F150 Lightning FORScan thread - Version 2

[Scorpio3d]

Sorry, I meant to reply sooner and kind of forgot.

I'm not on one side or the other personally, I use AI daily both personally and professionally and find it increadibly useful.

What I was trying to convey is that AI is only as good as the information that is availible, so if you have things that are well covered and (ideally) structured - like programming, it's amazing. But on other topics, say, "F150 Lightning thermal management of HVB" and things start to get sketchy simply because there isnt' enough information out there to draw a definitive conclusion. But AI will still reply back with a dissertation on the topic siting Reddit posts and some random news article where someone had mentioned that "yes, they do monitor the temperature of the battery" as "proof" that they do this that and the other, when in fact, we have more or less ZERO information on how it actually works.

People in general doesn't have the patience to be critical of the source or the information they're given, they simply accept it at face value and many times report it back as facts and now you have people feeding AI what AI fed them and it's a slippery slope in my opinion.

Forescan (since we're on that topic) is another thing - it's very well covered on ICE F150, but not so much on Lightning, so - personally - I'd take the result as useful, but with a grain of salt.
I would definitely double check the sources and the information that is being reported back to me before I accept whatever it is as true / facts.

Amen to that!

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[bc1]

I'm not on one side or the other personally, I use AI daily both personally and professionally and find it increadibly useful.

Dr. Gemini AI, physician from the google hospital, has become my primary physician. He/she is on call day and night and doesn't charge me a dime. Plugged in some of my blood test results the other day to learn what is going on.

 

[garsh]

Dr. Gemini AI, physician from the google hospital, has become my primary physician. He/she is on call day and night and doesn't charge me a dime. Plugged in some of my blood test results the other day to learn what is going on.

Be VERY careful about how you ask questions of an AI. They always try to answer, and if they can't find any relevant information, they will quickly make stuff up. You always have to couch the questions in terms like, "only provide very high-confidence answers, otherwise just say that you're not sure". It's quite annoying.

 

[kvt]

Hi all,


Thanks a lot for all the great sharing here – the thread and the Excel sheet overview are super helpful!


I just got my 2024 Lariat and managed to tweak a few things with Forscan:

1. Enabled glare-free headlights
2. Removed MPH display when activating km/h (now only km/h shows, IPC 720-04-02)
3. Disabled seatbelt chime and door ajar warning
4. Set EU traffic sign recognition + round speed limit icons in the cluster. (IPMA, 706-04-01)
5. Changed APIM country code to Norway, so I also got Norwegian language on the screen

Pretty happy with that!



Two questions:

1. If I activate “automatic lane change” in the menu, lane center assist stops working – is that expected behavior in Europe, or something odd with my config?
2. I purchased and activated the EU maps subscription in the app (after swapping the TCM, so the truck is online), but the truck still says maps need activation. Any tips?

And finally, are there any specific Forscan settings I should avoid changing to make sure OTA updates keep working? Or any tips on more to change to get better functionality in Europe?

Hi all,


Thanks a lot for all the great sharing here – the thread and the Excel sheet overview are super helpful!


I just got my 2024 Lariat and managed to tweak a few things with Forscan:

1. Enabled glare-free headlights
2. Removed MPH display when activating km/h (now only km/h shows, IPC 720-04-02)
3. Disabled seatbelt chime and door ajar warning
4. Set EU traffic sign recognition + round speed limit icons in the cluster. (IPMA, 706-04-01)
5. Changed APIM country code to Norway, so I also got Norwegian language on the screen

Pretty happy with that!



Two questions:

1. If I activate “automatic lane change” in the menu, lane center assist stops working – is that expected behavior in Europe, or something odd with my config?
2. I purchased and activated the EU maps subscription in the app (after swapping the TCM, so the truck is online), but the truck still says maps need activation. Any tips?

And finally, are there any specific Forscan settings I should avoid changing to make sure OTA updates keep working? Or any tips on more to change to get better functionality in Europe?

Can somebody explain what to do to get EU traffic sign recognition + round speed limit icons in the cluster. About everythin else I have got working

 

[norpan]

Have you looked up IPMA, 706-04-01 in the spreadsheet? Just change that to xxx1-00xx-xxxx for Europe. And countrycode for iPC 720-04-02. I think that was all I do to get it working.

 

[kvt]

Than you I try this. I once tried some instructions but did’t got it workig. Maybe it was for mach-e I don’t remember

 

[kvt]

Thaks! now I got it working I couldn’t program IPMA before and that was the propblem. Now I updated my forscan and managed to change IPMA codes. Matrix lights I was able to get working without changing IPMA codes.

 

[jcgam]

I got stuck activating glare free matrix headlights on a 2025 F-150 Lightning. I haven't seen anyone else mention it, but glare free was activated and working, but the Sirius XM radio would no longer function. I called Sirius and they couldn't solve it. I consulted ChatGPT, Bard, Gemini and finally Grok. Grok solved it. I needed to set the APIM settings then reset it in forscan, then modify the other settings, then reset APIM again. All is well now. You're welcome future google searcher.

 

[bc1]

I got stuck activating glare free matrix headlights on a 2025 F-150 Lightning. I haven't seen anyone else mention it, but glare free was activated and working, but the Sirius XM radio would no longer function. I called Sirius and they couldn't solve it. I consulted ChatGPT, Bard, Gemini and finally Grok. Grok solved it. I needed to set the APIM settings then reset it in forscan, then modify the other settings, then reset APIM again. All is well now. You're welcome future google searcher.

Nice to hear. I did the glare free but I don't remember what it was like before. Definitely see out wide in the ditches. Not happy with the distance so I drive some manually controlling the brights. I drive by a lot of well lit oil field underground storage wells, gas frac plants, truck and rail loading docks and a refinery between the home and farm. All the lights pretty much leaves it on dim most of the time and it's all deer crossing country. They even run right across into a line of railroad tank cars.

At least you didn't waste your time trying "Brad" the Ford AI guy or maybe gal for all we know. I got out of surgery yesterday at the VA for an umbilical hernia. I use "Dr. Gemini" to teach me and guide me through a lot of medical issues. He is really good. I worked through a bunch of computer issues with him this afternoon for an hour and he is quite the expert there.

 

[BrandonSRT]

Can a 2023 Platinum owner Share their as built ACM & DSP with us? the motorcraft as built website doesn't show us the whole thing. In forscan I can see way more fields than the site. I'm trying to crack this propulsion sound nut by comparing two truck's 2023 files side by side but i cant do it without another truck.

 

[bc1]

Anyone know the settings I need to increase the force to close the tail gate? Just added my Amazon Yitamotor low profile hard quad fold truck bed tonneau cover and it needs a little help sometimes. I can give it a final shove but don't want to have to all the time. Same for unlatching the top. The cover has some adjustment front to back and if anything I would slide it back some more to help keep it rain proof.

 

[OregonMike]

Thanks to all who work on this thread! I just did a couple of very basic changes but I'm happy with them: seatbelt chimes at startup and alerts. I had one time recently when one of the back seats was down and somebody sitting back there but the alert kept going off. I think they probably had their seatbelt in the wrong hole, but the yelling about it via the dash was very obnoxious!

 

[Paulb55]

Can a 2023 Platinum owner Share their as built ACM & DSP with us? the motorcraft as built website doesn't show us the whole thing. In forscan I can see way more fields than the site. I'm trying to crack this propulsion sound nut by comparing two truck's 2023 files side by side but i cant do it without another truck.

I was just thinking about this the other night...drop the two setups into chatGPT and let it find it

 

[rugedraw]

I was just thinking about this the other night...drop the two setups into chatGPT and let it find it

Propulsion sound settings are enabled in the APIM here:

 

[BrandonSRT]

I was just thinking about this the other night...drop the two setups into chatGPT and let it find it

I've tried that many times with different GPT levels and Grok and Gemini. They all hallucinate and make shit up. I'd be willing to try it again if I can get someone's as built directly off of their truck, but I am starting to have a feeling the APIM or DSP modules are different from Platinum to Lariat.

Propulsion sound settings are enabled in the APIM here:

Many have tried that and it doesn't work, I have the toggle on my screen but still no sound. If I hit the toggle, it turns the toggle on for two seconds, thinks about it, and then fails and turns itself off.

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