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Your Ford Ranger PX2 or PX3 climate controls with a Brummstadt screen

Video, 5:23. Five steps, each one also written out below.

In this video

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

Know which climate panel you have, what the Brummstadt screen shows for it, and the few checks if something looks off.

Time
About five 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 controls

Play from 0:33
  1. Look at the panel below your screen. If you've got a fan knob and a temperature knob, that's the manual panel.
  2. If you've got plus and minus for each side, with AUTO, that's dual-zone.
  3. Either way, your original climate controls stay in the dash, and they stay connected. Every plug you took off goes back on just where it was. Leave one off, and your heating and air con won't respond. Put all plugs back on, and they work just like before.

On the screen

Play from 1:11
  1. With dual-zone, press a button, and the climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows it: both set temperatures, the fan, the airflow, and A/C on or off.
  2. It sits right along the bottom, even with CarPlay or your maps open. With the manual knobs, the knobs themselves show your setting, as always.
  3. Press AUTO, and your Ranger chooses the airflow for you. The windscreen button sends air to the glass. On many units, the floating fan button opens a climate page where you can pick face or feet. Try it, and feel the vents to check it works on yours. Not every unit offers it, and a picture on the screen doesn't prove where the air goes. Your hand at the vents does.

What else stays

Play from 2:14
  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 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 2:48
  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 3:47
  1. If there's no climate bar on a dual-zone Ranger, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Those two are behind most missing bars.
  2. 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.
  3. Is a climate page popping up on its own, without a button press? That's different from the bar. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Questions from customers

Questions Ranger owners asked us, answered in the video.

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

It stays. Your climate controls stay right where they are, and work just like before. And on the dual-zone setup, your Brummstadt screen shows what you set.

In this film we'll cover your controls, what the screen shows, what else stays, the setup, and a few quick checks. Watch it once to see the whole picture, then follow along, step by step.

See it in the video at 0:00

Which controls do I have?

Look at the panel below your screen. If you've got a fan knob and a temperature knob, that's the manual panel.

If you've got plus and minus for each side, with AUTO, that's dual-zone.

See it in the video at 0:34

What does the Brummstadt screen show for the air con?

With dual-zone, press a button, and the climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows it: both set temperatures, the fan, the airflow, and A/C on or off.

It sits right along the bottom, even with CarPlay or your maps open. With the manual knobs, the knobs themselves show your setting, as always.

See it in the video at 1:13

On my old eight inch screen, I picked face or feet. Where's that now?

Press AUTO, and your Ranger chooses the airflow for you. The windscreen button sends air to the glass. On many units, the floating fan button opens a climate page where you can pick face or feet. Try it, and feel the vents to check it works on yours. Not every unit offers it, and a picture on the screen doesn't prove where the air goes. Your hand at the vents does.

See it in the video at 1:39

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 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 2:15

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 2:49

What if something looks off?

If there's no climate bar on a dual-zone Ranger, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Those two are behind most missing bars.

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.

See it in the video at 3:48

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The kit in this video

Ford Ranger PX MkII and MkIII 2015 to 2022 head unit kit

Ford Ranger PX MkII and MkIII 2015 to 2022 head unit kit

The PX2 and PX3 kit this video is about.

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Full transcript
  1. Viewer: I've got a new Brummstadt screen in my Ranger. What happens to my air conditioning?
  2. Narrator: It stays. Your climate controls stay right where they are, and work just like before. And on the dual-zone setup, your Brummstadt screen shows what you set.
  3. Narrator: In this film we'll cover your controls, what the screen shows, what else stays, the setup, and a few quick checks. Watch it once to see the whole picture, then follow along, step by step.
  4. Viewer: Which controls do I have?
  5. Narrator: Look at the panel below your screen. If you've got a fan knob and a temperature knob, that's the manual panel.
  6. Narrator: If you've got plus and minus for each side, with AUTO, that's dual-zone.
  7. Narrator: Either way, your original climate controls stay in the dash, and they stay connected. Every plug you took off goes back on just where it was. Leave one off, and your heating and air con won't respond. Put all plugs back on, and they work just like before.
  8. Viewer: And what does the screen show?
  9. Narrator: With dual-zone, press a button, and the climate bar along the bottom of your Brummstadt screen shows it: both set temperatures, the fan, the airflow, and A/C on or off.
  10. Narrator: It sits right along the bottom, even with CarPlay or your maps open. With the manual knobs, the knobs themselves show your setting, as always.
  11. Viewer: On my old eight inch screen, I picked face or feet. Where's that now?
  12. Narrator: Press AUTO, and your Ranger chooses the airflow for you. The windscreen button sends air to the glass. On many units, the floating fan button opens a climate page where you can pick face or feet. Try it, and feel the vents to check it works on yours. Not every unit offers it, and a picture on the screen doesn't prove where the air goes. Your hand at the vents does.
  13. Viewer: What else stays?
  14. Narrator: Your steering wheel volume and track buttons keep working, through the Brummstadt wiring.
  15. 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 settings, then tap Save. Skip Save, and the setting doesn't stick, and you're still looking at No signal.
  16. Narrator: And open a door: your Brummstadt screen shows which one.
  17. Viewer: Do I have to set anything?
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Viewer: What if something looks off?
  22. Narrator: If there's no climate bar on a dual-zone Ranger, check the CAN box plug is clicked fully home, and the car profile. Those two are behind most missing bars.
  23. 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.
  24. Narrator: Is a climate page popping up on its own, without a button press? That's different from the bar. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. Narrator: 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 easier than I thought.
  28. Narrator: Enjoy the drive. And if you've got a question about your setup, or an idea for your Ranger, 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.