steering wheel stereo control
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steering wheel stereo control
hey got 2017 f350 platinum love the truck does any one else wish the steering wheel stereo controls switched sides on the steering wheel from right side of wheel to the left side or is it just me usually drive with my left hand on the wheel right hand resting my thought if lifting hand to adjust stereo to the wheel might as well reach the main stereo controls anyone out there with same thought on this ?
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You can swap the controls with FORSCAN. I don't like the idea because of button labeling, etc. but it is possible electrically and programmatically.
You will need to change data in the SCCM. I strongly suggest you back up the data in the module before you mess around with it.
Switch Steering Wheel Buttons SCCM 724-01-01 xxxx 0xxx xx Cluster Crossover Cfg: 0=disable, 8=enable
If you like your stereo buttons on the left instead of the right this value will swap button functions from right bank to left bank. Note: This is only for the Up,Down,Right,Left/Center buttons. Not the lower set for cruise control, voice commands, etc.
Basically, you will change the 0 to an 8 and that will swap the controls from side to side.
You will need to change data in the SCCM. I strongly suggest you back up the data in the module before you mess around with it.
Switch Steering Wheel Buttons SCCM 724-01-01 xxxx 0xxx xx Cluster Crossover Cfg: 0=disable, 8=enable
If you like your stereo buttons on the left instead of the right this value will swap button functions from right bank to left bank. Note: This is only for the Up,Down,Right,Left/Center buttons. Not the lower set for cruise control, voice commands, etc.
Basically, you will change the 0 to an 8 and that will swap the controls from side to side.
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From: New Friggin Yawk
You can swap the controls with FORSCAN. I don't like the idea because of button labeling, etc. but it is possible electrically and programmatically.
You will need to change data in the SCCM. I strongly suggest you back up the data in the module before you mess around with it.
Switch Steering Wheel Buttons SCCM 724-01-01 xxxx 0xxx xx Cluster Crossover Cfg: 0=disable, 8=enable
If you like your stereo buttons on the left instead of the right this value will swap button functions from right bank to left bank. Note: This is only for the Up,Down,Right,Left/Center buttons. Not the lower set for cruise control, voice commands, etc.
Basically, you will change the 0 to an 8 and that will swap the controls from side to side.
You will need to change data in the SCCM. I strongly suggest you back up the data in the module before you mess around with it.
Switch Steering Wheel Buttons SCCM 724-01-01 xxxx 0xxx xx Cluster Crossover Cfg: 0=disable, 8=enable
If you like your stereo buttons on the left instead of the right this value will swap button functions from right bank to left bank. Note: This is only for the Up,Down,Right,Left/Center buttons. Not the lower set for cruise control, voice commands, etc.
Basically, you will change the 0 to an 8 and that will swap the controls from side to side.
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From: Frederick, CO
It took me a while to get used to it, but 99% of my driving is in my truck. So, I'm good with it now, but these are the little things that really make you wonder about design and test. There are a million features on a car, so was this one of the features that they didn't have time to try and test? Did they test it but nobody noticed because all of the testers only ever drove Ford vehicles? Did they test it, get the feeback, but decided it was too low on the priority list to fix? Something else?
I'm thinking that there may have been a conversation that went something like, "Nobody is going to buy or not buy a vehicle based on the side location of the steering wheel audio controls. We have deadlines and launch dates. Change it if you have time, but otherwise, don't worry about it."
