How-to DIY: Disable AdvanceTrac Stability Control on Maverick using Forscan!

[EONR24]

This post shows how you can disable AdvanceTrac Stability Control on the 2022-2024 Ford Maverick using Forscan! AdvanceTrac Stability Control will cut the throttle, even when traction control is OFF, to prevent your maverick from losing control and spinning out. I tested that this works by doing full throttle donuts in the snow in my AWD ECOBOOST Maverick . This may work for FWD Ecoboosts or hybrids but I am not sure. Please proceed at your own risk because this coding change will cause errors and DTCs until it is reverted back and cleared!


Go to PSCM (EZ mode)
Change "ABS TYPE" to "1 -ABS ONLY"
WRITE the changes

The original coding is set to "2 - ABS+ESC"

Now that you have changed this coding you will receive 3 different ERRORS while driving.
1. Service AdvanceTrac
2. Pre-Collision Assist Not Available
3. Hill Start Assist Not Available


These errors indicated Pre-Collsion Assist and Hill Start Assist will not work while the ABS Type is set to ABS ONLY. Click "Ok" on the steering wheel controls, if you do not want to see these error messages anymore. The ABS still functions like it should without Stability control!

You will see that the ESC light is illuminated which indicates that the AdvanceTrac Stability Control is not functioning. You may also notice that traction control button is inoperable. To turn traction control OFF, you will need to change your drive mode to DEEP SNOW/SAND MODE. There may be another way to turn traction control off as well, but for whatever reason, the car would not let me use the traction button.

To revert back, simply change the "ABS TYPE" back to "2 - ABS+ESC", WRITE the changes and clear all the DTC codes!

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[EONR24]

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[Master Blaster]

That disable seems very counterintuitive. Under what real driving conditions would you actually use this change?

 

[EONR24]

That disable seems very counterintuitive. Under what real driving conditions would you actually use this change?

No, under normal driving conditions I would not use this! It definitely helps turning OFF stability control when off-roading or in situations when you are driving or stuck in the snow, mud or sand. It would also help having it off if someone decides to track the maverick or with spirited driving. I suspect the new LOBO Maverick will have the ability to turn off Stability Control for spirited driving.

For example, I disabled it to have some fun in the snow in a parking lot. I then reverted it back for driving normally. In other Ford Models, you can hold the traction control button for 5 seconds and it will disable Stability control and Traction control. Ford did not give us this option in the Maverick so I used forscan instead.

 

[hungliketictacs]

That disable seems very counterintuitive. Under what real driving conditions would you actually use this change?

This would have worked great for the situation highlighted in this thread. Maverick Won't Let me spin tires in mud.

 

[MankDeems]

Your PTU and differential are not made to do donuts.... On pavement.... I definitely spin mine around but keep it on the ice!!!!

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