marshal62 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hi everyone, i have a mk3 focus. I like my trip computer set to the display that shows the 4 windows. my question is.....can you select what windows you see or are they factory set. i currently have ave speed, ave mpg, instant mpg and dist to empty. I would ideally like to swap the ave speed for the trip odometer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Nope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil21185 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That's odd. My 4 screen display is miles to empty, AVG mpg, current mpg and trip...Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That's odd. My 4 screen display is miles to empty, AVG mpg, current mpg and trip...Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Yeh that's the same as mine also. Think the original poster got it mixed up. You can't change them anyway unless you have a mk3.5 then I think you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Andy_M Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 9 hours ago, iantt said: Yeh that's the same as mine also. Think the original poster got it mixed up. You can't change them anyway unless you have a mk3.5 then I think you can. Can't change them on the MK3.5 either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Phil21185 said: That's odd. My 4 screen display is miles to empty, AVG mpg, current mpg and trip... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk 9 hours ago, iantt said: Yeh that's the same as mine also. Think the original poster got it mixed up. You can't change them anyway unless you have a mk3.5 then I think you can. Umm... Mines stuck with avg speed instead of trip as well... I looked for the option to change it on the dash menu or with FoCCCus but couldn't see one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoonf2 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 it was a software update which changed the settings from average MPH to mileage like this one below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoonf2 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, Typhoonf2 said: it was a software update which changed the settings from average MPH to mileage like this one below. 18 minutes ago, Typhoonf2 said: it was a software update which changed the settings from average fuel to mileage like this one below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 So could I have software updated at a Ford garage or does the update only work with later clocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Every Focus MK3 Level 3 instrument cluster (with the large full color display) can be updated to the latest software version that shows trip mileage instead of average speed. The update proces of the instrument cluster takes approximately 40 minutes so a Ford dealer will probably charge an hour of diagnostics to update the instrument cluster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Thanks Wilco, is it possible to do myself with FoCCCus or dealer only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The instrument cluster can be updated with the FoCCCus program and a modified high quality ELM327 interface. The update consists of 3 different files that needs to be loaded to the instrument cluster in the correct order. However before considering this option you must be aware that updating the instrument cluster with the FoCCCus progran and an ELM327 interface takes a really long time. At a Baudrate of 500.000 Kbps updating the Level 3 instrument cluster will take approximately 24 Hours. It also requires a really good quality ELM327 interface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 24 hours!! I'll have to leave it then, trip would be useful but not worth dealer costs and I wouldn't risk 24hours of download lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I converted a few USA Level 3 instrument clusters to European spec by reprogramming the software (and changing the dial plates). USA instrument clusters have different hardware ID numbers from the European ones. as a result of this a USA instrument cluster is not recognised by the Ford diagnostic system as a suitible part for the European Focus Mk3. The only way to reprogram these instrument clusters is by doing it manually (for example with FoCCCus). I always reprogram these instrument clusters outside the car on the kitchen table. I made a testing setup for these purposes which basically consists of a regulated 12 Volt DC power supply, An Arduino based CANbus simulator (which I designed and build myself) and some wiring and connectors. This way I am able to create an optimal environment to test and reprogram these instrument clusters. However enven in these optimal conditions I managed to brick an instrument cluster when the update process developed an error after 19 Hours of programming. Fortunately these instrument clusters can usually be unbricked quite easily, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil21185 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 7:59 PM, JW1982 said: I converted a few USA Level 3 instrument clusters to European spec by reprogramming the software (and changing the dial plates). USA instrument clusters have different hardware ID numbers from the European ones. as a result of this a USA instrument cluster is not recognised by the Ford diagnostic system as a suitible part for the European Focus Mk3. The only way to reprogram these instrument clusters is by doing it manually (for example with FoCCCus). I always reprogram these instrument clusters outside the car on the kitchen table. I made a testing setup for these purposes which basically consists of a regulated 12 Volt DC power supply, An Arduino based CANbus simulator (which I designed and build myself) and some wiring and connectors. This way I am able to create an optimal environment to test and reprogram these instrument clusters. However enven in these optimal conditions I managed to brick an instrument cluster when the update process developed an error after 19 Hours of programming. Fortunately these instrument clusters can usually be unbricked quite easily, You, sir...are a wizard! Burn him! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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