Climate bar on SYNC screen (with heated wheel/seat icons) — F-150 FORScan mod (2021–2025)
Adds a persistent climate control bar along the bottom of the SYNC screen, optionally with heated wheel and heated/cooled seat buttons.
- Module
- APIM — Accessory Protocol Interface Module (SYNC) (7D0)
- Model years
- 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
- Powertrain
- Gas (EcoBoost, 5.0L, V6), PowerBoost hybrid, Lightning EV
- Trim & equipment
- PowerBoost: use 6 instead of 2 in APIM 7D0-02-02
- Pre-2025: requires the Unreal SYNC theme
- Seat and wheel icons only with heated/cooled seats or heated wheel
- Lightning: not verified; values come from gas/PowerBoost trucks
- Category
- Audio/SYNC
- Risk
- Low risk
- FORScan setting
- No named setting documented. Use As-Built Format.
- As-Built
APIM 7D0-02-02 xxx* xxxx xx-- (2 non-hybrid, 6 hybrid/PowerBoost)
heated wheel: APIM 7D0-02-01 xxxx *xxx xx-- (see APIM tab for value)
seats: APIM 7D0-02-01 xxxx x*xx xx-- (A if heated &
cooled)As published by the source below. Compare against your own backup; surrounding digits control other features.
Notes
PowerBoost uses a different value (6). Requires Unreal theme on pre-2025. Confirmed on 2025 King Ranch PowerBoost and 2023.
How to apply it
- Back up every module's As-Built data and keep the files somewhere safe.
- Connect FORScan with a battery maintainer on, ignition ON and engine OFF.
- Open Configuration and Programming, choose the APIM module, open As-Built Format and edit only the digit described by the source.
- Write, follow any module reset prompt, cycle the ignition, then confirm the feature and check for new trouble codes.