14 August 2023 11:35 11 - edited 04 March 2024 04:53 16
We are now rolling out Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 software updates to our customers in Europe. Details of these can be found later in this post.
Please read this first
To ensure a smooth delivery of these updates we strongly recommend:
The following is also very important to ensure undisrupted delivery:
We deploy updates, when they become available, in batches across a period of time. The vehicles selected for each batch will be chosen at random, so please don’t worry if you see someone online receive an update before you do, we haven’t forgotten you! It may take a few weeks for your updates to start arriving and there may also be a few weeks or more between each update. Your car will need to be driven regularly in order to receive all of the updates, if you are away on your holidays or business without your car it’ll be alright and the updates will resume once you are back home and on the road again.
With the many factors involved in deploying software updates to a vehicle, in a small number of cases, it may take more than one attempt to successfully deploy an update. If you do happen to receive an unsuccessful update please don’t panic, we will manage these situations remotely and ensure re-deployment happens, you won’t need to do anything.
Ford Power-Up Software Update 4 & 5 Summary
Please note: Different vehicles and different model years may receive different updates due to different SYNC 4 systems and different vehicle content.
Many updates are background updates. You will not notice any difference in your vehicle following these particular updates. These are essential to the continued smooth running of your vehicle’s connectivity, over-the-air functionality, and digital products and services such as FordPass. They must all be installed in order to receive any subsequent updates and new features.
21MY Mustang Mach-E
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1.2 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.1 – SYNC UI, Games, iACC tolerances (See final section)
Ford Power-Up 4.2.4 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 5.1.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 COMPLETED FOR THIS MY
22MY Mustang Mach-E
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1.2 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.1 – SYNC UI, Games, iACC tolerances (See final section)
Ford Power-Up 4.2.4 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 5.1.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 COMPLETED FOR THIS MY
23MY Mustang Mach-E
Ford Power-Up 4.1.2.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.1.2.2 – SYNC camera icon in header bar
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1 – Background updates
Note: Please check your Automatic Software Update Settings after 4.2.1.
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.2 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.4 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 5.1.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 COMPLETED FOR THIS MY
22.5MY Focus with SYNC 4
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2 - Minor updates to OTA settings and Apple Airplay in SYNC
Ford Power-Up 4.2.4 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 COMPLETED FOR THIS MY (There were no Ford Power-Up 5 updates)
23.25MY Focus with SYNC 4
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 23-PU2001-PR-FX – SYNC update to improve large file handling
22.5MY Transit with SYNC 4
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1 – Background updates
23.25MY Transit with SYNC 4
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1 – Background updates
23.25MY Bronco
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1.1 – Background updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.1.2 - Background Updates
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.1 - SYNC update to improve large file handling *NEW
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.3 - Minor updates to SYNC *NEW
Ford Power-Up 4.2.3 - Background updates *NEW
Ford Power-Up 4 and 5 COMPLETED FOR THIS MY (There were no Ford Power-Up 5 updates)
Ford Power-Up 3 details can be found HERE
Ford Power-Up Software Update 4 & 5 Details
For easier reading, I’m excluding background updates and am only providing details of software updates with notable driver content.
See summary above for applicable vehicles for each Ford Power-Up
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.1
Ford Power-Up 4.2.2.1 brings several significant updates to SYNC:
Please note: As this is a major update to SYNC, you may find a small number of settings reverting to default. These may include your drive modes and automatic folding mirrors. I would recommend that after this update, you check that these settings are as you require them.
on 27 May 2024 10:55 10
Hey @Rob can confirm this? Hope this fixes all the problems, Naviagtion not Working, system Frozen, drivinf modes not avalible....
I also work on the Software Developememt industry, and idk how a problem of this magnitude is not handled as it should. Ford really dosent care about the customers...
on 02 June 2024 05:44 17
I work in a similar industry and oh my god, I know mistakes happen. But it’s how you deal with it after. In Fords case the lack of.
where was the testing, verifying, quicker response or any response.
6 months in for a fix and we are still waiting.
on 01 June 2024 12:19 12
With SYNC 3 Ford has a format tool internally which makes it possible for
Ford to downgrade. Essentially completely erasing the whole system.
The old format tool for SYNC 3 3.0 was gotten hold of and used in public.
You could do this yourself with the SYN3 updater app on upto MY19 Fords.
Then install any version available, older or newer.
But Ford has not let go of the format tool for SYNC 3 3.4 (+MY20). So only
Ford can do this now as the SYNC software only allows you update to a higher
version.
Also no info on this tool for SYNC 4. But it makes no sense for such a tool
to not exist. Otherwise they would need to replace the APIM everytime there
was an issue with bricked software. Or any other problem with the software not
starting or getting hanged starting.
Maybe this tool isn’t available for dealers?!
on 02 June 2024 05:41 17
I’m sure there has to be a tool that dealers can use. Problem is, the dealers are still updating the cars with the same faulty software.
why hasn’t Ford Paused it,
It just doesn’t make sense in what there thinking or doing.
on 02 June 2024 06:46 18
I take it Ford have suspended the latest update as my sync 4 is still on power up version 4.2.1