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Fordpass or Forscan
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You can get a free license for a limited time for Forscan. You do need to buy an adapter to connect your laptop to your vehicle. https://forscan.org/home.html
Forscan has nothing to do with Ford. It’s a company of people that have figured out how to, for lack of a better word, hack the computers in the car to add or remove features the car didn’t come with but are built into the software. It’s a phenomenal tool.
Fordpass is just a Ford app to keep up with your car.
Fordpass is just a Ford app to keep up with your car.
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It also tells you if you have a leaking tire before it's too late and totally flat. In the first 3 months of ownership, I noticed on the app that one tire was lower than the others, right when lockdown began in March 2020. I drove straight to the tire place and had it replaced under warranty before being stranded or having to put the spare on myself or wait for roadside assistance. It also lets you know when to change the oil or if there are any powertrain or safety issues and even when there's a recall.
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How does the Ford pass communicate with the car?
I mean, my ST doesn't have a 4g hot spot or anything.
But it still remote start from app.
Is it Bluetooth or WiFi network?
I'm a little bit bothered by the data sharing happing with Ford, for the features to work. More so with the warning that comes up on the infotainment screen for every key cycle.
I mean, my ST doesn't have a 4g hot spot or anything.
But it still remote start from app.
Is it Bluetooth or WiFi network?
I'm a little bit bothered by the data sharing happing with Ford, for the features to work. More so with the warning that comes up on the infotainment screen for every key cycle.
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Does the Ford Pass app finally work right? I had nothing but problems when I first got this car so I deleted the app and every time I’ve tried to log back in it says “activation pending” and there’s supposed to be a message somewhere to give access…to myself. Never once seen that message and I’ve tried 3-4 times.
you need to be with the car and it running when you go to activate the app as it will ask for confirmation via the in-car screen with either a code to confirm or for you to just hit OK. You might have to try to activate again via the app if you did it and are waiting for the code. With my GF's car I had to master reset sync for the activation to go through again on the in-car screen.
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I find FordPass confusing. When we bought our 2021 ST we started our account with FordPass and could see both our vehicles on there, the 2021 Explorer ST and 2015 F250. While the App has more functions available for the ST due to its overall connectivity....start/stop, lock/unlock, view tire pressures etc. None of these functions are available on my F250 as it isn't connected like the ST.
The confusing part has to deal with the Service History for each vehicle. Since day one I have been unable to view the Service History for the ST, all I see on the app is that "You have no records at this time". But the non-connected F250 has every service record displayed. No one can explain to my why I cannot see the Service History with our ST.
The confusing part has to deal with the Service History for each vehicle. Since day one I have been unable to view the Service History for the ST, all I see on the app is that "You have no records at this time". But the non-connected F250 has every service record displayed. No one can explain to my why I cannot see the Service History with our ST.
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I have had the ford pass app since 2019 and never saw the "atrocities" of the app. it always seemed to work for me and did what I needed it to do whenever I used it. With that said; I only I only used it for scheduling starts in the summer (worked flawlessly) and locking the car. the one complaint I could give it is the mapping of where it was was kinda garbage as it didnt update very often.
oh and side note I integrated it with my Alexa and I can now tell it to start my car which is nice.
oh and side note I integrated it with my Alexa and I can now tell it to start my car which is nice.
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