Years back I was caught in a snow storm in the Alps my G-Wagen with Mud Terrains (Cooper STT Pro) and it was pretty ugly. I barely managed to make it up a hill, with lockers, while being passed by two wheel drive cars with snow tires like it was nothing. Then going down the other side was real...
I had those on a Ranger Raptor. A surprisingly decent street tire for being a mud terrain, on par with the General Grabber X3 on the road, and more resistant to damage in rocks. However, I wouldn't drive them in the snow/ice, I don't expect them to do well in that.
But I run several sets of...
Chiming in from Germany.
For the Badlands the registration costs 882 Euros, with the current exchange rate, equals about 987 US Dollars. The Outer Banks is slightly less as it has lower CO2 emissions due to the smaller tires and less lift.
In Germany (and I think all of Europe) we only get two...
I wholly agree that the USB cable can make a huge difference! If you really want to make sure the cable will be trouble free make sure to get a USB-IF certified cable. I have wireless Android Auto enabled, but I still plug my phone in to a USB-IF cable, and with my Google Pixel phone I almost...
Android Auto will always use Bluetooth for the Audio, regardless if plugged in via USB or not. That is by design.
To disable Android Auto wireless, you should just need to turn of WiFi on the phone and plug it in via USB. The easy way to tell if it is using wired or wireless Android Auto is to...
So there seems to be some rubbing on all four tires with the 315/70R17 General Grabber AT3 on 8.5x17 ET30 wheels. Surprisingly all four tires have cuts in the middle of the tread from the fender flares. I would have imagined that the rears would have plenty of clearance. This was from low speed...
lol. Yeah, I am a bit of an odd one out here with my vehicle choices. When we got the Bronco last year the dealer said that there are less than 100 registered in the entire country. So I guess that makes it more exotic than many super cars 🤣
I'll throw in my two cents, having owned three Rangers (two Ranger Raptors) and several 4x4s including the Bronco. If you regularly use the bed of your Tacoma, get a pickup. Even simple gardening stuff makes a mess when hauling it to the recycling yard, or old wood, Sheetrock, etc.
I really...
I manually updated all modules, including Sync, via FDRS back in December and according to the Sync info screen I am on:
Version 23291_PRODUCT (delivered with 22291)
Revision: 1049 (delivered with 609)
For what it's worth, this is my write up on fitting 35x12.5R17 and 315/70R17 on a non-SAS Badlands on Sasquatch spec wheels: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/35s-on-non-sasquatch-2023-badlands.102630/
It isn't 100% what you are asking about since I didn't try it on the stock Badlands...
When you registered your account, did you say you are in the US? I am in Germany, registered my account with my German address, and never needed to use a VPN for FDRS. I agree with @flip, contact the customer support so they can update your account region.
As others have written, there is no manual tow/haul mode that can be selected. It can be enabled with ForScan, but then it throws errors, which indicates that Ford never implemented that drive mode.
Sport mode is most likely the best mode as it will hold gears longer and is more aggressive with...
Unfortunately I don't remember the module name, but if I remember it was a name that was obvious it was for the drivetrain. I don't have a current FDRS license, otherwise I'd go out and check now.
I initially noticed something similar when I first got my Bronco, including a vibration in the driver floorboard. After I installed the 4wd software update with FDRS it felt "better". Not sure how to describe it, but now I don't notice 4A is enabled unless I make a sharp turn. See if your Ford...
I imagine it is intentional from Ford. It isn't hard to miss the reminder message on the dash, and imagine having to manually select 4A each time the truck starts in winter. I am guessing customers would be livid having the truck default to 2wd on every start. So probably the easiest way for...
I didn't notice any rubbing even at full articulation on rocks with the sway bar disconnected, but I had it when driving over humps where I maxed out the bump stops.
On this trip to Corsica, with some off-road, about 3500km in total, I averaged just a little better than 14L/100km. This was...