Forscan information gathering thread

[Maverick2022XL]

Is this topic wrong? https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...in-xlt-and-below-unable-to-upgrade-sync.7112/
It says only Lariat has APIM.

I've already crossed checked the parts against VINs and they do indeed make an APIM that goes on the XLT that doesn't have Sync 3. It is also used on the standard Lariat trims without the Lux. package.

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[Automate]

I've already crossed checked the parts against VINs and they do indeed make an APIM that goes on the XLT that doesn't have Sync 3. It is also used on the standard Lariat trims without the Lux. package.

Thanks, I assume they have different part numbers? Probably should list the part number for options that use different part numbers.

 

[KenT]

This headline from todays Automotive News:
Automakers embrace software to unlock functionality long after a new vehicle leaves the lot
How long will Forscan be allowed to threaten this business model?

 

[Maverick2022XL]

Thanks, I assume they have different part numbers? Probably should list the part number for options that use different part numbers.

They do but I don't know the exact difference in numbers.

Try parts.ford.com and search for interface module after selecting a 2022 maverick without a vin. It should show both variations that way. The one without sync will be listed as less sync. You can also try part # 19A387 but it may only show up the module with sync 3.

 

[Automate]

They do but I don't know the exact difference in numbers.

Try parts.ford.com and search for interface module after selecting a 2022 maverick without a vin. It should show both variations that way. The one without sync will be listed as less sync. You can also try part # 19A387 but it may only show up the module with sync 3.

The part number and even the firmware version can be seen in ForScan by going to the Configuration tab after connecting. The below screenshot if from Demo mode so not from a real vehicle.

In fact, posting this would be better than the connection log that jasperpants originally posted but it will require multiple screenshots to show all the modules of the Mav.

 

[Ecurtis]

Anyone send a link for a forscan on Amazon they would recommend. I have a lariat Hybrid. I'll grab one and share whatever info ya need. I just want to figure out the seat belt chime Guessing in the ipc.

 

[Automate]

Anyone send a link for a forscan on Amazon they would recommend. I have a lariat Hybrid. I'll grab one and share whatever info ya need. I just want to figure out the seat belt chime Guessing in the ipc.

 

[alh01]

Back in 2017 when I was using Forscan on a 2014 taurus, this is the adapter I was using. You just need OBDII to ELM327 adapter that will connect and send the PCM/ECU/BCU hex code to a PC.

I have this and it’s a huge pain to use. Constantly flipping the switch. There is a fancier version that’s like $30 or $40 bucks that doesn’t require you to flip the switch each time. Highly recommended.

 

[alh01]

Right now is a great time to start this. VINs are readily available all over the internet on dealer stock sites, and you can also download all the window stickers you want. You don't even necessarily need a truck in hand to start gathering the information. You just need someone willing to test it at some point.

As more trucks get built and actually delivered to dealer lots, whether on a buyers order, retail order, or stock order, you can be more confident that the .ab files will be more complete.

I just wish I were smarter and knew what I was looking at when I check them in asbuiltexplorer or any of the other programs that brave user's have created and tested. It would be awesome to start from what people have done with the escape and bronco sport and work from there as many have said, a lot of the modules are the same.

EDIT: You can pull the .ab files from this link for any trucks with VINs. However, some show no module programming/as built information at this time, which I would assume means that these trucks are assigned VINs and are planned to be built, but nothing has been started yet. Some of the .ab files contain EVERY system, and some contain 1 or 2. This seems to make sense as some modules are already assigned to that truck and programmed, and others are not depending on when a VIN was issued and when they scheduled the truck for production.

In the past, Ford has used many of its existing modules across many vehicles. Example: If the mustang and fusion use the same module to control the windows rolling up and down, and the mustang owner can double click a keyfob button to roll down the windows, then by changing a bit or 2, the fusion owner can do the same.

Another great example is a 2017 F150 owner who upgraded his sync 3 firmware to 3.4, then using info from explorer owners, figured out there must be other start up graphics hidden in the software that can be enabled at a different bit location in the ford hex coding, and voila, he's got the actual ford bronco start up animation graphic on his 2017 F150....in 2019.

I have sync 3.4 with the usb c in my FiST. And am going to do the heated seat and rear view camera next weekend. Corsican is a great tool.

 

[Bushpilot]

Just buy the OBDLinkEX. It is the one FORScan recommends, and was specifically designed for FORScan. It is $50, just do it.

 

[jasperpants]

Thanks for posting this. I can see you have an EB. Your profile says XLT and it looks like from the TRM module, you have to 4K tow package. Is this right? Any other major options besides the FX4 (required for tow package)?

It would be good to develop a table of what modules come with which options. This will server a few purposes.

First it will help us understand the build constraints better to know which modules (and therefore chips) come with which options.

Second, for anyone that wants to try and user upgrade their Mav to a higher option level will know which modules they need to purchase.

I'm thinking the table will look something like this.

If everyone can post a similar ForScan screenshot and their major options we can fill out the table.

I have tow but didn't add the 4k package sadly!

 

[Maverick2022XL]

They do but I don't know the exact difference in numbers.

Try parts.ford.com and search for interface module after selecting a 2022 maverick without a vin. It should show both variations that way. The one without sync will be listed as less sync. You can also try part # 19A387 but it may only show up the module with sync 3.

I have to walk this back, the as built data tells a different story. There are no APIM registers in the data for any vehicles except for the Lariats with the lux/package. Either the parts listings are wrong or I am reading it wrong and they call both the same thing without specifying the part number difference.

 

[Automate]

I have tow but didn't add the 4k package sadly!

By tow, do you mean the "Trailer Hitch Receiver with 4-pin Connector" option? Do you have AWD?

Wonder why you have the "Trailer Module" I would think it would be for trailer braking with the 7-pin connector on the 4K package.

 

[Automate]

I have to walk this back, the as built data tells a different story. There are no APIM registers in the data for any vehicles except for the Lariats with the lux/package. Either the parts listings are wrong or I am reading it wrong and they call both the same thing without specifying the part number difference.

Thanks, that matches with jasperpants ForScan log output.

 

[jasperpants]

By tow, do you mean the "Trailer Hitch Receiver with 4-pin Connector" option? Do you have AWD?

Wonder why you have the "Trailer Module" I would think it would be for trailer braking with the 6-pin connector on the 4K package.

No, no all wheel drive. Let me go and take a look at the connector.

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