Wavehogger

engineer49

I've tried accelerating and decelerating up and down a pretty steep hill several times. I've ended up at speeds anywhere from 30 to 70 mph. Luckily, either the local cops haven't caught me or they're members of f150forum and they knew I was testing the Offroad app. I've found that no matter what I do I get an accurate reading of pitch angle. The road is perfectly flat for roll though, so maybe the OP was right and roll angle affects the reading.

spdmpo

I agree that it was designed for off road speeds. Not to discount this app, but if you've ever done any serious four wheeling you will know that these pitch and angle readings are absolutely worthless. There's so many variables to take in to account that there's no finite angle that anyone could say will cause the truck the flop or endo. How do you know what that angle is? You have to flop it to know. And even then what the max is sitting stationary is different than when moving. I can have something right on the edge sitting still, but if I was moving and then hit the brake it would go over. They're neat, but a gimmick.

Esamso

Aren't these same sensors used with the trailer brake controller so that when going downhill if you hit the brake pedal twice your truck will use a lower grade to compress to help you brake ??? Why speed be an issue with those type of sensors ???? Just trying to troubleshoot !!

Platinum12

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I could not find anything closer. I just noticed my steering wheel angle no longer works in the truck app. I made an appointment for tomorrow, but was wondering if anyone knows where there is a sensor for this. I thought maybe I knocked something off in all the snow, or if it gets the angle from the steering wheel in the cab.

Pool Runner

I too appogize for bringing up an old thread. My 3/ month old, 2013, FX4, EcoBoost's pitch/ angle read out in the trucks "Off-Road" app appears to be stuck in the nose down position, reading 6% down hill when on perfectly level ground.

Speed of truck has no effect, and has always read accurately regardless of speed. If I hit a 3% grade, it reads 17 or 18%.

Something is definitely wrong with mine. I have 6480 miles on my truck, and it appears the feature started acting weird as of today.

I took it to the dealer, as they thought it may be a simple re-set or flash, but the tech said it could be more involved procedure to diagnose or access the sensor than my Service advisor initially thought.

I know it seems like such a pointless feature or gimmick, but it bugs me I have or paid for something on my new truck that doesn't work correctly. I had a 2011 F-150 with the same feature, so I am well aware of how it's supposed to function normally.

Sucks because my dealer says I can't get a loaner to drop truck off for further diagnostics because I didn't buy their Ford ESP extra warranty. That's BS as I thought when you buy a $52,300 F-150, you get the red carpet treatment. I don't expect this from Ford, but I'm sure you guys get what I'm saying.

Was also wondering if the OP ever fixed theirs? This thread looks like it died off, with no resolution on the issue.

If anyone knows where the inertia sensors for this feature is located, I would love to know.

Pool Runner

Also, does anyone know where the sensor for the off road app features are in the truck?

Is it under the truck, where something could fly up from the tire while driving or easily be knocked lose or hit when off road driving?

RLXXI

Probably the steering column control module, and it's located on the column inside the truck.

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Toddman38

iTrader: (5)

Mine has always been pretty Accurate ate highway speed!

Ecoboost001

Hello, I haven't notice yet with mine, but highway speed should not affect the accuracy of the Off-roading App. It just reads the roll and pitch angle of the truck.(whatever sensor or mechanism sends the angles to the cluster) By the way, I had my truck basically for a year at the dealership ( maybe trouble free for a month)... I got anything possible on my truck wrong, thank God, no powertrain issues though. Long story short. I had my whole cluster changed 3 f%$#$ times before mine works as suppose to ( the problem was the LCD screen, not the gauges). First thing happen is, a red line appear in the middle of the LCD screen. Little later, on a cold morning, a green line appear in the lower portion of the screen. They changed the screen , went home and before I got home, the LCD screen shuts-off. They installed a second screen, went to pick-up my vehicle, right in the parking lot of the dealership, the screen nerver turned on. That for almost a week. I had to wait a week before to get a new one installed. I learned from the owner of the dealership that those cluster most of the time get re-furbished and "put back online)... I only wait few days when they change the first 2 and had to wait a week for the 3rd one they installed. SO I guess the one who didn't work was refurbished!!!! Sorry for the long reply... I'm assuming the problem is either the sensor or mechanism who send the pitch and roll angle to the cluster or the LCD screen itself. The company who made those LCD screen are junk!!! Hope you'll get you issue fixed soon.