Thanks for the additional info. No, my chime is definitely turned off. I drive too fast everywhere, it just nice to know how fast I'm "supposed" to be going.
This "automatically adjust your cruise control speed" may be great in theory but my wife and her friend had another opinion of it recently. They had taken a trip to the Smoky Mountains for a few days and her friend was driving her new Mercedes sedan with this feature. They were having a problem with it because it was reading road number signs as speed limit signs also. There they were going down I-75 (yes, at 75 MPH) and came across an exit to another road that was, let's say, state road 45. Guess what, the car suddenly slowed to 45 MPH on the 70 MPH speed limit highway! Not exactly a safety feature! The friend had no idea how to turn off this feature so they spent the entire trip at varying speeds. Thank goodness they weren't on I-95!
that's exactly the kind of thing I read about although it didn't include a real life story of this happening. I could also see someone putting up fake speed limit signs "for the lulz" and causing an accident.
thanks for the links but just an aside in general here....
It is a component of the Blue Cruise system. Since Maverick doesn't have Blue Cruise (Lariat Lux has some components) it isn't turned on in the Maverick menu but the hardware is there. I figure if it makes me aware of the speed limit it'll be value added.
I can see its utility as part of the adaptive cruise control only available on the Lariat trim model. But, how is it beneficial otherwise?Reading up on Forscan options I found that ALL models of the Maverick have this capability.
The "eye" (camera that detects oncoming cars for auto-dim) has other functions, including TSR. All Mavericks have this camera.
Using Forscan software and cable I enabled it easily. Here's how:
(I am surmising you know how to use Forscan. If you don't just Google or YouTube it. It's easy.)
1. Once connected choose the chip icon, then IPC Module Configuration (AS BUILT format). Find entry 720-03-02. Change the third character of the first octet to a letter C. [xxCx-xxxx]
2. Click "Write All" at the bottom of the screen and follow the screen prompts to turn ignition off/on.
3. Return to the "chip" button settings locate IPMA Module Configuration (AS BUILT format). Find 706-01-01 and change the third and fourth characters in the second octet as shown: [xxxx-xxD2-xxxxx]
4. Click "Write All" at the bottom of the screen and follow the screen prompts to turn ignition off/on.
5. On your dash display go to the "gears" icon indicating settings. Choose Driver Assistance, choose Traffic Sign Recognition and check Activate TSR.
THAT'S LITERALLY IT. You should now have working TSR indicating speed limit signs, no passing zones, etc.
I'm no expert on Forscan so I may not be able to help others troubleshoot much, but I'll try. I gained my knowledge by reading all of the (currently 18) pages of @Maverick2022XL 's thread here: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...ition-tsr-forscan-mod-confirmed-working.9399/
Lots of discussion about Lariats and 6" screens so I weeded through it to find what works on the XL and XLT with the small screen. Following instructions there you can also activate other features regarding TSR.
Good luck and enjoy.
I agree that it would be beneficial to me just for the awareness factor. I don't know how many times I've been tooling down a road and realized that I hadn't been paying attention to speed limit signs and wondered if I was speeding or going too slow. A dashboard indication of the last speed limit sign that my vehicle could see would help in many of those cases.
Not a big deal for me but I haven't read through all the threads on this. I didn't know if there was a way to change it.
Will it work on the Latiat?Reading up on Forscan options I found that ALL models of the Maverick have this capability.
The "eye" (camera that detects oncoming cars for auto-dim) has other functions, including TSR. All Mavericks have this camera.
Using Forscan software and cable I enabled it easily. Here's how:
(I am surmising you know how to use Forscan. If you don't just Google or YouTube it. It's easy.)
1. Once connected choose the chip icon, then IPC Module Configuration (AS BUILT format). Find entry 720-03-02. Change the third character of the first octet to a letter C. [xxCx-xxxx]
2. Click "Write All" at the bottom of the screen and follow the screen prompts to turn ignition off/on.
3. Return to the "chip" button settings locate IPMA Module Configuration (AS BUILT format). Find 706-01-01 and change the third and fourth characters in the second octet as shown: [xxxx-xxD2-xxxxx]
4. Click "Write All" at the bottom of the screen and follow the screen prompts to turn ignition off/on.
5. On your dash display go to the "gears" icon indicating settings. Choose Driver Assistance, choose Traffic Sign Recognition and check Activate TSR.
THAT'S LITERALLY IT. You should now have working TSR indicating speed limit signs, no passing zones, etc.
I'm no expert on Forscan so I may not be able to help others troubleshoot much, but I'll try. I gained my knowledge by reading all of the (currently 18) pages of @Maverick2022XL 's thread here: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...ition-tsr-forscan-mod-confirmed-working.9399/
Lots of discussion about Lariats and 6" screens so I weeded through it to find what works on the XL and XLT with the small screen. Following instructions there you can also activate other features regarding TSR.
Good luck and enjoy.
