Don Ridley

Under BdyCm(main), look at the tab/box in the upper left corner. It defaults to NORMAL. Select ENGINEERING mode to get more options. Look for the audio button options. Note that steering wheel audio options are not the same as steering wheel controls (SWC). SWC is a separate pod of buttons.

The audio buttons on the steering wheel must connect to the FCDIM (the panel in the middle with the radio presets and tuning buttons). Look for the wires and connector per this diagram. No Forscan changes are needed. sw controls.pdf

Did you look here? http://www.modyourconnect.co.uk/product-category/mk2-connect/ There are several form posts about lowering springs.

The manual has instructions on removing the headliner but I would try to loosen the headliner around the speaker and carefully pull it down for access. Let me know if this doesn't work and I will find the headliner removal instructions.

The rear speaker is in the headliner unfortunately. The front speaker is behind the triangular "door" on the side of the dashboard next to the headlight switch. I think your troubleshooting clearly shows the speaker is bad. At least the speaker is under $20. parking speaker.pdf

Have your friend scan and plot the relevant signals as your drive around. Note when the shudder occurs and view the plots. It may be something electrical and seemingly unrelated to fuel delivery.

Here are some wiring diagrams. Your ACM needs to have the ICAN network wires and the 4" screen (FCDIM) to read the steering wheel signals. The attached wiring diagrams show ACM configurations with and without the ICAN wires. If you ACM is the base unit without the FCDIM it's not possible to activate the steering wheel controls. Here's a portion of what I found on car-part.com. You have to call these junkyards directly and shipping is not included. ACM network.pdf ACM wiring diagrams (2020_07_16 14_49_21 UTC).pdf

1. A 2014-2018 steering wheel should work. But there are many 2017s available and I would choose one just to be sure. Check car-part.com. Leather wheels are around $125 and non-leather are about $75. 2. I have done some configuration of the stock head unit (ACM) and there are some settings that may need to be changed to use the controls on the steering wheel. These changes are easily made with Forscan but you may need to do a little research (this is easy to do). There is a good chance it all works assuming the wiring harness is there. You can check the ACM wiring to see if the steering wheel signals are wired to the unit. 3. Forscan.....this is messy now. The developer is a person or group in Russia. They had to suspend purchase of an "extended license" that allows changes like activating cruise control. There has always been a free extended license that is good for two months but forum users are reporting a delay in Forscan issuing the licenses. Things may get worse as Putiin continues his terrible war. It is unlikely a dealer will or can make the configuration changes to activate cruise control. Their software is designed to restore programming that already existed in a vehicle.

I don't think any of the 2.5L engines have a battery monitoring system. I you have a small wire connected to the negative terminal on your battery, then you have a BMS. This wire and small module on it measures the current going in or out of the battery. BMS would be problematic for adding house batteries because it calculates the battery health and tries to hold the state of charge to 80% maximum. If you don't have a battery charger, you should get one. You can get a 3 or 5 amp trickle-type charger for under $100. I use a Noco Genius.

I did not install an aftermarket unit. I installed the HD radio version of the Ford ACM. I have SYNC 1 and I wanted to retain all the built in features and only needed to add HD radio.

Hey look what I found in my garage! I had replaced the stock unit with an HD radio version. I'll give you a smoking deal on this one. Send me a PM and we can talk about getting this one to you and possibly pre-loading your configuration into it if necessary.

You should verify there is no APIM by pulling the configuration for all of the modules for your vehicle. Use the Motorcraft website: Index - FordServiceInfo.Com (motorcraftservice.com) Use the link and input the country. Once you are in the website, exit and return using the address (not the link). This should give you a page where you input the VIN. The site will show all the configurations for your vehicle. Look for any addresses that start with 7D0. These are for an APIM. Here is what my VIN shows: If there are no 7DO addresses, you don't have an APIM. When shopping for an ACM (head unit) the last two digits the part number do not have to be identical (DT1T-19C107-AD): AD in your example. Every year the part number increments so AE, AF etc are for subsequent years. All the units should operate the same (AD, AE AF) as long as the first set of part numbers are the same. A suffix of CB-CE is for an HD radio. There is a possibility the used ACM will have some settings that may not work in your vehicle (number of speakers, steering wheel controls, MP3 input, country code etc). This can be fixed by loading the settings (like the ones shown above) from your ACM into the new ACM. You will need an adapter (about $40) and Forscan if this is the case. But I am 90% sure a basic ACM will have basic settings and it should be plug and play even if some of the settings are not exactly the same. If you need help, you can PM your VIN to me and I can look for the 7DO settings. I looked at car-part.com and there a numerous units available. You need to call most of these junkyards and you can make an offer if you want to lower the price. eBay and LKQ did not seem to have any when I looked.

Just confirm your existing pads, rotors, shoes and drums are in good shape. Replace the worn parts as needed. "Upgraded" rotors won't work any better. The only way to get more braking power is with larger rotors and upgraded calipers like you would see on high performance vehicles (Focus brakes vs Focus RS for example). The only real change you can expect is by changing the brake pad material, but for 99% of users even that makes no real performance difference. Harder metallic pads will last longer but they shorten the lifetime of the rotor. Drive with the trailer for a season and you will see if any changes are warranted.

It could be the radio (ACM) or the signal to turn it off. You will need a scan tool ( like Forscan) to read all the associated signals on the network to see what is happening. Troubleshooting this could get complicated.

There should be PIDs for each parking sensor. Maybe start by checking them. The sensor status should change when it senses an object within range.

Here is the wiring diagram for the PAM. Disconnect the connectors and test the resistance of both speakers. I don't know the exact value but they both should be the same (I'm guessing around 8 ohm). This should help diagnose if the speakers are bad. Next step would be to test the sensors somehow. Replacing the module should be straight forward. You can buy a used one from a junkyard. I don't know if they need to be programmed but I doubt it. I don't have a PAM so I can't check my configuration. You can look at the PAM as-built data with Forscan and an extended license. I'm sure this can be fixed without having to go to a dealership. PAM wiring diagram.pdf

...maybe it was a 2017?

Search Autotrader. I saw a 2018 with a ramp yesterday. I did not note the location but it was a dealership. It was silver with a weird red stripe pattern, probably the logo of a transport company.

I am trying to change the configuration in my 2016 with Forscan to have configurable DRL. I found some documents that show in 2017 and 2018 DRL was optional but configurable in most trim levels. Then in 2019 it was only configurable in XLT and Titanium trims. Now I can't find the documents. But no matter, if nobody can configure DRL (assuming they have them) then this feature may not have been implemented in our market. I may be chasing an option that doesn't exist.

I have not changed km to miles. But during my research I was testing IPC settings from a European (Czech maybe) TC and changing the setting changed miles to km. I did not verify everything was km. This info and maybe some Forscan settings in the BCM (main) should work. But I would pay a little extra if I could find a US version just for peace of mind and the hassle of maybe changing the dials (you have to pry the needles off and they may break). These look promising.

Car-part.com has a lot to choose from. You should call them on the phone because many junkyards don't use the internet too much and are small operations. Plus you can request a photo to ensure you are getting the right part. I did a quick search and found some from $55-100. I don't know the difference in the screens. The bottom one matches my 2016 (and also 2014 and 2015) cluster. It definitely looks like a TC cluster because it shows a van instead of a car. The top one may be a newer version because the color cluster became standard on all TCs in 2018 or 2019.***EDIT** this is incorrect. 2019 is a different style**** FYI, only the Titanium trim TCs from 2014-2016 had color clusters but the leather steering wheel was available on the XLT. You need a 2014, right?

I am trying to determine if daytime running lights (DRL) are configurable from the menu in the center of the cluster. This is possible on Escape and other Fords but not on my 2016 TC. Please check the settings menu and let me know if you have a setting for daytime running lights. I only need to know if it exists and what your trim level is. For example: YES, 2019 XLT Thank you!

The safe answer is: I don't know. During my research I looked at the configuration data on some Escape clusters and I recall it was very similar. But in the world of computers "almost the same" is not good enough. You really need to find a cluster from a TC. The Focus cluster is not the same size and won't fit properly. The only reason I tried one was it was cheap and I was experimenting. If you need help finding a TC cluster in the US I can help. Let me know

Nice fix for under $50. Good write up.

HD radio has better audio quality. Plus there are extra radio stations. There can be two or three stations per FM frequency. Most of the extra stations are niche music. I can hear the sound difference between normal and HD radio but I have a nice sound system. The station ID/song information was affected when I installed the HD radio ACM with an improper configuration. I fixed the configuration for HD stations but now the non-HD stations don't have ID info (I think it called RDS). Some other forums complain about Ford's implementation of station ID in the ACM and how there are problems across the product line. Apparently ACMs after 2018 work better for station ID. I don't know if these 2018 ACMs will work in older Transit Connects. You can find HD ACMs for under $100.