How To: Get speedometer back in the middle of instrument cluster display (requires FORScan)

[Reicher89]

TLDR:
1. Change IPC value 720-02-01 xx*x xxxx xxxx to one of 0/4/8/C (Lane Assist Disabled)
2. Change Settings > Driver Assistance > Pre-Collision Assist > Distance Indication to OFF

DISCLAIMER: This turns off safety features, use at your own discretion. The effect on BlueCruise after this change is unknown as I don't use that feature. After this change, the lane assist button on the steering wheel does nothing. Adaptive cruise control appears to still work as expected.

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Hey folks! After having my brand new 2023 California Route 1 in for a service, they upgraded a bunch of modules, I guess that included PowerUp 6.8.0 because my instrument cluster started showing the ugly car-in-the-middle as everyone's been bashing here. I also hate it. Love the speedometer in the middle with the beautiful graphics, and that should always be an option for us to choose. @Ford Motor Company PLEASE make this an option so we don't have to hack around this.

Anyways, I've found a fix/workaround to get the speedometer back in the middle. It requires turning off Lane Assist via FORScan and then turning off Distance Indication. I personally dislike Lane Assist anyways (or at least the assist portion, I don't mind if it vibrates to alert me and then I can manually correct).

Adapter required:
https://a.co/d/cSsgylc or https://a.co/d/jeh2tPd

Software required:
https://forscan.org/download.html

Mach-E FORScan codes spreadsheet:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/forscan-mme-spreadsheet.24701/

Procedure:

1. Change IPC value 720-02-01 xx*x xxxx xxxx to one of 0/4/8/C (Lane Assist Disabled)
2. Change Settings > Driver Assistance > Pre-Collision Assist > Distance Indication to OFF

To determine what value you want 0/4/8/C, check what values you have already have for KIIWC and DRLCF...
e.g. if you're staring with:
A = KIIWC enabled • DRLCF disabled • LA Full_LDW_LKA
change to
8 = KIIWC enabled • DRLCF disabled • LA Disabled

Before:

After:

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[AliRafiee]

Does pressing the lane assist on the steering wheel still work as expected?

 

[Reicher89]

Does pressing the lane assist on the steering wheel still work as expected?

Great question. Since I've forcefully turned off lane assist in FORScan I'm not sure what the button will do now. I will test today and report back.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

There is a somewhat different solution as well apparently. Buy a 2024.

 

[Mach-Lee]

I would be hesitant to post this without a big disclaimer about disabling a safety feature. Does BlueCruise even work after doing this?

This will not be an option for those that want lane assist to function.

 

[Gullwingdmc]

@Reicher89 I had heard this was possible in ForScan, but u also heard it would disable BlueCruise. Does BlueCruise still work after this change?

 

[Reicher89]

I would be hesitant to post this without a big disclaimer about disabling a safety feature. Does BlueCruise even work after doing this?

This will not be an option for those that want lane assist to function.

Just added a disclaimer, thanks. Yeah it will only work for those who are willing to forcefully turn off lane assist.

 

[Reicher89]

@Reicher89 I had heard this was possible in ForScan, but u also heard it would disable BlueCruise. Does BlueCruise still work after this change?

Unsure sorry, I live in Alberta, Canada and there's only one main highway that supports it. Will likely never use BlueCruise anyways as I prefer to drive normally.

 

[AliRafiee]

Unsure sorry, I live in Alberta, Canada and there's only one main highway that supports it. Will likely never use BlueCruise anyways as I prefer to drive normally.

If you can validate whether or not the button still works that will answer the BC question too.

 

[markboris]

I posted this solution back in June when was asked how to center the speedo again.
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/speedometer-placement.36530/
(posts 9 & 14).
I don't know if Blue Cruise works with this change as I don't use it but I assume not.

 

[Gullwingdmc]

Unsure sorry, I live in Alberta, Canada and there's only one main highway that supports it. Will likely never use BlueCruise anyways as I prefer to drive normally.

Can you check and see if the button on the wheel works to activate lane keeping. Also if you try regular cruise control that should tell you if lane centering still works.

 

[Mike G]

 

[Electric Goat]

Nice. I'm also curious to know if the lane keeping assist feature will work when adaptive cruse control is on during highway driving (not bluecruise). This is the only time that I use lane keep (for long highway drives)

 

[tucsondivots]

There is a somewhat different solution as well apparently. Buy a 2024.

2024 Premium also has car in the middle. Just bought 2 weeks ago.

 

[Gullwingdmc]

2024 Premium also has car in the middle. Just bought 2 weeks ago.

2024 should have the corrected software. That was verified when the 2024s came out a few months ago. Can you share a pic?

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