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RF Overlord

08-03-2003, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by TripleTransAm
I usually have to play with the volume quite a bit depending on my road speed...

/Steve:

Why do you need to fiddle with the volume? You never drive under 100 most of the time, anyway...

:lol:

Yeah, Smokie, I want to know about this feature, too...

Smokie

08-03-2003, 03:29 PM

When the radio is on hold down the on/off button for about 5-6 seconds the display will show speed volume followed by a number that you can change between 1 and 7 with the select control. The greater the number the more of a change in volume between slow and fast.:D

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 03:35 PM

Hey I did not that either. I am going to activate it right now. Thanks!

:beer: :up: :rock:

RF Overlord

08-03-2003, 03:37 PM

Dude, that's awesome...

As soon as the wife comes back with the car, I'm gonna try it...

Major props to Smokie for this tidbit...! :bows:

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 03:40 PM

It's true I just did it and i set it to 5. Thumbs up for u man!:up:

:beer: :rock:

Smokie

08-03-2003, 03:44 PM

Guys is the least I can do, this forum has given so much I'm grateful to many of you for the info that get's passed along. Also I will tell you who made me aware of the feature since he is a gentleman most of you know at least by name: Dennis Reinhart; when I was at his shop having my PCM programmed during the test drive he made me aware of it. :coolman: :coolman:

LincMercLover

08-03-2003, 04:06 PM

Holy ****! That's cool! I knew my sis's LS had that option. At least we didn't get totally screwed outta the Audiophile options... Got mine on 3 right now, will test it out later on tonight. Big thanks to Smokie! :up:

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 04:10 PM

Same here! Thanks to u and to Dennis for letting u know about it. I also want to give thanks to everybody cause I would have never tought their would be a site with so much info on our cars!
Thanks MercuryMarauder.Net members! Your input is grately appreciated!

:beer: :up: :rock:

dok

08-03-2003, 04:47 PM

Does it remember the setting or do you need to set it each time you start the car?

Thanks for pointing this out to us. I'm always adjusting the volume.

sailsmen

08-03-2003, 05:39 PM

It remebers the setting. When I was in Dennis's shop this guy from Atlanta had a Marauder and he showed it to me. I told him to post, he said he would.

I didn't post it because I did not want to steal his thunder, then I forgot about it.

Grasshopper

08-03-2003, 05:53 PM

Wow, thanks a lot Smokie! I can't wait to try it out on the way to work tomorrow! Hey, I though of something too...has anyone elso found that little red button under the dash near the hood release. It activates the turbo-injection-hyperbolic-booster system. It has really increase my HP and lowered my quarter times. Just a little hint that I thought I would pass along ;) :lol:

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 06:01 PM

R u kidding? I have never seen that red button. Can it be on all the time? What does it do?

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 06:07 PM

I just went to my car to look for it but it's not there. Where exactly is it?:(

jgc61sr2002

08-03-2003, 06:08 PM

smokie - Thanks. This site gets better every day.

SouLRioT

08-03-2003, 06:12 PM

Thanks Smokie, but how did we not know about this sooner. Ofcourse the dealer should have told us about it, but as we all know they know nothing.

jgc61sr2002

08-03-2003, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by SouLRioT
Thanks Smokie, but how did we not know about this sooner. Ofcourse the dealer should have told us about it, but as we all know they know nothing. This site should be mandatory for all dealers. This way the can learn about their product something FMC didn't do.

#1MarauderFan

08-03-2003, 06:14 PM

Hey guys do your cars have it? Where?:confused:
Can't find it in my MM.

TripleTransAm

08-03-2003, 06:15 PM

Major "Thank You"s from this side of the border. It's exactly what I've been looking for. I'll have to give it a try the next time the MM's on the road (it's been in the garage all week getting some TLC from my stash of Zaino).

Rented a Monte Carlo in Schaumburg in 1998... had a really funky range to the speed-sensitivity setting: one could actually set the radio up such that it would play too loud at highway speeds then play almost silently at city speeds. LOL!

Smokie

08-03-2003, 07:01 PM

It is a shame that the company that made this beautiful ride of ours has given us so little in the way of info about our cars, and without this forum the ownership experience would be diminished.... but Logan build it.... and we came together. We save each other money, grief and aggravation and friendships have been made, Guys keep posting, this should be one hell of a ride!!!!!!!:banana2: :beer: :banana:

03SILVERSTREAK

08-03-2003, 07:15 PM

Smokie-I recently was made aware of a feature our radio's have that I never noticed in my owners manual is called Speed volume, it adjusts the volume based on your speed, volume goes down going slow, volumes goes up when you speed up. Did you guys know about this ???
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Thank you Smokie and thank you Dennis . This Somewhat makes up for what was removed from the 300B MM . :)

chapel1

08-03-2003, 07:56 PM

Gee first I get a Dyno Tune and now I learn of another new feature my radio has!This car still is getting better and better!Thanks to all!

mtnh

08-04-2003, 06:07 AM

I asked Brian, the engineer from Ford who used to contribute here, but he said no, it didn't have it, so I never checked. D'oh! My LS has it, and it's the best thing going. The LS only requires a setting of 3 to get louder than desired at speed. I wonder what the MM's over-do it setting is...

Mike

Ross

08-04-2003, 07:08 AM

Is this site great or what? :banana2:

Jay Stark

08-04-2003, 07:46 AM

Never knew that either.
That's what happens when you don't RTFM!

Dave Compson

08-04-2003, 08:46 AM

This goes without saying, but things like this should be in the FAQ. Just like the radio test procedure.

John F. Russo

08-04-2003, 12:39 PM

I have a 300B MM, but I don't have a fuel release option.

Can this option be installed now?

martyo

08-04-2003, 12:46 PM

Speak to John (jgrc). I think he did that.

Rob1559

08-04-2003, 04:46 PM

Thanks:up:

GarageMahal

08-04-2003, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Jay Stark
Never knew that either.
That's what happens when you don't RTFM!

I have read it at least twice and never heard anything about this feature. I can't wait to set it up as my right thumb has been busy keeping pace with my right foot.

Thanks for the info!
jta

tbore007

08-06-2003, 09:44 AM

thank you, thank you ,thank you...this feature is causing me to speed...un no.............how load can it go.....

MMpridenjoy

08-07-2003, 07:17 AM

It just doesnt get any better than this!

tomd

10-10-2003, 01:15 PM

So does the speed volume work in the Marauder?

I had it on my 98 GM and was told by the service department and Mercury if I wanted the speed volume to work I’d have to pay extra for it because it was an optional hook up.
Meaning they would have to tear out the radio and hook up a wire or two $$$! I said no thanks! You think they told me the truth or did I just have a bum radio??? :alone: :lol:

Ross

10-10-2003, 01:27 PM

Mine works, Tom. It's pretty cool.

03SILVERSTREAK

10-10-2003, 01:27 PM

They Lied to you . When the radio is on hold down the on/off button for about 5-6 seconds the display will show speed volume followed by a number that you can change between 1 and 7 with the select control. The greater the number the more of a change in volume between slow and fast.

tomd

10-10-2003, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by ADELG670
They Lied to you . When the radio is on hold down the on/off button for about 5-6 seconds the display will show speed volume followed by a number that you can change between 1 and 7 with the select control. The greater the number the more of a change in volume between slow and fast.

The only reason I discoved speed volume years ago was that my buddy who had an F-150 had it on his radio. He gets into my Grand Marquis does what needed to be done to the radio and "speed Volume" comes on! We tried 4 then 6 the 7 but it never did work! LOL!

The dumb :censor: :argue: at the service department didn't want to fix it so they came up with a story as to why it didn't work!
:alone: :depress:

That's what GREAT about this board we can check with each other! :D :banana2: :beer: :banana: :rock:

MapleLeafMerc

10-11-2003, 10:05 PM

Thanks Smokie!

If years from now someone writes about the 03-04 Marauder they better mention Logan's name. Without this site the Marauder experience just wouldn't be the same. :beer: :banana2: :burnout:

03MERCMARAUDER

10-12-2003, 02:54 PM

I figured trhis out the first day i got my car, i figured that since my lightning has it that the marauder should have it and presto. Even though i dont use it is a nice feature to have

tomd

10-13-2003, 08:06 AM

The Volume radio does it really work???

If you set it on 7 does it get REALLY LOUD, you no blow your eardrums loud or just a slight increase in sound as the car goes faster? :confused:
I really can’t tell if it is working or not? It seems to increase the sound level but you’d think on 7 it would get loud and very noticeable. Am I imagining that it is working?

Am I back in my 1998 GM again? :lol:

SC Cheesehead

06-11-2004, 03:30 AM

Thanks for the tip, will try it out this weekend. This is a great site, really enjoying the various forurms.

SC Cheesehead

woaface

06-11-2004, 04:44 AM

Nifty! I read something like that in my 99' manual, but I never actually used it.

dwasson

06-11-2004, 12:48 PM

I recently was made aware of a feature our radio's have that I never noticed in my owners manual is called Speed volume, it adjusts the volume based on your speed, volume goes down going slow, volumes goes up when you speed up. Did you guys know about this ???

We all knew about this. William Ford made us sign an agreement to not tell you. :lol:

Smokie

06-11-2004, 01:13 PM

I am glad this post is still found useful, I posted this a long time ago.

rookie1

06-11-2004, 02:05 PM

not to brag but the WINDY CITY CREW was way ahead of the curve on this, showed me this feature at my 1st meet.

ok , so I bragged.....sorry

Smokie

06-11-2004, 02:18 PM

not to brag but the WINDY CITY CREW was way ahead of the curve on this, showed me this feature at my 1st meet.

ok , so I bragged.....sorry
Not to brag, I posted this info in August of 2003, when did you find out about it ?

ntrcptr

06-11-2004, 02:25 PM

I was told about this when i bought the car.

Smokie

06-11-2004, 02:27 PM

I was told about this when i bought the car.
Who told you ? It's not in the owners manual.

rookie1

06-11-2004, 06:36 PM

Not to brag, I posted this info in August of 2003, when did you find out about it ?

hey, you bragged! j/k, my bad smokester I shudda looked at original post date.

Marauderjack

06-14-2004, 05:09 AM

I set mine up yesterday.....I really like it but my dealer didn't have a clue!!! :down:

I remember my cousin had a Tahoe that had this feature and have stated many times that I wished the Marauder did too.....Should have looked at the manual!!

Thanks for bringing this feature up here!! :rock:

Marauderjack :rasta:

Krytin

06-14-2004, 03:06 PM

I read about it somewhere in the literature - can't remember where - but could never figure out how to activate it.
Thanks guys!

ntrcptr

06-14-2004, 03:48 PM

the salesman told me about it...said it was a feature thats on alot of new fords. I know my buddies 04 cobra does this also, and it isnt in his book either.

Smokie

06-14-2004, 04:07 PM

the salesman told me about it...said it was a feature thats on alot of new fords. I know my buddies 04 cobra does this also, and it isnt in his book either.
Your salesman was far more informed than most we have encountered. :cool:

STLThunder

06-17-2004, 09:55 AM

I recently was made aware of a feature our radio's have that I never noticed in my owners manual is called Speed volume, it adjusts the volume based on your speed, volume goes down going slow, volumes goes up when you speed up. Did you guys know about this ???

Very Cool! Did it myself too! Interesting though, that I couldn't find anything in the owner's manual about it.

jabird56

06-20-2004, 08:15 AM

Well,....I activated the Speed Volume Control and put it to "7". And NOTHING happened,...yep no changes in volume as I drive.

TAF

11-10-2004, 07:56 PM

LimoMerc

11-10-2004, 11:44 PM

:rofl: :stupid: :bs: nice one about the red button.

chrish

11-11-2004, 02:43 PM

the clock re-set button also does something else when pressed the other way ........it askes about how many people in the car or something to this effect....does anyone know about this feature?

ap2003

11-11-2004, 06:49 PM

Hey, I got another one I use...

Turn the radio or CD on directly... no matter what the previous selection...

Just push the "FM" or "CD" button instead of the on/off/volume knob... the radio comes on in the specific mode selected.

ap

Bradley G

11-11-2004, 07:07 PM

Are you talking about display "drivers seat"+"All seats" I think this adjusts/sound balance levels accordingly

Bradley G

the clock re-set button also does something else when pressed the other way ........it askes about how many people in the car or something to this effect....does anyone know about this feature?

Rep12

11-11-2004, 07:15 PM

I recently was made aware of a feature our radio's have that I never noticed in my owners manual is called Speed volume, it adjusts the volume based on your speed, volume goes down going slow, volumes goes up when you speed up. Did you guys know about this ???

Ya, knew that, thanks. My son's new Vette has the same option.

also...

Does everyone realize they can program the car to open your automatic garage door?

JACook

11-12-2004, 12:36 AM

Well,....I activated the Speed Volume Control and put it to "7". And NOTHING happened,...yep no changes in volume as I drive.
Tried it out today on Blue.
7 gave a very noticeable volume boost. Ended up with it on 4.
Just a bit of boost, but not so much that it calls attention to itself.

Another THANK YOU to Smokie!

the_pack_rat

11-12-2004, 01:50 AM

Just thought I'd bump this thread of this neat feature that Smokie helped us with as I needed to look it up in the SEARCH being my whole dash was recently removed and I needed to reset.

Hope the "newbies" enjoy! :up:

=================

Damn,

Just what I needed - ANOTHER excuse to NOT get my *** to bed.

:P

3:45 am & was just out in the garage fiddling around with the radio.(swears he hears wife tossing & turning off in the distance wonderng "NOW what the filth is he doing :mad2: ?!?!?!?!!?!? :mad2:".

:lol:

Set it on "4" ... we'll see tomorrow AHEM AHEM ... i mean LATER TODAY if it works.

Eric

1stMerc

03-04-2005, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the info Smokie & Dennis this was one of the radio features i missed when i got rid of my Monte. It had a low,medium and high to compensate for wind noise.
Also did you know that you can have the display show the station id, artist and name of song ( as long as it's not to old ) the owners manual is sorely lacking ing in some useful info.

04 DTR born 03/04
Vroooom

jabird56

03-05-2005, 12:03 AM

Well,....I activated the Speed Volume Control and put it to "7". And NOTHING happened,...yep no changes in volume as I drive. Finally had time to stop by the friendly neighborhood LM dealer and had them check out my dilemma. It was just a "disconnected" cable. Works GREAT now, having setting it at 5.

jjaguda

03-05-2005, 06:59 AM

STLR FN

03-05-2005, 09:29 AM

I know this is an old thread, but FYI ...
My MACH1 has this feature and it is referenced in the manual. THe manual recommends that the speed sensitive volume (ranged fom 0-7) be set to "3" for everyday driving.
I hunted high and low for it in my manual, no dice. Being that I work for Ford(Mich Truck Assembly) I already knew about this feature.

Mines set at 4 BTW.

blackf0rk

03-05-2005, 09:54 AM

When the radio's on, press and hold the power button.

Also, I tried pressing the extra red button in the glove compartment, but nothing happened. So I took it in - and they said my knutton-valve was busted. They fixed it; runs like a champ.

ctrcbob

03-05-2005, 04:52 PM

I set the AVC on our Continental today, after reading about it on this group.

Not yet sure about on the Marauder, but when you say "Press and Hold" the On/Off button, what you really mean is "Press and Hold and Continue Holding" while you use the Settings button. I.E., I had to use two hands. One to press, hold and continue holding the on/off button, and the other to press the settings button. I set it to "4", and I can hear the volume increase.

Next time I take the Marauder out, I will set that radio. I may have to set it to a higher setting than "4" because the Marauder has "Flowmaster Mufflers" and is quite a bit louder than the Continental. :coolman: :bows:

Thanks again for posting this info. BTW. Even my GoldWing has this feature, and the owners manual tells you how to set it up. :beer:

.

Cobra25

03-05-2005, 06:25 PM

I've never heard of this before, I have to go check it out now. Something different, I like it.

MM2004

03-05-2005, 07:59 PM

This is one of the many reasons why I love this site!

:bows: :bows:

Set mine today at "5" and works great!

Thanks,

Mike.

UAW 588

03-06-2005, 08:00 PM

Also did you know that you can have the display show the station id, artist and name of song ( as long as it's not to old ) the owners manual is sorely lacking ing in some useful info.

How is this trick accomplished? :help:

Sully008

03-06-2005, 09:53 PM

How is this trick accomplished? :help:

The deck should have an "RDS" button. Push it, and use the select button to the right to select to have it on or off. If the station you're listening to is "RDS" capable, info will scroll across the display showing Station Call letters, slogans, etc. In my area there are several stations that are RDS compatible and the Station call sign scrolls across e.g. Q94 FM... There's also a "Traffic" selection which again, if the station is equipped, will interrupt whatever you're listening to to broadcast major traffic info. But I've had that on and nothing's ever happened.

Dark_Knight7096

03-06-2005, 10:23 PM

It works on my car, i have it set on 6 and i think that it is perfect, the volume turns up wonderfully and hte passengers in my car can't even tell and that is what i was goin for, the thing work sint he background the whole timoe and that's what it was intended for great feature

1stMerc

03-07-2005, 05:29 PM

The deck should have an "RDS" button. Push it, and use the select button to the right to select to have it on or off. If the station you're listening to is "RDS" capable, info will scroll across the display showing Station Call letters, slogans, etc. In my area there are several stations that are RDS compatible and the Station call sign scrolls across e.g. Q94 FM... There's also a "Traffic" selection which again, if the station is equipped, will interrupt whatever you're listening to to broadcast major traffic info. But I've had that on and nothing's ever happened.
Ditto here have yet to have any interuptions from the traffic info portion. Even on the other car i had for 2 years.
Have my SVC set on 5. The switch is so subtle your have to actively listen for the volume change

1stMerc

03-07-2005, 05:34 PM

Don't suppose anyone has discovered or heard of eq like settings ie.,jazz,rock,classical,countr y etc.

UAW 588

03-07-2005, 06:44 PM

The deck should have an "RDS" button. Push it, and use the select button to the right to select to have it on or off. If the station you're listening to is "RDS" capable, info will scroll across the display showing Station Call letters, slogans, etc. In my area there are several stations that are RDS compatible and the Station call sign scrolls across e.g. Q94 FM... There's also a "Traffic" selection which again, if the station is equipped, will interrupt whatever you're listening to to broadcast major traffic info. But I've had that on and nothing's ever happened.

Just when I think that I know everything about my car, it turns around and shows me more. God I love my Marauder. Thanks for the info. I did my car and my wife's Explorer. What a nice feature to have while driving. Thanks again.

johnfain

03-16-2005, 09:38 PM

Smokie, :beer:

Sully008

03-16-2005, 10:12 PM

Don't suppose anyone has discovered or heard of eq like settings ie.,jazz,rock,classical,countr y etc.

Nope. Unfortunately, these radios aren't as high tech as the new ones. Example, the "Shaker 500" system in my brother '05 Mustang GT has the speed volume and RDS, but also plays MP3 data CDs, and you can adjust the "placement" of the sound for the rear passengers, or the driver. Plus I think it has EQ settings as well. All in all, it's not a bad sounding system. For factory. :D

AzMarauder

03-16-2005, 10:24 PM

Nope. Unfortunately, these radios aren't as high tech as the new ones. Example, the "Shaker 500" system in my brother '05 Mustang GT has the speed volume and RDS, but also plays MP3 data CDs, and you can adjust the "placement" of the sound for the rear passengers, or the driver. Plus I think it has EQ settings as well. All in all, it's not a bad sounding system. For factory. :D
Well my MM radio does the placement and the RDS and the speed volume. Doesn't play MP3s tho. :coolman:

Sully008

03-16-2005, 10:31 PM

Well my MM radio does the placement and the RDS and the speed volume. Doesn't play MP3s tho. :coolman:

Hey Kev,

How does it do the placement? Do you have selections such as "Driver" and "Rear Passengers"? Just wondering, 'cause I haven't found this feature. Unless you're talking about the Fader/Balance. Then mine has that too. :D

In his car, you can definately tell that there's some signal processing going on. The percieved "stage height" of the music changes from one setting to the next.

ELKO1

03-16-2005, 11:12 PM

I'll have to check my wife's 02 exploder for this option, thanks, i had no idea i had this on my MM.

David Morton

03-17-2005, 12:02 AM

Hey Kev,

How does it do the placement? Do you have selections such as "Driver" and "Rear Passengers"? Just wondering, 'cause I haven't found this feature. Unless you're talking about the Fader/Balance. Then mine has that too. :D

In his car, you can definately tell that there's some signal processing going on. The percieved "stage height" of the music changes from one setting to the next.Just set your fade and balance controls to center. When you want to, touch the rds button, the display will show either "Drivers side", "Rear seats" or "All seats". While it displays one of these use the select button to scroll through the choices.

Then when you're in the mode you like most (could it be, say, driver side?), use the fade, treble and bass to give more or less bass from the back woofer, more or less tweet from the front tweeters.

BTW, Am I the only guy that cranks up "Sledghammer" and rolls the windows down when I come up to the front of a traffic light when there's a ricer with a big fart-pipe under his bumper in the other lane?

I like the part when they race their little sewing-machine motors. Makes me laugh. Almost as much as when they finally come flying around me twenty seconds later doing 75 in the 45 zone I topped out at 50 in, some fifteen car lengths ahead of them ten seconds earlier. They always have this look of determination on their faces as if by will alone they can make the Altoids box go faster. :D

Rider90

03-17-2005, 12:04 AM

I like the part when they race their little sewing-machine motors. Make me laugh. Almost as much as when they finally come flying around me twenty seconds later doing 75 in the 45 zone I topped out at 50 in, some fifteen car lengths ahead of them ten seconds earlier. They always have this look of determination on their faces as if by will alone they can make the Altoids box go faster.

lmao :laugh:

Sully008

03-17-2005, 07:49 AM

Just set your fade and balance controls to center. When you want to, touch the rds button, the display will show either "Drivers side", "Rear seats" or "All seats". While it displays one of these use the select button to scroll through the choices.

Then when you're in the mode you like most (could it be, say, driver side?), use the fade, treble and bass to give more or less bass from the back woofer, more or less tweet from the front tweeters.

Hi David,

I'll have to check mine out. Because I don't have the subwoofer (or a MM for that matter)
:mad2: :D I may not have that function on my CVLX. But in all due time, everything's going to change anyways.

I like the part when they race their little sewing-machine motors. Makes me laugh. Almost as much as when they finally come flying around me twenty seconds later doing 75 in the 45 zone I topped out at 50 in, some fifteen car lengths ahead of them ten seconds earlier. They always have this look of determination on their faces as if by will alone they can make the Altoids box go faster. :D

That is so true with 90% of the cars in my neck of the woods...

Sully008

04-07-2005, 07:42 AM

Bump! I decided to bump this again because:

1. I couldn't remember how to do it for my new to me MM.
2. No, my former CVLX didn't have the seats option (See post above. But my MM does!) :D
3. There's some more new members in the past couple of months.

4. Logan/Mary: Could this thread be turned into a sticky? Or edited down and put in the tech/faq or Resource Room? I know it's not a huge procedure, but it's something that the everyday owner won't know is there, 'cause it's not documented in any of the stuff that comes with the car. I found it 'cause I think it was Smokie that bumped it several times before.

Speed Volume Feature
When the radio is on hold down the on/off button for about 5-6 seconds the display will show speed volume followed by a number that you can change between 1 and 7 with the select control. The greater the number the more of a change in volume between slow and fast.

Thanks!

MM03MOK

04-07-2005, 07:18 PM

OK Mike - it's in Reviews

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=24

Sully008

04-07-2005, 09:21 PM

OK Mike - it's in Reviews

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=24

Thanks, Mary! Hope it helps more owners out there!

mtnh

04-08-2005, 08:41 PM

Just set your fade and balance controls to center. When you want to, touch the rds button, the display will show either "Drivers side", "Rear seats" or "All seats". While it displays one of these use the select button to scroll through the choices.

Then when you're in the mode you like most (could it be, say, driver side?), use the fade, treble and bass to give more or less bass from the back woofer, more or less tweet from the front tweeters.

BTW, Am I the only guy that cranks up "Sledghammer" and rolls the windows down when I come up to the front of a traffic light when there's a ricer with a big fart-pipe under his bumper in the other lane?

I like the part when they race their little sewing-machine motors. Makes me laugh. Almost as much as when they finally come flying around me twenty seconds later doing 75 in the 45 zone I topped out at 50 in, some fifteen car lengths ahead of them ten seconds earlier. They always have this look of determination on their faces as if by will alone they can make the Altoids box go faster. :D
You mean the DSP button, not the rds button.

MENINBLK

04-08-2005, 10:27 PM

I set the speed setting to 5 on my radio, and found out that the volume will increment
at the following speeds... 30 -35, 40-45, 55-60 and that is the extent of it.

Kramasi

07-13-2005, 02:05 PM

Thanks Smokie, way cool.

Smokie

07-13-2005, 03:33 PM

Thanks Smokie, way cool.You are quite welcome, I'm glad it has been enjoyed by many of our members.:cool:

Rider90

07-13-2005, 04:20 PM

What a good thread to bump

*Blows off Cobwebs*

RoyLPita

08-29-2005, 04:54 AM

What a good thread to bump

*Blows off Cobwebs*

BTW, I used this thread to take care of my radio in my MM. Thanx Javier.

Smokie

08-29-2005, 06:10 AM

BTW, I used this thread to take care of my radio in my MM. Thanx Javier.You are welcome Brian, I'm glad the info is still doing some good.:)

kurly

08-29-2005, 11:50 AM

COOL !!! :up:

hdirish50

08-29-2005, 12:35 PM

Thats pretty cool, can not wait to try it

:banana:

Paco

08-30-2005, 07:58 PM

twolow

08-31-2005, 04:23 AM

Did anybody wonder about the mute/phone button? I know what mute does, but push the mute/phone button when the radio is off and it displays "no phone". Could this mean we can add a hands free setup somehow? Just wondering.:confused:
Most radios have a wire that connects to the 'radio mute' wire on a hands free kit so when the phone rings the radio is muted.

GarageMahal

11-16-2005, 03:03 PM

Bump. I just had my radio replaced and needed to figure out how to do this again....

Maybe this should be in the resource room? I could not find the "Reviews" section but only looked briefly.

jta

J D

01-19-2008, 11:45 PM

Just thought I'd revive this thread as someone mentioned speed volume on the radio and after days of pushing buttons to attempt to change the SV I finally searched and found this gem of a thread. With many new members like myself joining its a nifty feature to know about much like the RDS which has recently been revived too.

PS
*smacks head* the sel. buttons! of course! Those are the one to adjust the volume!

Aren Jay

01-20-2008, 12:30 AM

1. Radio Station selected

2. Press Power Button, hold for 6 or so seconds.

3. Select arrow buttons. (Sel)

I have mine set back to 4, 5 was too loud 7 way too loud. 4 is just about right.

LSp8

01-17-2009, 11:19 PM

J D

01-17-2009, 11:35 PM

Wow, almost a year to the day after I revive it it gets bumped again. And yeah good to know that its there.

Oh, and technically you shouldn't warm up your engine past more than a minute or so. You should get rolling immediately and just take it easy, no wide open pedal to the metal till its up to normal temp.

Ms. Denmark

01-18-2009, 08:24 AM

Thanks Smokie, but how did we not know about this sooner. Of course the dealer should have told us about it, but as we all know they know nothing.We actually had to tell our dealer that he sold something called a Marauder. :rolleyes:

whd507

01-19-2009, 07:13 PM

I am so glad I use this site, I just read the thread, went outside in the 14 degree cold to try the feature and it works, I immediately took it for a spin after warming it up of course, I LOVE THIS FEATURE. Any more hidden goodies that Ford forgot to put in our owner's manual b/c I checked for that 6months ago.

my wife said "what a dolt" for going out and testing this feature in the cold.
I looked at her and said "what did you think I was doing the last 15 minutes?"

:D:D:D:D

a_d_a_m

01-19-2009, 07:36 PM

haha, finding out about this totally made my night.

JohnPPD

01-20-2009, 10:09 AM

Another "newb" here that appreciates the info.

As a side note on the radios. I've had my MM for two months and always thought that It had an issue with the lights on certain buttons on the radio failing off an on. I just figured that they were on the fritz like the heated seat switches (now fixed, BTW).

It wasn't until I started using my cd changer that I figured it out. Turns out that the radio turns off the lights of certain buttons when they are unavailable/inactive, i.e. Dolby button when the CD is selected. They go off and on based on what mode you're in: tuner/cd/cd changer. Just in case anyone else was wondering. ;)