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I rented the Maverick shop manual from Helm for a few days to better understand the Maverick infotainment system and the difference between the standard radio and Sync 3. And I discovered some information that leads me to believe all Mavericks have a SiriusXM antenna factory installed. The shop manual says that the cellular signals for FordPass are received by a cellular antenna integral to the roof antenna. The shop manual also says that the radio gets its compass heading from a GPS antenna, also integral with the roof antenna. The wiring diagram shows an XM antenna integral with the AM, FM, cellular, and GPS antennae in the roof. The parts directory says that there is only one roof antenna that receives AM, FM, cellular, and GPS, and it receives satellite radio as well. All Mavericks can receive cellular through Ford Pass and have a compass display. Therefore, I am led to the conclusion that all antennae in all Mavericks can receive satellite radio as well as cellular and GPS.
The wiring diagram further goes on to show that there is one coaxial cable carrying both AM & FM signals that goes to the center input on the back of the radio head; and another coaxial cable carrying GPS and satellite radio goes to the outermost input. The third input, the innermost, is not used in North America, since it is for Digital Audio Broadcasting, only available in countries in Europe and elsewhere. Therefore, you should be able to use a male Fakra to male SMB adopter (available from Amazon) to connect that outer co-ax cable to an after-market SiriusXM radio - if you are willing to forfeit the compass display - and, if required, the Sirius antenna selector to the factory radio with a female DIN to female Fakra adopter.
Also, you might want to experiment with Ford’s GPS/XM splitter, Ford part No. 10E928, and see if you can use it to reconnect the GPS to the radio.
And since the Maverick does not have an Aux input, does anyone have any experiences using a phone jack to USB adopter to connect an XM radio Aux output to the Maverick USB input?
Although it was ordered 9 months ago, I don’t have a production date for my Maverick yet, so I can’t try it it. But if someone wants to try to connect their after-market XM radio to this factory cable, please let us know of the results. The wiring diagram and parts catalog could be wrong.
The wiring diagram further goes on to show that there is one coaxial cable carrying both AM & FM signals that goes to the center input on the back of the radio head; and another coaxial cable carrying GPS and satellite radio goes to the outermost input. The third input, the innermost, is not used in North America, since it is for Digital Audio Broadcasting, only available in countries in Europe and elsewhere. Therefore, you should be able to use a male Fakra to male SMB adopter (available from Amazon) to connect that outer co-ax cable to an after-market SiriusXM radio - if you are willing to forfeit the compass display - and, if required, the Sirius antenna selector to the factory radio with a female DIN to female Fakra adopter.
Also, you might want to experiment with Ford’s GPS/XM splitter, Ford part No. 10E928, and see if you can use it to reconnect the GPS to the radio.
And since the Maverick does not have an Aux input, does anyone have any experiences using a phone jack to USB adopter to connect an XM radio Aux output to the Maverick USB input?
Although it was ordered 9 months ago, I don’t have a production date for my Maverick yet, so I can’t try it it. But if someone wants to try to connect their after-market XM radio to this factory cable, please let us know of the results. The wiring diagram and parts catalog could be wrong.
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