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Originally Posted by WaltPA
The one difference, is that this radio was designed only for the hybrids. There is no other vehicle in Ford's line up, in which it is used. Therefore, all of its features, are features Ford at some point wanted for the hybrids. That is why I was speculating as the why Ford spec'ed it to include a phone interface? Along those same lines, why Ford spec'ed it to include a steering wheel control interface?
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Actually the NAV unit has been in use in the UK for some time (known as a model VNR 9000) and was only slightly modified to handle the HyBrids in the US.
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Originally Posted by WaltPA
Pumping video thru the ACP interface might be a problem since the video (from a DVD player) would undoubtly "hog" the interface, preventing the fuel and engine status data from being getting thru.
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The video signal does not go through the ACP, only the control messages. The ACP bus would not be even capable of video the message format just won't support it. The video is connected directly to the head unit.