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It is not very clear what you exactly changhed in your car that leads to this problem. You wrote "entered the board maintenance option", but what is it ?

This car is central configuration (CC) based (2011MY). You need to upload your factory CC ABD using BdyCM Central Configuration (Main) function and see if it fixes the problem.

Also you need to install the latest (2.3.37) FORScan version. You use 2.3.35 that is outdated already.

FORScan can program both keyed and keyless PATS systems for 2013-2016 Escape (US market only). Adapter with seamless switching between HS and MS is required (OBDLink EX). PATS programming functions require understanding of how PATS works in this car and common PATS programming principles. the functi...

FORScan doesn't support 2021 F-150 in full yet. We need assistance of this model owners. If you have this car and have FORScan, please PM us. Update 2021-01-16: we got enough feedback from 2021 F-150 owners, thank you! FORScan 2.3.38 (being prepared for official release now) will support this model,...

Users often misunderstand this function. The module reset is a simple service function that just reboots the module. It is similar to pressing "Reset" button on your desktop. It is helpful if module behaves non-adequate or freezes. It is also necessary in some cases, for example after configuration ...

It is hard to say why your ACM cannot be programmed by IDS and FORScan. But in contrast to IDS, in case of FORScan you should be able to provide debug information for analysis so we could check and find out what happens. Instruction on how to prepare & extract debug information can be found here: ht...

Hello, This procedure in FORScan is identical to Ford IDS. The procedure is stable for many years already, a lot of people used it. The fact PATS lamp didn't indicate any problems after programming most like means programming was successful. It is hard to assume was was going wrong. In such cases we...

We tested 2.3.37 on virustotal.com before the delivery, it didn't show any detections with Microsoft. It started to show it only on December, 1st. So either the site (virustotal.com) has problems with antivirus update, or Microsoft identified 2.3.37 as a threat AFTER the release. Anyway, we have sub...

Yes, FORScan has its own database, so it knows what modules are available for every model. For Explorer 2017+MY it looks for FCDIm and FCIMB modules (not FCIM). Please also note that FORScan performs full scan only on the first connect. Please find more details in this article about vehicle profiles...

If vehicle tyres have been changed to another size, vehicle configuration has to be adjusted to keep speedometer readings correct. The change is quite simple, but has few nuances so here is a detailed step by step instruction for this process. Note 1: this article is actual for new vehicles with so ...