Hello all, thank you for this great thread. In hopes of contributing for those that come across this and to continue the development, let me share what I’ve done, offer some confirmations, and ask some questions. I did read the entire 62 pages of thread, and also found the following tutorial (found from F150 forum if I remember right) to be extremely helpful: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8dKaS_Spu4Zw4hV_CrKC4tLoP9G8yejqegF1wxIqxY/edit?usp=sharing
First issue: Attempting to be very diligent, I planned to both download my as built files from Ford, and planned to back up each module manually before making any changes. I tried on two different pc’s, and the link in cell C1 of our spreadsheet does not take me to the right place. I searched around a bunch and found where I needed to get to: https://www.motorcraftservice.com/asbuilt . Not sure why the link only takes us to a home page – maybe that can get updated?
I did put a trickle charger on the battery before starting because I anticipated doing some fumbling around. I wasted a bunch of time because I didn’t think the back ups were working – I expected the progress bar to shuttle across the screen like I saw it do in tutorials (when writing), and then started troubleshooting and thinking I had Admin rights issues or something odd. Did a second install on a second laptop – same thing. Finally went back and watched tutorial video nested in the link above, and sure enough no progress bar when you back up – my bad. On to programming.
To date, I have (in order on spreadsheet):
Disabled double honk (not tested by me yet)
Added bambii mode (tested)
Turned off fog dash indicator (tested)
Added fog lights as DRL (tested – on in anything but Park, on with parking lights, turn off with low beams on but I can turn back on with fog light switch)
Added DRL option on instrument cluster (doesn’t appear to work for me – more on this below*)
Added navigation in motion (tested)
Disabled seat belt chime (not tested by me yet)
Changed lane change flashes to 4 (worked fine – since my ? was a 6, I chose the first digit choice for 4 (8), and both lane change and turn signal worked correctly as desired)
And yes for those of you new and not reading all 62 pages:
You do need a Forscan extended license (which you self-issue through a link on the Forscan/ download page, and will expire in 2 months)
You program while ignition is ON but engine not running
Your running boards turn off each time you do a programming session (re-enable them through left dash screen vehicle settings when done)
You do need a tool with both MS-CAN and HS-CAN to access all modules in our model (I chose USB for data transfer safety and manually switchable to save money – Forscan will prompt you when to switch back and forth to get into the module you are trying to access).
After all that, I just want to say thank you again to all the people in this forum who have gotten the project this far. As others have mentioned it’s a bummer we are missing some of the modules that other models have, but it is what it is. I have a few wants/ desires but will do more research before posting questions here. My only opportunity/ questions are the motorcraft as built link I mentioned above, and:
*Confusion about DRL light on instrument cluster mod (row 20 of current spreadsheet) - what is the note in cell D20 explaining “NOTE: still greyed out, but displays DRL option thru Advanced Settings--Vehicle—Lighting”? I had a grayed out DRL checkbox row before under Autolamp settings, and still do now after the change to Enable in IPC 720-02-01. I cannot toggle down and enable or disable the box with my steering wheel arrows. Should I be able to? I would LOVE to be able to toggle my DRLs without having to go through programming. Thanks in advance for any input.
Finally, anybody know of other spreadsheets that apply to our gen Expy, or is the spreadsheet referenced in this forum topic THE accumulation of tested mods for 2015-2017 Expy’s (and second tab for 2018)? From Post #601 - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iO4Uz1shNRwZv5gi2TKARDo2Y7lfSOMFj6Gott8g7yg/edit?usp=sharing
First issue: Attempting to be very diligent, I planned to both download my as built files from Ford, and planned to back up each module manually before making any changes. I tried on two different pc’s, and the link in cell C1 of our spreadsheet does not take me to the right place. I searched around a bunch and found where I needed to get to: https://www.motorcraftservice.com/asbuilt . Not sure why the link only takes us to a home page – maybe that can get updated?
I did put a trickle charger on the battery before starting because I anticipated doing some fumbling around. I wasted a bunch of time because I didn’t think the back ups were working – I expected the progress bar to shuttle across the screen like I saw it do in tutorials (when writing), and then started troubleshooting and thinking I had Admin rights issues or something odd. Did a second install on a second laptop – same thing. Finally went back and watched tutorial video nested in the link above, and sure enough no progress bar when you back up – my bad. On to programming.
To date, I have (in order on spreadsheet):
Disabled double honk (not tested by me yet)
Added bambii mode (tested)
Turned off fog dash indicator (tested)
Added fog lights as DRL (tested – on in anything but Park, on with parking lights, turn off with low beams on but I can turn back on with fog light switch)
Added DRL option on instrument cluster (doesn’t appear to work for me – more on this below*)
Added navigation in motion (tested)
Disabled seat belt chime (not tested by me yet)
Changed lane change flashes to 4 (worked fine – since my ? was a 6, I chose the first digit choice for 4 (8), and both lane change and turn signal worked correctly as desired)
And yes for those of you new and not reading all 62 pages:
You do need a Forscan extended license (which you self-issue through a link on the Forscan/ download page, and will expire in 2 months)
You program while ignition is ON but engine not running
Your running boards turn off each time you do a programming session (re-enable them through left dash screen vehicle settings when done)
You do need a tool with both MS-CAN and HS-CAN to access all modules in our model (I chose USB for data transfer safety and manually switchable to save money – Forscan will prompt you when to switch back and forth to get into the module you are trying to access).
After all that, I just want to say thank you again to all the people in this forum who have gotten the project this far. As others have mentioned it’s a bummer we are missing some of the modules that other models have, but it is what it is. I have a few wants/ desires but will do more research before posting questions here. My only opportunity/ questions are the motorcraft as built link I mentioned above, and:
*Confusion about DRL light on instrument cluster mod (row 20 of current spreadsheet) - what is the note in cell D20 explaining “NOTE: still greyed out, but displays DRL option thru Advanced Settings--Vehicle—Lighting”? I had a grayed out DRL checkbox row before under Autolamp settings, and still do now after the change to Enable in IPC 720-02-01. I cannot toggle down and enable or disable the box with my steering wheel arrows. Should I be able to? I would LOVE to be able to toggle my DRLs without having to go through programming. Thanks in advance for any input.
Finally, anybody know of other spreadsheets that apply to our gen Expy, or is the spreadsheet referenced in this forum topic THE accumulation of tested mods for 2015-2017 Expy’s (and second tab for 2018)? From Post #601 - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iO4Uz1shNRwZv5gi2TKARDo2Y7lfSOMFj6Gott8g7yg/edit?usp=sharing