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Your Ford Ranger PX1 climate knobs with a Brummstadt screen

Video, 5:47. Five steps, each one also written out below.

In this video

  1. Intro
  2. Your knobs
  3. On the screen
  4. What else stays
  5. The setup
  6. Quick checks
Speed
Quality

Know which PX1 knobs you have, what the Brummstadt screen shows for them, and the few checks if something looks off.

Time
About six minutes to watch.
Have ready
Your Ranger with the Brummstadt screen fitted, ignition on.
Kits can look different
Your kit may look a little different from the one in the video. Go by the names, the plugs and the card in your box.
How to watch
Watch the video once, then start again and follow along.

Step by step

The same steps as the video. Each one plays from its own spot.

Your knobs

Play from 0:35
  1. There are. One has three plain knobs for temperature, fan and airflow, with A C and recirculation buttons.
  2. The other is dual-zone, on many XLT and Wildtrak models: each temperature knob has its own little window with the number.
  3. Both stay connected, and sit in your new Brummstadt frame.

On the screen

Play from 1:04
  1. Turn a knob, and a climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows the change: both temperatures, the fan, and A C on or off.
  2. It's your choice. Keep it on, and you lose the steering wheel buttons. Or move its plug across to the Brummstadt wiring, and your wheel buttons work. Then screw on the cover plate from the kit, from the inside, and it's closed off neatly. Snug, not tight: over-tighten, and the metal screw cuts into the plastic, and then it won't hold the plate.

What else stays

Play from 1:51
  1. Your steering wheel volume and track buttons keep working, through the Brummstadt wiring.
  2. Have you got the factory reverse camera? With the matching adapter, it shows on your Brummstadt screen. If there's no picture, set the camera format in the factory settings, then tap Save. Skip Save, and the setting doesn't stick, and you're still looking at No signal.
  3. And open a door: your Brummstadt screen shows which one.

The setup

Play from 2:27
  1. Usually not. The CAN box comes set up for your Ranger. Keep it and its data cable plugged in: that box is how your screen hears the car. Unplugged, the climate bar disappears, and the steering wheel buttons stop working.
  2. If the climate bar is missing, open My Car, Diagnosis, Car, and check the decoder and the Ford Ranger profile are chosen. Pick the decoder name printed on the box, not one that only looks close. A wrong one can leave the bar missing and the wheel buttons dead.
  3. The floating fan button is optional. Show it or hide it in Car Info, Functions, CAN floating menu. Hiding it doesn't switch off your air conditioning.

Quick checks

Play from 3:26
  1. Are you fitting the knob panel? Line it up evenly, and never force it. The tabs on the back are thin plastic. Forced, they snap, and the panel sits loose, with gaps round the knobs, and they get hard to turn. It's the same with its screws: snug, not tight. Over-tighten, and the metal screws cut into the plastic and the frame bends, and it won't sit flush with your dash. Ease it in straight, turn each screw until it stops, then a touch more. And you're done.
  2. If there's no change on the screen, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Your screen only hears the knobs through that box.
  3. If the top screen is still lit and the wheel buttons do nothing, its plug is still on the old display. Move it across to the Brummstadt wiring: the top screen goes dark, and your wheel buttons work.
  4. Are the temperatures on the wrong side? In My Car, Settings, AC setting, switch Air temp reverse. Then turn each side once, and check its own number moves.
  5. Is a climate page popping up on its own? Check the CAN box plug sits firmly, pressed in till it clicks. A plug that's not fully home is the first thing to rule out.
  6. After a factory reset, check the car profile is still chosen. A reset can wipe it, and then the climate bar disappears and the wheel buttons stop. Set it again, the same way as before. And before you drive, parked with the engine running: test the fan, warm and cool air, and the windscreen demist. The numbers on the screen can change while the air stays warm, so the vents tell you, not the numbers.
  7. Enjoy the drive. And if you've got a question about your setup, or an idea for your PX1, come back to Brummstadt anytime. We know these units inside out.

Questions from customers

Questions Ranger owners asked us, answered in the video.

I've got a new Brummstadt screen in my PX1 Ranger. What happens to my air conditioning?

It stays. Your round climate knobs stay, and work just like before. On dual-zone models, the little windows keep showing your temperature.

In about six minutes, we'll cover your knobs, what the screen shows, what else stays, the setup, and a few quick checks. Watch it all once, to see the whole picture. Then start again in your parked Ranger, and pause at each check.

See it in the video at 0:00

Aren't there two kinds of PX1 knobs?

There are. One has three plain knobs for temperature, fan and airflow, with A C and recirculation buttons.

The other is dual-zone, on many XLT and Wildtrak models: each temperature knob has its own little window with the number.

See it in the video at 0:36

What does the Brummstadt screen show for the air con?

Turn a knob, and a climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows the change: both temperatures, the fan, and A C on or off.

See it in the video at 1:06

And what happens to the little screen on top of the dash?

It's your choice. Keep it on, and you lose the steering wheel buttons. Or move its plug across to the Brummstadt wiring, and your wheel buttons work. Then screw on the cover plate from the kit, from the inside, and it's closed off neatly. Snug, not tight: over-tighten, and the metal screw cuts into the plastic, and then it won't hold the plate.

See it in the video at 1:21

What else keeps working?

Your steering wheel volume and track buttons keep working, through the Brummstadt wiring.

Have you got the factory reverse camera? With the matching adapter, it shows on your Brummstadt screen. If there's no picture, set the camera format in the factory settings, then tap Save. Skip Save, and the setting doesn't stick, and you're still looking at No signal.

See it in the video at 1:53

Do I have to set anything?

Usually not. The CAN box comes set up for your Ranger. Keep it and its data cable plugged in: that box is how your screen hears the car. Unplugged, the climate bar disappears, and the steering wheel buttons stop working.

If the climate bar is missing, open My Car, Diagnosis, Car, and check the decoder and the Ford Ranger profile are chosen. Pick the decoder name printed on the box, not one that only looks close. A wrong one can leave the bar missing and the wheel buttons dead.

See it in the video at 2:28

What if something looks off?

Are you fitting the knob panel? Line it up evenly, and never force it. The tabs on the back are thin plastic. Forced, they snap, and the panel sits loose, with gaps round the knobs, and they get hard to turn. It's the same with its screws: snug, not tight. Over-tighten, and the metal screws cut into the plastic and the frame bends, and it won't sit flush with your dash. Ease it in straight, turn each screw until it stops, then a touch more. And you're done.

If there's no change on the screen, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Your screen only hears the knobs through that box.

See it in the video at 3:28

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Ford Ranger PX 2012 to 2015 head unit kit

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Full transcript
  1. Viewer: I've got a new Brummstadt screen in my PX1 Ranger. What happens to my air conditioning?
  2. Narrator: It stays. Your round climate knobs stay, and work just like before. On dual-zone models, the little windows keep showing your temperature.
  3. Narrator: In about six minutes, we'll cover your knobs, what the screen shows, what else stays, the setup, and a few quick checks. Watch it all once, to see the whole picture. Then start again in your parked Ranger, and pause at each check.
  4. Viewer: Aren't there two kinds of PX1 knobs?
  5. Narrator: There are. One has three plain knobs for temperature, fan and airflow, with A C and recirculation buttons.
  6. Narrator: The other is dual-zone, on many XLT and Wildtrak models: each temperature knob has its own little window with the number.
  7. Narrator: Both stay connected, and sit in your new Brummstadt frame.
  8. Viewer: And what does the new screen show?
  9. Narrator: Turn a knob, and a climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows the change: both temperatures, the fan, and A C on or off.
  10. Viewer: And what happens to the little screen on top of the dash?
  11. Narrator: It's your choice. Keep it on, and you lose the steering wheel buttons. Or move its plug across to the Brummstadt wiring, and your wheel buttons work. Then screw on the cover plate from the kit, from the inside, and it's closed off neatly. Snug, not tight: over-tighten, and the metal screw cuts into the plastic, and then it won't hold the plate.
  12. Viewer: What else stays?
  13. Narrator: Your steering wheel volume and track buttons keep working, through the Brummstadt wiring.
  14. Narrator: Have you got the factory reverse camera? With the matching adapter, it shows on your Brummstadt screen. If there's no picture, set the camera format in the factory settings, then tap Save. Skip Save, and the setting doesn't stick, and you're still looking at No signal.
  15. Narrator: And open a door: your Brummstadt screen shows which one.
  16. Viewer: Do I have to set anything?
  17. Narrator: Usually not. The CAN box comes set up for your Ranger. Keep it and its data cable plugged in: that box is how your screen hears the car. Unplugged, the climate bar disappears, and the steering wheel buttons stop working.
  18. Narrator: If the climate bar is missing, open My Car, Diagnosis, Car, and check the decoder and the Ford Ranger profile are chosen. Pick the decoder name printed on the box, not one that only looks close. A wrong one can leave the bar missing and the wheel buttons dead.
  19. Narrator: The floating fan button is optional. Show it or hide it in Car Info, Functions, CAN floating menu. Hiding it doesn't switch off your air conditioning.
  20. Viewer: What if something looks off?
  21. Narrator: Are you fitting the knob panel? Line it up evenly, and never force it. The tabs on the back are thin plastic. Forced, they snap, and the panel sits loose, with gaps round the knobs, and they get hard to turn. It's the same with its screws: snug, not tight. Over-tighten, and the metal screws cut into the plastic and the frame bends, and it won't sit flush with your dash. Ease it in straight, turn each screw until it stops, then a touch more. And you're done.
  22. Narrator: If there's no change on the screen, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Your screen only hears the knobs through that box.
  23. Narrator: If the top screen is still lit and the wheel buttons do nothing, its plug is still on the old display. Move it across to the Brummstadt wiring: the top screen goes dark, and your wheel buttons work.
  24. Narrator: Are the temperatures on the wrong side? In My Car, Settings, AC setting, switch Air temp reverse. Then turn each side once, and check its own number moves.
  25. Narrator: Is a climate page popping up on its own? Check the CAN box plug sits firmly, pressed in till it clicks. A plug that's not fully home is the first thing to rule out.
  26. Narrator: After a factory reset, check the car profile is still chosen. A reset can wipe it, and then the climate bar disappears and the wheel buttons stop. Set it again, the same way as before. And before you drive, parked with the engine running: test the fan, warm and cool air, and the windscreen demist. The numbers on the screen can change while the air stays warm, so the vents tell you, not the numbers.
  27. Viewer: That's easy.
  28. Narrator: Enjoy the drive. And if you've got a question about your setup, or an idea for your PX1, come back to Brummstadt anytime. We know these units inside out.

If you have still got a question about your Ranger, ask us at Brummstadt. We sell these kits and work with them every day.