat that I got a little over a month ago. I've switched the speed compensating volume levels and no difference when driving. I've been in other vehicles that have had this function and it worked fine. I reset my radio and I don't have any Fob's set up for Mykey. I shut the truck off after making a change and restarted it with no difference. I went to a dealer and talked to the service guy. When I asked about it he looked at me like I had three heads and didn't appear to know what I was talking about. Has anyone found a fix for this or will I just have to bite the bullet and take it to the dealer and let them burn a tank of gas driving it to see if they can fix it? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Fred, every vehicle I've owned, and own now with that seems to work as I think it should. It's so subtle I can't even tell it's there. My Ranger is the same way.
 

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I just went out and played with mine and it has four settings: Off, Low, Medium and High. Mine was set to High so I tried all of them and it didn't change anything, ie. that function doesn't work on mine. So it looks like I had tried them all once before and gave up, leaving it on High. I know that in my Lincoln it is very subtle like @wanted33 mentions but in my Fusion it was very noticeable and I loved it. I would have the radio blaring, with the sunroof open, flying down the highway and when I would stop at a light it got nice and quiet like I was talking on a phone.
 
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Huh, I don't know that I've looked into it, but mine doesn't seem to do squat.
 

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Have to look again but I think I even saw a setting somewhere for speed compensating volume on the turn signals.
 
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Thanks everyone for the info.
Glad to know that my hearing isn't that bad, but I still hear any difference with it on high setting.

Don't know why FORD would even put this as an option if the volume change is so miniscule you can't hear a difference.

Did they even bother to test this option to see if it worked properly before they put it into production?

They need to start over and check out a competitors vehicle that has this option to see how its supposed to work!

Sorry for going on about this. Just hate having things that DON'T WORK in a NEW VEHICLE; even on something as petty as this!
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