I HATE this POS Ford remote
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I HATE this POS Ford remote
Is there a way to disable the giant panic button on the remote? It’s the same size and shape as the lock and unlock buttons, and it goes off at a hair trigger. All the time. Every other car I’ve ever owned has the panic button on the side and it’s small. I’d like to meet the Ford designers that came up with this remote and introduce them to my in-car panic button: a crowbar.
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FORScan. This has been covered many times before. I believe you can change how many presses activates the feature and then change how the truck responds to the button.
I agree, though. Has a panic button EVER been appropriately used by any person on any vehicle since the inception of the button 20-some years ago? Has anyone ever really seen something bad happening to their car, grabbed their remote, and hit the panic button? If so, I bet I could count the number of times on one hand ... and still have fingers left over. It is, without a doubt, the stupidest feature ever built into a car/remote and it persists forever ... even though we all hate it.
One of these years, a car company will actually build that into one of its value propositions. Better styling, 10" touchscreen info system, and don't you hate those pesky panic buttons on your remote? Yeah, us too, and that's why you won't find it on your keyless entry remote on the all new 202x [Brand] [Model] cars!
I agree, though. Has a panic button EVER been appropriately used by any person on any vehicle since the inception of the button 20-some years ago? Has anyone ever really seen something bad happening to their car, grabbed their remote, and hit the panic button? If so, I bet I could count the number of times on one hand ... and still have fingers left over. It is, without a doubt, the stupidest feature ever built into a car/remote and it persists forever ... even though we all hate it.
One of these years, a car company will actually build that into one of its value propositions. Better styling, 10" touchscreen info system, and don't you hate those pesky panic buttons on your remote? Yeah, us too, and that's why you won't find it on your keyless entry remote on the all new 202x [Brand] [Model] cars!
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Mountain Pass
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From: Madison USA
I dont understand why I hafta have this godzilla-sized remote period. Why can't I do all these same functions through my phone?
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
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I dont understand why I hafta have this godzilla-sized remote period. Why can't I do all these same functions through my phone?
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
Mountain Pass
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From: Madison USA
Truck is already "cell phone enabled" to some extent. Securing such technology is not difficult, it just needs to be baked in, instead of painted on later.
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It ain't tight pants, its level of activity. Mine get set off about 2-3 times per week. The Sog Aegis bouncing around in my pocket probably exacerbates the situation.
Truck is already "cell phone enabled" to some extent. Securing such technology is not difficult, it just needs to be baked in, instead of painted on later.
Truck is already "cell phone enabled" to some extent. Securing such technology is not difficult, it just needs to be baked in, instead of painted on later.
https://www.wired.com/story/mycar-re...lnerabilities/
And that's just a remote start. Cars have been hacked in motion.
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I dont understand why I hafta have this godzilla-sized remote period. Why can't I do all these same functions through my phone?
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
From 2 blocks away, walking briskly on the sweltering hot Alabama day in his impeccable Carhartt shorts, Tilley hat, and T-shirt full of weld-spatter holes, our hero pulls out his cellphone and mumbles, "OK, Ford... windows down half. Engine start. AC on high."
Truck would not move or respond to any physical controls if not blue-tooth tethered to our hero's cellphone, which limits the distance to about 30 feet (police mode) but can be controlled by the phone from the other side of the planet. All current Forscan options are configurable via a "settings" display on the app. The app also provides full OBD-II diagnostics and live data displays.
This stuff is all NOW readily available technology. Instead, for 60 grand, they give me this wretched bulbous atrocity to carry around in my pocket. Which admittedly works from a long way away, but does stupid $#!+ like open the tailgate when my Leer camper shell window is still closed.
