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Folks,
I'm hoping to start a purely technical discussion on disconnecting the cellular/telematics connectivity within the Bronco.
I know there are strong opinions and a lot of riducle that hits this specific topic, so I'm asking if we can please keep it to technical discussion on HOW, and not long-running thread of WHY/WHY-NOT/What-Hiding/etc. Please. For those that like your cellular/connected options, please enjoy them.
In some previous vehicles, I've physically pulled TCU's (telematics control unit) out entirely, however in the Bronco it appears that Fuse 20 in the in-cabin fuse box is the Telematics module, and Fuse 160 under the hood is "Smart Data Link" module.
Questions:
1) Has anyone actually yanked fuse 20? Are there other offline systems impacted or excessive warning lights? (specific to the mid package) Understand connected Nav, any Ford OTA updates to the Sync system etc would be blocked.
2) Has anyone located the TCU in the Bronco? How hard is it to pull, and what other systems are impacted (i.e. in some Subaru, if you pull the Starlink module, you loose some of your front speakers, as they are wired thru the ADAS system for audio interrupt/voice. Aftermarket wiring harneses addressed this.)
3) My last Ford was pre-connectivity, and I cannot find a lot of details on the "Smart Data link" module (fuse 160). Any engineering folks on here know specifics of this sytem and its connectivty capabilities? I believe it is an offline data link for onboard devices, not a telematics device with connectivity unto itself, but would love confirmation.
4) Last resort is to find the antenna and pull. Lots of forums out there for other cars with Shark-fins being removed. I'd like this to be last resort and actually simply just disable/remove the connected modules.
Admins, I know this topic has come up in other threads, but I searched/read for quite a while and did not find a detailed technical implementation, hence the re-ask.
Regards and thanks in advance
Shu
I'm hoping to start a purely technical discussion on disconnecting the cellular/telematics connectivity within the Bronco.
I know there are strong opinions and a lot of riducle that hits this specific topic, so I'm asking if we can please keep it to technical discussion on HOW, and not long-running thread of WHY/WHY-NOT/What-Hiding/etc. Please. For those that like your cellular/connected options, please enjoy them.
In some previous vehicles, I've physically pulled TCU's (telematics control unit) out entirely, however in the Bronco it appears that Fuse 20 in the in-cabin fuse box is the Telematics module, and Fuse 160 under the hood is "Smart Data Link" module.
Questions:
1) Has anyone actually yanked fuse 20? Are there other offline systems impacted or excessive warning lights? (specific to the mid package) Understand connected Nav, any Ford OTA updates to the Sync system etc would be blocked.
2) Has anyone located the TCU in the Bronco? How hard is it to pull, and what other systems are impacted (i.e. in some Subaru, if you pull the Starlink module, you loose some of your front speakers, as they are wired thru the ADAS system for audio interrupt/voice. Aftermarket wiring harneses addressed this.)
3) My last Ford was pre-connectivity, and I cannot find a lot of details on the "Smart Data link" module (fuse 160). Any engineering folks on here know specifics of this sytem and its connectivty capabilities? I believe it is an offline data link for onboard devices, not a telematics device with connectivity unto itself, but would love confirmation.
4) Last resort is to find the antenna and pull. Lots of forums out there for other cars with Shark-fins being removed. I'd like this to be last resort and actually simply just disable/remove the connected modules.
Admins, I know this topic has come up in other threads, but I searched/read for quite a while and did not find a detailed technical implementation, hence the re-ask.
Regards and thanks in advance
Shu
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