Dab in fiesta mk7 7.5 and focus mk3

[Ben97397284]

Hi just wondered if and when dab was standard in the focus and fiesta?

or at what trim level or year it was installed?

id really like a used fiesta or focus but also want dab radio , how will I know which models have it?

 

[Bobr]

I have DAB in a 2017 model Titanium X.

 

[TomsFocus]

Most Fords of this era have basic DAB...not DAB+ which most stations now use.  Reception is also patchy & area dependant.

Models with the shiny Sony audio unit all have DAB (Titanium and up).  I'm pretty sure that even the basic system in the Zetec's had DAB too - though the only way to tell for sure will be to press the radio button.  They don't say 'DAB' on the fascia at all.

[Eric Bloodaxe]

Can't remember exactly when, quite a while ago now, but it was already standard on the 2010 Fiesta Mk 7 Titanium I had, and standard on the facelift (Mk 7.5) Titanium and X from launch, so 2013 model year.

Available as an option on most other versions and seems to have been quite commonly selected.

[StephenFord]

43 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Most Fords of this era have basic DAB...not DAB+ which most stations now use.  Reception is also patchy & area dependant.

 

A difference often not realised till it's too late. If you can tune your DAB to get TalkRadio, you have DAB+, if you can't get it, you have the older DAB. I just gave 6 radios away to a charity shop as they were not the newer DAB+ standard, and so for me, no longer fit for purpose - broke my heart!

[TomsFocus]

39 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

A difference often not realised till it's too late. If you can tune your DAB to get TalkRadio, you have DAB+, if you can't get it, you have the older DAB. I just gave 6 radios away to a charity shop as they were not the newer DAB+ standard, and so for me, no longer fit for purpose - broke my heart!

Well let's hope the charity shop buyers aren't looking for TalkRadio then!

 

[isetta]

My 2015 style did not have dab as standard but the original owner paid £700 extra to have dab and built in satnav. They also paid extra for quickclear front screen which was not standard.   I would not have bought it 2nd hand without the quickclear screen.