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Ford Focus MK4 | Engine Sound Enhancement

YairZ
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Hi all,

I have Ford Focus MK4 Active 1.5 (182hp) 8-speed automatic with stock speakers and SYNC 3 "lite" (/SYNC 2.5).
I would like to enable the "Engine Sound Enhancement" but I have only "as built" ACM in Forscan for some reason.
Is there a way to enable this function using the values in the ACM (727-01-01 etc.)? Or I need different speakers/connection/hardware to start with?
Another unrelated question - because of the "lite" version of SYNC, I don't have an APIM module. Is there a way to change the splash screen?

Thank you for your help.

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    58 minutes ago, YairZ said:

    Hi all,

    I have Ford Focus MK4 Active 1.5 (182hp) 8-speed automatic with stock speakers and SYNC 3 "lite" (/SYNC 2.5).
    I would like to enable the "Engine Sound Enhancement" but I have only "as built" ACM in Forscan for some reason.
    Is there a way to enable this function using the values in the ACM (727-01-01 etc.)? Or I need different speakers/connection/hardware to start with?
    Another unrelated question - because of the "lite" version of SYNC, I don't have an APIM module. Is there a way to change the splash screen?

    Thank you for your help.

    What’s sync lite ? A 2020 focus in uk would have sync 3.4 

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    I can't think how you could have Sync with out an APIM

    Ford Sync, Accessory Protocol Interface Module.

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    3 hours ago, YairZ said:

    Hi all,

    I have Ford Focus MK4 Active 1.5 (182hp) 8-speed automatic with stock speakers and SYNC 3 "lite" (/SYNC 2.5).
    I would like to enable the "Engine Sound Enhancement" but I have only "as built" ACM in Forscan for some reason.
    Is there a way to enable this function using the values in the ACM (727-01-01 etc.)? Or I need different speakers/connection/hardware to start with?
    Another unrelated question - because of the "lite" version of SYNC, I don't have an APIM module. Is there a way to change the splash screen?

    Thank you for your help.

    You would probably be better asking in the FORScan Forum. I think that most of the UK Focus's have different hardware to your model except some of the very early MK4 ones.

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    First of all - thank you all for the replies.
    I guess because of the chip shortage, Ford ships some of its vehicles with SYNC 3 "lite" (also called "2.5").
    This is more basic SYNC system than SYNC3 (no navigation etc.) which connected directly to the ACM module (no APIM module).
    I saw a few threads about this topic (especially in the Fiesta forum) but couldn't find clear answers.
    I will ask in the FORScan Forum as suggested, Thanks again.

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