Bobs2018ExplorerSport
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- February 4, 2019
- Messages
- 249
- Reaction score
- 99
- Location
- USA
- City, State
- Livermore, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2018 Explorer Sport 4WD
- Callsign
- KD6ANY
The stock Motorcraft (650 CCA) battery in my 2018 Explorer has been giving me trouble lately, so I decided to replace it. As I have ham radios in my vehicle, as well as tow a trailer once in a while, I decided to use this opportunity to also upgrade the battery, by replacing it with the slightly-larger-capacity Motorcraft BXT-65-750 version (750 CCA) that is used in the PIU's. The dimensions between the old and the new battery are identical, so fitment was not an issue.
I was then able to go into FORScan and change the "battery type and size" programming to match the higher-capacity PIU battery, by going into the BCM module and changing the first two characters of address 726-04-01 from "21" (650 CCA) to "22" (750 CCA), without any problems, as per the FORScan programming charts. It easily saved this change without any issues.
Knowing that it was a brand-new battery, I then also went into the "Battery Monitoring System Reset" mode, and started the process to reset the monitoring parameters, as recommended... only to have it give me an error message (after only reaching about 1% processing time, as noted on the progress bar at the bottom of the display). The error message that pops-up says, "Service procedure has been interrupted". (See photo).
Repeated tries always get me the same thing, event though communication between the vehicle and my laptop have worked flawlessly... so that does not appear to be a part of the issue. And, I am using the latest version of FORScan on my laptop.
Ironically, I also tried one of those "no-tool-needed" methods listed online (where you flash the high-beams 5 times, then step on the brake pedal 3 times, and if successful, the battery icon on the cluster will flash 3 times when completed)... and THAT appears to have worked, at least!
I am still left wondering, however, as to why I am unable to do this reset via FORScan?
I was then able to go into FORScan and change the "battery type and size" programming to match the higher-capacity PIU battery, by going into the BCM module and changing the first two characters of address 726-04-01 from "21" (650 CCA) to "22" (750 CCA), without any problems, as per the FORScan programming charts. It easily saved this change without any issues.
Knowing that it was a brand-new battery, I then also went into the "Battery Monitoring System Reset" mode, and started the process to reset the monitoring parameters, as recommended... only to have it give me an error message (after only reaching about 1% processing time, as noted on the progress bar at the bottom of the display). The error message that pops-up says, "Service procedure has been interrupted". (See photo).
Repeated tries always get me the same thing, event though communication between the vehicle and my laptop have worked flawlessly... so that does not appear to be a part of the issue. And, I am using the latest version of FORScan on my laptop.
Ironically, I also tried one of those "no-tool-needed" methods listed online (where you flash the high-beams 5 times, then step on the brake pedal 3 times, and if successful, the battery icon on the cluster will flash 3 times when completed)... and THAT appears to have worked, at least!
I am still left wondering, however, as to why I am unable to do this reset via FORScan?