TracKey patent
 

For those who are interested, here is the patent ford filed. There are a couple of smaller features I hadn't heard about.

So if I'm reading that right....

We were promised up to 600 altered parameters:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/track...ry/Splash4.jpg


And we got 8:

Lopey Idle
Pedal Response
Engine Braking
Valve Timing
Skip Shift
Cruise Control
Air Conditioning
Traction Control

Ford obviously envisioned using this on more than just the Boss as they show an automatic transmission in their schematics and also mention "torque convertor clutch may be disabled and shift points or schedules..."

Does anyone know if cruise control is disabled in TracKey mode? I've never tested that. I know that my AC works with TracKey enabled.

Thanks for the info Chris!!

You need to read the text. I believe those are what the driver will notice. I have not read in detail but they left a lot of wiggle room in the description of what TracKey does with some of their paragraphs

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0012] Detailed embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated and described herein; however, it is to be under­ stood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary and a system or method according to the present disclosure may be embodied in various and alternative forms other than those explicitly illustrated and/or described. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. There­ fore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ embodiments according to the present dis­ closure.

[0041] While exemplary embodiments are described
above, it is not intended that these embodiments describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made with­ out departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Additionally, the features of various implementing embodi­ ments may be combined to form further embodiments as previously described. Similarly, while the best mode has been described in detail, those familiar with the art will recognize various alternative designs and embodiments within the scope of the following claims. While various embodiments

Thanks for posting.

I know my AC works but I also think my CC works too with track key.

I gots to get me one of those track keys so my A/C doesn't work. :jester:lol

Actually I think the A/C and cruise is probably just programmed to not work under certain speeds and throttle positions. 600 parameters it probably changes. Probably takes over 200 parameters just to get the fake cam idle. :p

I yhink my AC cuts out under hard acceleration even when using the normal key

It does. That's how it's designed.

Aw man! I thought I had the only one out of 3,000 that had that feature. There goes my collector's value :devil:

CC works fine with TK.

A/C works fine as well....except when you get on it fairly aggressively.

so all you guys who have gotten the trackey activated, did you all pay the $302 that i was told i had to pay to activate it?

over $400.00 for me..:mad:

I think mine was around $380

Cruise Control - must be more that is is affected by TracKey, which enables the CC buttons for setting Launch Control.

I paid $220 and $90 for labor.

You know TrackKey is just a derivative of the MyKey feature Ford uses right?

as far as i know the dealership was only charging me for the key activation..which is $302. i could have done it last week but i thought the dealer was trying to get some profit out of me....the $302 number sounded a little sketchy.

at least i wont be the only one who paid for it when i get it done.
would have been nice if they included that into the price of the car.

It was always going to be a $302 after delivery option.