I used to have a 2015 Tahoe and the in-dash display could display the map(at least the info and when to turn, exit, etc... and it would display radio information such as what song/artist was playing, radio station, etc... This much newer expy doesn't have any of that... the digital speedometer is probably the only thing useful aside from the settings to enable and disable functionality... was this on purpose or did Ford drop the ball on this? opinions?
2020 Expy Limited in-dash display??
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grumpyoleman
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Curious ... my 2018 XLT has a "navigation" or "compass" setting (can't remember which it is called) that displays the compass when no route is set in navigation and turn by turn directions and speed limit sign when there is a route set.
carymccarr
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Who knows. They really hobbled the display functionality compared to other manufacturers. In the navigator you can’t even scroll through all of your preset stations.
Phillip White
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In my humble opinion Ford drops the ball a lot with respect to the Expedition. One example of this is the crap 160 watt inverter they put in them while all their trucks get 400 watt ones. We pay a premium for these vehicles but they seem to be the last line that get anything that shines.
Don't get me wrong though... They are nice vehicles and when it's in the shop and you have to find a comparable rental - unless you are in a big city - you won't be able to do it. Ford gives you just enough to appreciate your Expedition when you don't have it but, at the same time, they make you wish you could drive one of their trucks instead. Since I can't due to my needing to drive 5 overweight clients around all the time - the Expedition is the only option for me.
Don't get me wrong though... They are nice vehicles and when it's in the shop and you have to find a comparable rental - unless you are in a big city - you won't be able to do it. Ford gives you just enough to appreciate your Expedition when you don't have it but, at the same time, they make you wish you could drive one of their trucks instead. Since I can't due to my needing to drive 5 overweight clients around all the time - the Expedition is the only option for me.
PharmerBrown
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I can display those. I added all of my favorites to "my list" so that I don't have to jump all over trying to find them.
carymccarr
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Your dash display will show station/song/album etc regardless of source?
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PharmerBrown
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No, sorry. It will display the navigation directions. I keep the center console on the home setting where it displays the audio.
carymccarr
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You don’t use carplay or android auto?
For those of us who do this limitation stinks.
It can display more vehicle info than the tahoe, however, they left out the audio and temp displays. The nav display and speedo only display when using the system nav settings, idk if they display using auto or carplay. The 2015 to 2017 displays did have that info, so it's weird ford left it out when they created it and didn't update that after the 2015 f150. My guess is, due to the breadth of options for the system to process through, there wasnt enough storage or time to include programming for the audio display. Unfortunately, as discussed, ford limits money when developing the expy, and uses the f150 development time to do the expy, releases the product as is, unfinished, until they gradually improve its shortcomings. Atleast that what it seems like to me. Luckiky, the actual product is a great one, just unpolished. Good news is they seem to be taking the product seriously as the refresh is due end of this yr.
carymccarr
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The expy doesn’t have a temp read out in the dash? Jeez. At least the Navi has that in the HUD.
The GM’s I’ve owned had more info available in the dash than my Navi and more easily accessible. As an example, you could have it display “off road” data (wheel angle and slope angle) without being in a specific “drive” mode. Not a big deal but the audio limitations (especially inability to scroll through or combine presets) is maddening.
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To be fair, my dads escalade didn't show off road Info, it was preset electronic data. The expy does show the angle of the vehicle, power distribution, slope and wheel angle, tow info, transmission data, etc, just not the audio and temp.
carymccarr
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It shows all that stuff regardless of drive mode?
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Yea, drive modes don't affect the guages, it works through tabs. Each tab has its own data and you select which to look at. You can also personalize it in your own tab and it saves only the info you want.
The setup itself is great, theres only too main flaws: no audio data, and the nav display is very basic.
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carymccarr
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That’s cool. Not sure why they hobbled the Navi. Can you scroll through all your presets from your steering wheel controls?
Yes you can
carymccarr
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Amazing. Why they’d have that in an expy and not the Navi is mind boggling.
The nav uses the minimalist design thats extremely popular right now. It looks nice, but its very minimal and boring. I liked cycling through the pages and viewing different screens on long drives in the expy.
I never had to as I only listened to music on my phone or USB, but I don't think you can cycle through different types of presets. You can only cycle though the current set, i.e. fm 1 presets only, you have to go to xm radio to cycle xm presets. Im sure there's a way to cycle through presets from the steering wheel on the nav though.
I never had to as I only listened to music on my phone or USB, but I don't think you can cycle through different types of presets. You can only cycle though the current set, i.e. fm 1 presets only, you have to go to xm radio to cycle xm presets. Im sure there's a way to cycle through presets from the steering wheel on the nav though.
MxRacer965
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Honestly I have a BMW 740i this week as a rental car and I’m finding all the info in the dash and HUD to be distracting, not helpful. Too much going on, too much info, and too busy. Sometimes “less is more”. I’m sure it has a zillion ways things could be adjusted based on driver preference, I am not going to go through all that trouble on a rental though. When I got in I spent the next 15 minutes tinkering just to try and familiarize myself with it. I can’t think of any other rental I’ve done that with. Hell, just getting my phone connected led me to like 3 different apps to download for different connectivity options.
The wireless CarPlay is awesome though. Could the Expedition have just a bit “more”? Sure. But I wouldn’t ask for much more. Wireless CarPlay, a HUD, time/temp info a bit more readily available. That’s about it. Wife’s MKS has radio info in the cluster and I never pay attention to it...
The wireless CarPlay is awesome though. Could the Expedition have just a bit “more”? Sure. But I wouldn’t ask for much more. Wireless CarPlay, a HUD, time/temp info a bit more readily available. That’s about it. Wife’s MKS has radio info in the cluster and I never pay attention to it...
carymccarr
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Unfortunately there’s no way to scroll through all of your presets on the navigator. Completely bizarre limitation.
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carymccarr
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The issue with wireless CarPlay as I understand it, is that you can’t use in car Wi-Fi if you’re also using wireless CarPlay.
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