Forscan settings discussion

grobbins48 · Jul 17, 2020

Hi everyone- Looking to customize a bit with Forscan, but new to this and want to be sure I understand everything. I did the simple setting of double honk and BAMBI mode in BdyCM, but looking in IPC I see a whole host more of settings that I don't see many talking about.

Here I see Auto Stop Start to Enable or Disable. I know this function is under BdyCM as well, but if I disable there I lost BMS. If I switch this to disabled in IPC will that turn off Auto Stop Start with no other ill effects?

What other settings are recommended by the members here? Thanks!

GalenaST · Jul 19, 2020

I did the nav in motion one...I think that's it besides the ones you listed.

Tons of settings in there but I didn't want to play around too much

grobbins48 · Jul 23, 2020

I tried turning off the auto stop/ start in IPC setting. It seemed to work for about 20 min of my drive, then began to auto stop again. I didn't do the body control module setting to turn it off to keep the battery monitor on.

Anyone have experience here?

Bwisi96 · Jul 25, 2020

GalenaST said:

What’s the nav in motion do?

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GalenaST · Jul 25, 2020

Bwisi96 said:

Disables the nanny that stops you from scrolling your audio stations or entering nav addresses while the car is moving. You can also see your texts printed on the screen as well while driving

Bwisi96 · Jul 25, 2020

GalenaST said:

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CapTom · Jul 25, 2020

For anyone who's not sure about using Forscan: I just did three mods with it and I'm not exactly computer literate. It's simple if you use the "Easy Programming" method. Just be sure to follow the instructions. I did the double honk eliminate, Bambi mode and secure idle.

UNBROKEN · Jul 25, 2020

CapTom said:

Secure idle is standard on 2020’s. Make sure you didn’t turn it off.

Bwisi96 · Jul 25, 2020

UNBROKEN said:

Secure idle? Is there a reference chart which defines all the ForScan mods ?

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CapTom · Jul 25, 2020

UNBROKEN said:

I don't know about it being standard, but it was turned off. Now you can't drive it without the key fob, before you could. It wouldn't surprise me if lots of these were programmed differently. I don't leave it running unattended, but this makes a good anti-carjacking tool.

CapTom · Jul 25, 2020

Bwisi96 said:

I've never seen them all in one place, that would be to easy. The Forscan website tutorial shows you how to do "easy method", plain English programming, and that gives you a whole list of addressable options. I saw a bunch more that sounded interesting, but I want to find out something about them before I try them. Just record which ones you change so you can go back and switch them to "as-built" if you need to.

StuHodgkiss · Jul 25, 2020

Ok, tempted by this...

Can anyone recommend good hardware?

Also, I keep seeing it mentioned so forgive my ignorance but what is Bambi mode?

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Bwisi96 · Jul 25, 2020

StuHodgkiss said:

Fog lights on with high beams.

Normally the high beams will turn off the fogs

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CapTom · Jul 25, 2020

StuHodgkiss said:

I ordered the one mentioned on the Forscan website from Amazon. OBDLink EX FORScan OBD Adapter

GalenaST · Jul 26, 2020

StuHodgkiss said:

I got this one and it worked flawlessly for my updates, no need to spend 50 bucks.

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CapTom · Jul 26, 2020

Today I got further into the Forscan programming and turned on cornering lights. Turns out they're the fog lamps and since I already set them to work with high beams they're on whenever the lights are, so I accomplished nothing. It was fun trying though.

LokiWolf · Jul 26, 2020

CapTom said:

Leaving them on allows them to come on when Parking lights are on and you are parking. Only defeats the purpose if you leave your Fogs on all the time...

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CapTom · Jul 26, 2020

LokiWolf said:

Never thought of that. Good point!

LokiWolf · Jul 26, 2020

Just for Clarity, just like the Auto Start/Stop Disable, Nav In Motion is not really Nav In Motion. It is setting your locality to Western Europe. That allows Nav to work in motion, but turns off other things. It turns off E911 and the SiriusXM Weather/Nav add ins.

I just use CarPlay...solves the NIM issue. I was not willing to lose E911. When somebody turned in front of my wife in her 15 Expedition at 45 MPH and they Wrecked. It called 911 for her when she could not reach her phone. Phone was in the front passenger floorboard where it had been knocked out of its mount. She was able to talk to an operator, and get help. Not willing to give that up for a little convenience.

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LokiWolf · Jul 26, 2020

By far the best adapter for doing FORSCAN is the OBDLINK MX+. LE Bluetooth works with Windows, Android and iOS. Can use for programming on laptop and monitoring on iPhone. It is more expensive, but it works great.

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