Lightning in Europe sat nav help

[daz9]

CAN I CHANGE THE REGION ON MY LIGHTNING TO OPERATE IN EUROPE
I have brought my Ford lightning to the Uk from N Carolina and would like to be able to get the vehicle to realise it’s here ! I have managed to get the ota updates working fine I have even got the FordPass app functioning perfectly, I need any help that anyone can offer to get the nav to work and the DAB (digital radio) . I have forscan software and wonder if there are any coding changes that will change the satnav region to Europe , ford sell the Ford Mach E in Europe and wonder if anyone has any knowledge of the codes they run and if this is similar or will work on my lightning.
i have changed the radio receiver from uk ford Kuga which enables the even fm banding that europe uses

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[rugedraw]

You check here yet?

 

[Tfarrell73]

Have you tried Google maps with Android auto or carplay? I prefer it to Fords Nav

 

[daz9]

You check here yet?

thanks I will try some of these this weekend and update , I presume the * is changed to the relevant digit ?

 

[daz9]

Have you tried Google maps with Android auto or carplay? I prefer it to Fords Nav

Yes I have Android Auto working fine but really want the factory DAB radio and nav to connect up

 

[rugedraw]

thanks I will try some of these this weekend and update , I presume the * is changed to the relevant digit ?

Correct.

 

[rugedraw]

Also, I would change the country code in all the relevant locations to whatever the country code for the UK is. The country code for the US is 5553. So in these locations, change it to whatever is correct for the UK:

This one below is the TCU. If your TCU is working right now, you may want to leave this one alone to not mess it up.

 

[daz9]

Thanks , any advice how I will find what the uk code is ?

 

[daz9]

Also, I would change the country code in all the relevant locations to whatever the country code for the UK is. The country code for the US is 5553. So in these locations, change it to whatever is correct for the UK:

This one below is the TCU. If your TCU is working right now, you may want to leave this one alone to not mess it up.

thanks again, I changed the TCU for one out of a UK 2022 Ford focus which in fairness has been my best progress so far meaning the vehicle updated and Ford pass started working

 

[rugedraw]

thanks again, I changed the TCU for one out of a UK 2022 Ford focus which in fairness has been my best progress so far meaning the vehicle updated and Ford pass started working

This is the TCU from a 2023 Mach E that was built for the UK. 554B should be the country code there.

 

[daz9]

This is the TCU from a 2023 Mach E that was built for the UK. 554B should be the country code there.

As I fitted a uk TCU from a 22 focus would it already have the correct country code or would the f150 change that back automatically?

 

[rugedraw]

As I fitted a uk TCU from a 22 focus would it already have the correct country code or would the f150 change that back automatically?

I don't think it would change it automatically, but pull the a/b data on the TCU to see what it says there.

 

[daz9]

I don't think it would change it automatically, but pull the a/b data on the TCU to see what it says there.

So been working on the issues today , managed to change all the country codes that have been previously suggested to 554B (uk) and have enabled the DAB radio which is now clearly seen on the Home Screen , the only issue is that when exiting the truck the radio says audio off so has to be turned back on.

 

[daz9]

Nav help please, I have my navigation showing that my lightning is in the uk but I cannot get it to find any locations , it continues to search for satellites and shows plenty but sometimes says gps off, when searching it looks for USA addresses still, any help on settings for this

 

[rugedraw]

Not sure why the radio is doing that. There is no specific FORScan change to address that....not that I know of.

The nav issue I do not know how to address. Message me the VIN and on Monday, I'll ask someone who knows a lot more about this than I do to see if he knows of a way to fix the nav. I would do a control F on the FORScan spreadsheet and search the word nav to see if you find anything useful there. That is how I found the option to enable DAB.

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