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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Question about the Instrument Cluster

I just discovered something new. One the Gauge Detail Screen theirs 3 little boxes at the top, 1st is oil temp & trans temp, 2nd is the compass, and the 3rd is blank (black in color), what is this 3rd box suppose to represent?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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Does anyone know what that 3rd option is?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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There is nothing displayed in that screen right now. So either options that we don't have show up there, or Ford has a spare screen to add new displays to.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Makes since. I thought I was missing something. Thanks
 
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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The more you drive the truck the more neat stuff you will find...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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I thought it might be to intentionally minimize light emitting from the screen in case a driver wanted a really dark panel. That screen brightness can get annoying sometimes. It doesn't seem to be as dark as the gauges no matter where you set it.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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I like that theory. I don't think it makes sense to have a "placeholder" screen, since it's just software and they could add as many screens as they wanted, without the need for a placeholder. I've been wondering what it was for since I bought the truck... I think DK Farms has hit the nail on the head
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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If brightness is an issue, you do know about the dash dimmer, right?
 
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Can you dim the dash to almost dark at night?
How about the radio?

With my wife's Lincoln MKX I find the radio to be annoying at night, way too bright. I usually end up turning the display off.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Yes and yes to both (at least on the Nav system) - on the radio, you can blackout the screen and still have the radio playing. Just cycle the "Display" button until it blacksout the screen.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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Blackout - what about just darkening it down to be just visible. When I "blackout" the Lincoln you can't see any of the screen.
 
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I get the playboy channel on mine!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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It would be really cool if Ford would allow users to take their data elements from the computer (e.g. trailer brake readout, temp, and others, etc.) and build a custom screen. You could combine the single pieces of information that you use from various screens onto one screen. To top that off, adding a .jpg of your kids in the background.
 
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