Touchscreen Sat Nav - Information and Diagnostics - PART 3

The Ford Mondeo hit our roads in 1993, and has consistently been a sales success. Now on its 4th incarnation, it remains a drivers favourite.
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Overview Guide
Ford Model:	Mondeo
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This article is Part 3 of 3.

Part 1 = Touchscreen_Sat_Nav_-_Information_and_Diagnostics_-_PART_1

Part 2 = Touchscreen_Sat_Nav_-_Information_and_Diagnostics_-_PART_2

Part 3 = Touchscreen_Sat_Nav_-_Information_and_Diagnostics_-_PART_3

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Press MISC for the following..

System Options - For installing and checking components to the system, also to make sure that its configured for the right car and driving orientaion (RHD & LHD)

Auto SW Update - Used to automatically update your hardware if an update disk is inserted into the DVD ROM

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WARNING - DO NOT ATTEMPT, AT ANY TIME TO PRESS THE SW UPDATE KEY OR THE 'LOAD PROGRAM' KEY WITHOUT A WORKING UPDATE DISC. THIS WILL ERASE ALL THE FIRMWARE ON YOUR SYSTEM AND RENDER IT USELESS UNTIL THE FIRMWARE CAN BE RELOADED

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VIN Unlock - Can be used as a temporary fix to get your unit working following a replacement part (only works on 1 ignition cycle, therefore you will have to repeat this option whenever you turn the igntion back on) All parts of the system are VIN coded to the origonal vehicle, therefore by fitting a replacement item your system will display an error message until you can get the unit recoded at a dealer.

Reset Log Info - Poss used to repair a software error, a bit like Sytem Restore in Windows Set Object Colors - Sets Key and screen colors - any changes are lost after power down though

Location Information - Provides info on distance per speed pulse etc etc

Navigation Diagnostics

Follow the onscreen instructions from the System Configuration screen to give you this...

You can play around with most of the items on this Sub Menu APART FROM 'LOADING'. Mess with that and suffer the consequences....

Thats about it.. Hopefully this will help out the owners of these units and maybe help you save some money diagnosing your issues before you visit a dealer.