I did a Sync 1 to Sync 3 conversion. Still need to sort out the reverse camera ( very grainy and sometimes doesn’t load) and emergency assistance.
I’ve downloaded my AsBuilt file from motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt for my VIN MPB1XXMXB1EL58116
2014 Focus Titanium 2.0l TDCi automatic,
however it is missing alot of information, especially comparing it to others that I’ve looked at.
My RCM has 1 block and is all 0’s. (I’m away from my car at the minute so can’t post screen shots)
Can anyone suggest where I can get the complete data for my car?? Below is all I can seem to find.
You can’t use your previous AB info from Ford anymore. You now have a new module that has AB different settings so you will need to start from scratch or find a like car that had Sync 3 and start there.
Thanks for the quick reply. I have the AsBuilt for the donor vehicle that I got the unit from but from what I’ve been told the emergency assistance is linked to the Restraint Control Module cause it dials 000 (Australia) if it detects the airbags have been deployed.
Should I try and load the AsBuilt for the RCM for that vehicle??
When I look at ForScan it tells me several modules have newer firmwares available but when I took it to ford to check it lit after the swap, I was told there weren’t any updates.
This is correct. If you did not have the emergency dialing before the RCM is where you turn this on so it sends the signal out on the network. Without that turned on you will get an error or DTC as you probably already know.
Newer Firmware is not always better. It is recommended to only upgrade it if you are having problems. APIM is a bit different but it has the same risks.
Ok thank you. I’ll try that. I turned it off in ForScan and when I did the master reset I also left it off. When I paired my phone I still left it off but it tells me every time it’s disabled.
When I get a chance I’ll try to use the donor AsBuilt and see if that works. I’m just hesitant with it being the restraints/airbag module.
I always try to find one for sale and than use that VIN in the Ford AB Data base to get settings. Or just do them manually since you know what options you have.
Don’t worry about the RCM. It’s pretty basic and take multiple inputs to trigger. One being speed.
I did that and the donor car has a complete AsBuilt. Thinking back now, when I tried to load the AsBuilt it couldn’t because of a block mismatch or something similar. I’ll give it another go.
Like I said at the beginning it’s only now the emergency assist and the reverse camera that’s seems to be misconfigured as I got everything else to work.
Does it say there is a calibration update available for it? It makes sense the donor car would be different. You’re trying to take settings for a newer car and put them in an older car with an older calibration.
You will need to look at the factory asbuilt data and look for the RCM model and firmware for your vehicle and the donor vehicle. This info is in the factory asbuilt data file that you can download, It is an AB file but if you change the extension to XML you can read the file in a browser.
The problem I have is my AsBuilt doesn’t have anything for the RCM. I listed the entire AsBuilt info at the start. It is weird to me that every other file I’ve looked at has so many values but mine is missing everything.