2021+ Bronco ForScan Thread

[mds5917]

Don’t you havre the lock button on the handle or the proximity function where when you grab the handle it unlocks? Also, in SYNC menu, you should have the option to choose all or driver door only when you unlock

That doesn’t work on the gate - And the Sync setting doesn’t affect this either. Tried both, but thanks for the thought

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[j_anderson]

That doesn’t work on the gate - And the Sync setting doesn’t affect this either. Tried both, but thanks for the thought

You‘re right! That is weird. I just went and tried it. I guess I never noticed it because I’m always driving my Bronco alone. Curious to know why Ford did it this way and why it isnt something that could be toggled in the menus.

 

[alexryer]

I have read through most of this and is very intriguing. My first item was changing tire size but I assume any reputable tire shop would do this at install (wishful thinking?)
Anyway, the other options have peaked my interest and leads me to my question.

Who has used Forscan with iOS? Is it as capable? Is buying a Windows based laptop Worth it just to use Forscan?
I am a MAC user and haven't used a window based system in over a decade. I value any insight or experience. TY

I just bought the OBDlink MX+ and I'm going to use it with my phone to see how it works. If I can't write [whatever] then I'll probably resort to CrossOver on the Mac. Trick the Windows software.

I just want to do such simple things, like door chimes. so I'm willing to experiment on the low road.

 

[redone17]

I just bought the OBDlink MX+ and I'm going to use it with my phone to see how it works. If I can't write [whatever] then I'll probably resort to CrossOver on the Mac. Trick the Windows software.

I just want to do such simple things, like door chimes. so I'm willing to experiment on the low road.

You can’t use Forscan to write on your phone. You can use the OBD App to view guages and diagnostics though. You’ll need a laptop/MacBook.

 

[pmoore00]

I have read through most of this and is very intriguing. My first item was changing tire size but I assume any reputable tire shop would do this at install (wishful thinking?)
Anyway, the other options have peaked my interest and leads me to my question.

Who has used Forscan with iOS? Is it as capable? Is buying a Windows based laptop Worth it just to use Forscan?
I am a MAC user and haven't used a window based system in over a decade. I value any insight or experience. TY

Forscan DOES work on a Windows virtual machine under Parallels or Fusion on MacOS with an OBD adapter. Slightly cheaper option than buying a Windows-capable device.

Also, modern MacBooks don't have USB-A so you'll need a USB-C to USB-A adapter. But it works just fine.

 

[WuNgUn]

Is it possible to load the saved vehicle profile offline?
Just to browse thru all the settings... Or does it need to be online connection?

 

[WuNgUn]

Anyone come across a speed setting for the mirror spot lights? I'd like to be able to have them on past 10km/h

 

[WuNgUn]

Like the cameras it's tied to the PCM, no luck with changing that at this time. You would have to hardwire an override like people have done with the F-150

Thanks for the reply... I love those lights when cruising thru a parking lot and looking for a spot at night. Not much good for anything else

 

[pfd799]

The farthest I have been able to enable was S&G but could not get the lane centering enabled, the on/off for it is in the radio screen but was inoperable so I assume there’s still more to go as far as changing settings with FORScan. But it kept throwing some silent codes and I’m not sure I would be willing to publish anything on it. I didn’t log the specifics but there were many module programmings needed to do that.

In testing it did work though and would completely stop the vehicle instead of cut off at 13 MPH. I kind of abandoned this a bit for now however with work being busier and holidays subtracting from personal time.

You’re the man! This is the one thing I feel I’m really missing out on

 

[Fordtorino93]

To understand how I was able to display the Ford Bronco Boot animation on my 2017 F150, there’s a few concepts I must explain first so that you grasp my motivation to get to this point, which has nothing to do with the Bronco.

It’s not difficult to comprehend that most (if not all) automotive manufactures will use the same ECU’s across multiple vehicles to reduce overhead in development costs. Example, the windows and mirror module found in a Ford Mustang, is the same as an F150, Lincoln MKX, Fusion and so on. Many of these modules are typically the same across a wide range of models or years. In many cases model specific features are just logical binary bits that are either flipped on and off. If a Ford Mustang owner can roll down their windows with a key fob but an F150 owner can’t; one would think there must be a way to turn on the feature? the same principle applies to auto folding mirrors upon ignition start, if a Lincoln can do it, why can’t other models? Well, this dilemma has been solved already in other Ford forms you may not be aware of.

Enter ForScan. In a nutshell it's a free software utility which emulates Ford’s in vehicle network communication protocol in such a way that anyone can purchase an MS / HS can compatible OBD II adapter online to read and edit hex values in the modules in their Ford, Lincoln or Mazda vehicle. While it’s tempting to affiliate-link one from Amazon, I won’t because most are terrible. Essentially, Ford owners have the power to enable or disable typically inaccessible features. ForScan is not the only program which can do this. Ford allows anyone to input a VIN at this MotoCraft Service website (select country, then refresh page) to generate a file containing expected stock programming values found in a vehicle's modules. A community member in the F150 Forums created this utility which allows users to take multiple Motocraft files and compare them against each other in a streamlined way, so that users can isolate feature sets to hexadecimal code variations when comparing two or more window stickers.

Example:
If a Super Deluxe Bronco has a built in espresso machine in the arm rest but a Soccer Mom Edition Bronco doesn't, you can compare the raw module data between the two VINs, isolate which bits enable said espresso machine. Then find a wrecked Bronco to pull said parts form and retrofit an unavailable feature into a any other trim level.

By using this method, Ford community members, specifically in this thread, have mapped out nearly all the modules in the 13 Gen F150 and other Ford vehicles by isolating which modules data controls which features. By isolating data between VINs, we are able to create a theory of what should happen, test it, confirm it, and then have proven configurations listed in this decoding sheet for others to use. This is the process I used to access the Bronco startup screen (more on that below), but it’s also a process you can use to uncover a large magnitude of other factory mods and transferable features. There's other ways to uncover what bits control what options as well such as monitoring before and after data sets when making changes with tuners, dealer tools, ect.

Example: last year before the 2019 F150 spec sheet was published, Ford teased the market by releasing a few photos of the Limited edition’s interior. Thanks to the fact Ford stitches the VIN to the center console on the limited edition, I took the VIN they published in photo's, downloaded the data from the MotoCraft site, compared it to known data from the same modules in other Ford vehicles and was the first person to conclude 2019 F150’s would not ship with a CD player. At the time Ford chose not to publish or blur out the center dash. While no CD player is not exactly click-bait news, you could adopt the same principals to pull specs from Ford and Lincoln Vehicles you see at auto shows, I certainly have, but only for personal reference.

My motivation to dig for new Sync 3.4 boot animations, was a just something I did to kill a few minutes one weekend afternoon. I enjoy testing features on my F150 which I assume exist (but aren't listed or enabled) based on what's in other vehicle profiles. This is how the Bronco animation was uncovered. I wrote this guide outlining how Ford owners can format older Sync 3 assemblies to install the newer Sync 3.4 user interface. Having previous experience programming stock Sync 3 themes and boot animations, in addition to knowing that the new Ford Explorer had a new boot animation not yet listed on the data sheet, led me to search for possible new content in this area. Previous hex data was known and mapped out at an address between 00 and 0E.

I had learned that the new Ford Explorer animation was addressed to 12(HEX) from an explorer owner. So my thought process was: If 00 to 0E is data we know, and 12 is the new Explorer content, what is located at 0F, 10, 11? there must be more, and sure enough there is. I messed around and tried experimental data and mapped out my findings, which just so happened to be one of the YouTube videos that got passed around here.

Using the same principles, a community member worked out how to add Sync Connect to any Ford vehicle and I wrote a tutorial on the subject here, which is where you'll also find the origins of the Bronco boot screen subject around post #212.

I laugh when I see most automotive ECU’s are labeled with the manufacturing sticker ‘dispose of if dropped’. Somewhere there must be a garbage bin full of perfectly good Bronco ECU’s you could theoretically connect a laptop, via a donor vehicle to pull every unlisted spec from, but... it's my first day.

I'm hoping I can find away to add lane centering to my first edition.

 

[amccue90]

Hey guys. I think I musta messed something up with all the fun. I can no longer find the oil life indicator on the dash to reset it. I hadn't noticed but just changed the oil and it's no longer showing up under the settings. Anybody have any ideas on what code to double check so I don't have to reset back to stock.

 

[amccue90]

Can I get somebody's default value for IPC 720-02-01 xxxx-xxxx-*x? I'm looking for the * value.

 

[mpeugeot]

Can I get somebody's default value for IPC 720-02-01 xxxx-xxxx-*x? I'm looking for the * value.

What I have is:

720-02-01 69A4 3C35 16BE

 

[amccue90]

It should be 1

Sorry I didn’t see this until now but that’s the oil minder setting as well.

I don’t know if I posted this before but this is the main document I reference. Not everything is 1:1 match obviously but it’s able to walk you in to what may be the correct settings. Been busy so I figured I would refresh this for new people.

What I have is:

720-02-01 69A4 3C35 16BE

Thank you both, this restored my oil life options.

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