Lightning Software Updates using FDRS

[PJnc284]

@Mike G anything interesting showing for you in FDRS? Per Jesse, there's quite a few updates for the 24's including an apim update to enable tesla superchargers in nav and potentially a working enhanced charging screen?

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[rugedraw]

@Mike G anything interesting showing for you in FDRS? Per Jesse, there's quite a few updates for the 24's including an apim update to enable tesla superchargers in nav and potentially a working enhanced charging screen?

Those are not released for 21-23 trucks (yet). A new Sync OTA is being reported by ICE F150 owners that brings Sync up to 25211. The OTA is called Sync 25-25.2.4.9 and the GWM one is ECG2-25.2.8.5. GWM will come first followed by the APIM. One guy in the F150 facebook group also reported a TCU OTA coming in after these two.

 

[Mike G]

Those are not released for 21-23 trucks (yet). A new Sync OTA is being reported by ICE F150 owners that brings Sync up to 25211. The OTA is called Sync 25-25.2.4.9 and the GWM one is ECG2-25.2.8.5. GWM will come first followed by the APIM. One guy in the F150 facebook group also reported a TCU OTA coming in after these two.

That's great to hear that something is on the way for the 'big three'. It's been a while since anything came down for the GWM/APIM/TCU amigos.

 

[Jesse-Infotainment]

Im fairly sure the 22-23 will see these updates. Ford has always staggered the release. They would send the updates out for 22 and not 21.. To only in a couple weeks to release it for those.

The Mach E hasnt seen these yet either. I have a 24 Mach E and they arent showing for it yet.

So I am sure it will start rolling out across the board soon.

I got the Gateway OTA this morning

 

[Mike G]

I think it all depends on when each MY gets the update certified for release (testing certification).

 

[majorgearhead]

Perhaps this is part of the big update some dealer techs have been told about, that brings parity software-wise to their fleet.

While I certainly hope Ford doesn’t discontinue this awesome truck, if they do, at least we will have most of the latest functionality. All things that make the experience with it better.

 

[kzoojason76]

Productive morning! Good use of a 2 day license.

 

[GDN]

Productive morning! Good use of a 2 day license.

Might as well run your battery health test while you're in there.

 

[ytwytw]

Is there battery test with Forscan?
I know obdlink with car scanner on the phone works, but unsure if that SoH is the same as FDRS...

 

[mr.Magoo]

Is there battery test with Forscan?
I know obdlink with car scanner on the phone works, but unsure if that SoH is the same as FDRS...

The information you get through FDRS is more detailed.
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...ry-health-after-8-200-miles.23684/post-458193

 

[Mike G]

Is there battery test with Forscan?
I know obdlink with car scanner on the phone works, but unsure if that SoH is the same as FDRS...

I don't know that FORScan has either a HV or LVB test. If so, I haven't seen it.

The BECM is monitoring your HV battery and reports the status to the cloud when you drive. If you do have a cell imbalance issue, it would get reported immediately. As for the SoH...if you're worried about longevity, I haven't seen much of a degradation on any Lightning I've checked over the years....certainly nothing greater than 8%. My own truck is reporting 100% after 3 1/2 years of ownership.

 

[Mike G]

Couple of notes this morning..one prompted by a forum member and the other prompted by Ford.

A forum member recently told me they had issues with trying to get any updates done last weekend because FDRS just wouldn't write the updates. I believe he said he was using the latest 46.5.5 version (I'm still one version behind at 46.5.4)....that said he contacted the helpdesk and I believe got a refund or some accommodation for FDRS not working.

Now this morning I see a message about the selftest mechanism not working in the 46.5.5 version and the fact that it will be fixed shortly.

So this could explain what happened. If you press the selftest button...but the selftest doesn't actually run the routine to clear the existing DTCs......when you then attempt to program an update it won't work, because of existing DTCs for that module. But you won't know that that's why the update failed.

I've not had the opportunity or necessity to run FDRS lately so I haven't bothered to update to the latest and apparently broken version 46.5.5. So I think I'll skip that one and wait for the next update . The link to the 45.5.4 version still works if you need to download that.

The other thing was a note about IDS....now I know our trucks are new enough that we use FDRS instead of IDS....but for those who occasionally have a need to work on something older, they've just released a new IDS version (full, not patched) that is supposed to fix what a mess 132.01-03 had become.

So they've been having problems lately with this whole changeover from license to subscription based logins and all the changes that brought. It'll get sorted out eventually.

 

[Mike G]

Direct download link 46.5.6

 

[majorgearhead]

So the real question is whether the new APIM updates are showing for 22-23 MY’s. I don’t have my PTS sub anymore to check. Hoping that Ford starts staging them soon.

 

[rugedraw]

So the real question is whether the new APIM updates are showing for 22-23 MY’s. I don’t have my PTS sub anymore to check. Hoping that Ford starts staging them soon.

Seems to be on a case-by-case basis. My truck is on 24127 with no updates showing pending, but other 2021's do have 25094 showing for them in FDRS and getting it via OTA.

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