You know, the funny thing is, and I have discussed this elsewhere, with all the technology and features built into these trucks, why do Ford truck owners HAVE to use wiring modifications to accomplish this? it could simply be added to the instrument cluster as a setting. It can also even be a more simple thing that that. In the medium duty trucks the cruise control buttons control idle speed with the vehicle in park. Now the was it's currently set up actually does have advantages and uses for various upfitter situations where charge protection and PTO operation is also used in conjunction with idle speed. I would guess that if we had statistics on this most Ford truck owners could simply make use of the dash or the cruise control buttons. And life would be much simpler.
----In the medium duty trucks the cruise control buttons control idle speed with the vehicle in park----
Do I have this right????...on an f350,in park,cruise control buttons control idle speed....simple as that????...if so,why are guys using the upfitter switches??.
I was told by Ford not idle my 2012 F-350 6.7. That I needed an idler. OK so tell me what i need so I can idle my truck. I live in west Texas where it's dang hot & i'm in my truck sitting a lot ! Need help please ! Thanks in advance !
There is no "plug 'n play" SEIC/Elevated Idle Controller like in the older Trucks. You will need to connect a resistor or a potentiometer into the PTO circuitry and a power source (normally one of the Upfitter switches) to get the idle up function.
Or find someone who can do it for you... or ask your sealer to do it. I have done a few for customers/municipalities.
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