Easy Bronco Settings/Hacks (I'm talking to you seatbelt chime & double honk when engine running)

[tonesto7]

@AZMikeL
I imagine that most of the 2021 F150 settings will work on the bronco.
I haven't seen any mention of Livinitup's spreadsheet mentioned here for Forscan.
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[hoss]

Oh, must have missed that in the product guides, my bad.
Earlier IPMAs had a bit where you could adjust the sensitivity. I don't know if that's still true. I can agree that the effectiveness is hit or miss, sometimes it'll kick on as I'm passing a semi and I'm sure they don't enjoy the brights in their forward-mounted mirror.

At least on earlier models, you can quickly disable them by putting the headlamp switch on On instead of Auto -- there's a stretch of highway by me with a center barrier *just* the right height that my car can't see their headlights, but my highbeam blinds truckers. I'll switch my headlamp switch to On for that stretch, then back to Auto when i exit into the country

The problem I have is that the auto high beams aren't active until you reach a certain speed. It would be nice for them to work inside of a dark neighborhood driving under 25 mph.

 

[UNBROKN]

It would be nice for them to work inside of a dark neighborhood driving under 25 mph.

YEEESSSSSS!!! I wish they would work at low speed. I do not understand why this is an issue. Maybe the technology does not work effectively at lower speeds. I added ditch lights and a light bar to remedy this in my neighborhood. I do not want to a ticket for running them somewhere else.
I like auto dimming, start/stop, and many other features. I am less distracted while driving. I do not have to take my hands off the wheel.

 

[AZ_BRONC]

Seven pages in and I still can’t disable double honk

 

[Sal Gallo]

Yea just tried the double honk. Doesn’t work.

Me either - I can get the lights to blink then nothing. Wonder what I did change now?

 

[SwampCactus]

When you press the front camera button it goes OFF as you pick up speed .... I think its 5 MPH or something like that. Its really handy when crawling.

is there a hack to increase that speed break off point .... would like to set it to at least 15 MPH

I agree that'd be cool.

When you are in Baja mode it's on. But be nice to have it stay on a little longer when in 2W drive

 

[Roll Sound]

I read about a really good mod for disabling the double honk. First, disconnect the horn. Then drive. Hahaha. Seriously though, don't do this. ForScan is your friend.

 

[FlyingScot]

Seven pages in and I still can’t disable double honk

My FIL purchased a OBD plug-in dongle that disabled it in our Navigator and two company F250s. Didn't need to stay in, just once in and it never double-honked again. Need to ask him where he got it, will be near the top of the to-buy list when the Bronco comes in.

 

[GotWake]

Let's see... reasons I've done this in the past:

- Hopping out to open the gate before driving through, then hopping back out to close the gate
- Checking trailer lights before driving off after connecting the trailer
- Pulling up, hopping out to check the mailbox before pulling the rest of the way into the driveway
- Getting out to assist at an accident scene or to assist a disabled motorist
- Realized after starting the vehicle that I'd left something in the house and running back inside to get it
- Running inside a restaurant to grab a to go order real quick while others wait in the vehicle
- Hopping out to remove an obstacle in the way on a trail
- Getting out to double check a line when "self spotting" off road

I could go on.

Hopping out at the store in 100 °F weather with the wife and kids in the vehicle.

Probably the first thing I will remove when I get mine.

 

[Fordhammer]

Hopping out at the store in 100 °F weather with the wife and kids in the vehicle.

Probably the first thing I will remove when I get mine.

Not a fix but if you only close the door to the first latch, not fully closed, it will not honk

 

[SilverSurfer]

Disable the double honk when exiting with the engine running

• Make sure Bronco is off and at rest
• Hold lock and unlock buttons down on the key fob 3 seconds until lights blink twice
• Release both buttons
• Press lock button

No more stupid double honk!

Update on the double honk. It still does do it when I close the door. I could have sworn that I tested that the other day. I guess this goes forscan bin

I fixed it by taking doors off.

 

[PorkchopExpress]

Disable the double honk when exiting with the engine running

• Make sure Bronco is off and at rest
• Hold lock and unlock buttons down on the key fob 3 seconds until lights blink twice
• Release both buttons
• Press lock button

No more stupid double honk!

Update on the double honk. It still does do it when I close the door. I could have sworn that I tested that the other day. I guess this goes forscan bin

This is with Forscan right?

 

[brentallan4421]

Have any other soft top owners lost the retaining clip for the top prop? 25$ to replace the

tiny piece of plastic. Pay attention when lowering the prop, it probably got spun 90° and fell out, it was just missing and nowhere to be found. Working on another solution will post if I come up with one.

 

[Kameronatm]

I agree that'd be cool.

When you are in Baja mode it's on. But be nice to have it stay on a little longer when in 2W drive

Here is a little tip... you can go to Baja mode and then change it to 2H... =Sport mode with the front camera

 

[Last Ride Bronco]

Me either - I can get the lights to blink then nothing. Wonder what I did change now?

I’ll tell you what it changed on mine. When the doors are locked and I grab the driver’s door, then all the doors unlock simultaneously.

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