GOAT Modes

[Aimless]

I'm trying to understand what changes are made to the Bronco for the different GOAT settings.

I know what changes are made to the 4WD system but not what changes are made to the steering, throttle and traction control?

I found a chart on this site and it mentions that the steering can be normal, soft or tight depending on the GOAT mode. Throttle response can be normal, soft or aggressive. TC can be normal, off or extra.

Is this correct info for non-Raptors?

Thanks

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[SierraBronco]

The superior Bronco’s are also affected by the use of GOAT modes too. At first I was the conventional “I’m not using those stupid things. I know when to use the lockers or 4L” but then I learned about the additional features and…gotta say…they actually can be pretty useful.

I haven’t been able to verify this yet (@Ducati1098 might have some insight) but I was comparing modules between my 22 F-150 rappy and 22 bronco wildtrak to see if there were some changes I could make that weren’t yet on the Bronco spreadsheet. While perusing the information I noticed airbag changes for use with the off-road only modes. Certainly they wouldn’t be completely disabled, but a buddy of mine had his airbags go off on him while on the rocks. Not in danger of rolling or anything, but either a malfunction occurred or just the right kind of movement made his Toyota freak out and blew the curtain airbags. So if the offroad modes potentially prevent that, I like it even more. Again I’m not fully certain that is real, but Ford did do a pretty decent job trying to make the bronco worthy of wheeling while also accommodating the 97% of buyers that won’t be leaving pavement. I could see where they would have thought that to be a good idea.

 

[SierraBronco]

Maybe @mpeugeot has feedback on the airbags?

 

[Ducati1098]

The superior Bronco’s are also affected by the use of GOAT modes too. At first I was the conventional “I’m not using those stupid things. I know when to use the lockers or 4L” but then I learned about the additional features and…gotta say…they actually can be pretty useful.

I haven’t been able to verify this yet (@Ducati1098 might have some insight) but I was comparing modules between my 22 F-150 rappy and 22 bronco wildtrak to see if there were some changes I could make that weren’t yet on the Bronco spreadsheet. While perusing the information I noticed airbag changes for use with the off-road only modes. Certainly they wouldn’t be completely disabled, but a buddy of mine had his airbags go off on him while on the rocks. Not in danger of rolling or anything, but either a malfunction occurred or just the right kind of movement made his Toyota freak out and blew the curtain airbags. So if the offroad modes potentially prevent that, I like it even more. Again I’m not fully certain that is real, but Ford did do a pretty decent job trying to make the bronco worthy of wheeling while also accommodating the 97% of buyers that won’t be leaving pavement. I could see where they would have thought that to be a good idea.

I’m not really sure. Ford does a poor job of explaining exactly what the different modes completely do, even to technicians.

 

[SierraBronco]

I’m not really sure. Ford does a poor job of explaining exactly what the different modes completely do, even to technicians.

Drats. I don’t remember where I screenshotted this from but I believe it’s pretty close to accurate. I don’t know what “extra” TC is and the front locker doesn’t engage in any of the modes if I’m not mistaken.

 

[DarthLincoln]

Not sure about the details on the tuning of TC, Steering, and Throttle for each mode, but I think that table has at least one error:

TC is definitely off (not Extra) in Sand mode. You need to maintain momentum on soft sand so applying brakes or cutting back on engine power is not good. If you switch to Sand mode, your dash will indicate that TC is off.
TC is on in Sport mode, which makes sense for a high CG SUV being driven aggressively.

My suspicion is that the table has Sand and Sport reversed for TC and should say TC is “Off” for sand and “Extra” for Sport.

 

[Ducati1098]

Drats. I don’t remember where I screenshotted this from but I believe it’s pretty close to accurate. I don’t know what “extra” TC is and the front locker doesn’t engage in any of the modes if I’m not mistaken.

Yeah I’ve seen that chart floating around for a while, but I have no idea where it came from or how accurate it really is.

 

[DarthLincoln]

In my Badlands, I do notice that the throttle is more aggressive in Sport vs Normal, and that throttle is less aggressive in Eco vs Normal.
Logically throttle is also less aggressive in Slippery, and more aggressive in Baja but i never really evaluated it. This does align with throttle mapping designs I saw at Ford 15-20 years ago.

 

[Valhalla]

Tranny holds in mud and ruts, be ready for that rev and dive into 1st in rock crawl at inopportune times!

 

[CalvinT]

I’m not really sure. Ford does a poor job of explaining exactly what the different modes completely do, even to technicians.

Sounds like Ford doesn't have it very well documented. There has to be some documentation or the DLCM and other modules couldn't have been programmed. I wonder if the G.O.A.T. mode design process went through ISO-9000 and 9001.

 

[Valhalla]

Sounds like Ford doesn't have it very well documented. There has to be some documentation or the DLCM and other modules couldn't have been programmed. I wonder if the G.O.A.T. mode design process went through ISO-9000.

Almost definitely... doesn't mean they share

 

[mallaki]

G.O.A.T. Modes

 

[DarthLincoln]

G.O.A.T. Modes

That table has some errors as stated earlier: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/goat-modes.117053/post-2562204

 

[Motovita]

I'd like to tag on to this thread since it's the closest I've found to what I'm looking for.
I have a new 25 standard Badlands and am trying to figure out the modes. my manual gives descriptions of the modes but it includes modes I don't have (Sport) and models I don't have (Raptor). It would be great if I could find a simple matrix showing just what pertains to me. I'm not looking to add to or complicate the system at this time.
A question I have after reading the info is when a feature is listed as available below 20 mph does that mean it will shift out of or unlock that feature when that speed is exceeded, and then does it re engage that feature when speed drops below the cutoff speed?
I'd also like to learn about the operation of 4A and traction control, I'm sure that info is out there somewhere and I should be able to track it down. I'd appreciate any leads, links, or references.

 

[rdg04578]

the biggest benefit with the goat modes is certain modes allow you to lock the front locker in 4WD Hi. In normal you cannot. it will also temper the throttle response but to me that is a big down fall which is why I seldom use them.

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