Protocol 3

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Identifying Protocol 3

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

The following offers a more detailed explanation of the coding strategy used in Protocol 3.

Model Year

1 - 2001
2 - 2002
3 - 2003
4 - 2004
5 - 2005

Vehicle Line

F6 - F-150

Transmission

1 - Automatic transmission
2 - Manual transmission

Unique Calibration

The Emissions/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique calibration identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors.

These 2 characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a 2-valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a 4-valve engine, offers an easily identifiable difference.

Fleet Code

1 - HDGE/Dyno
2 - Fast AMA, U.S.
3 - ADP, U.S.
4 - Not assigned
5 - Not assigned
6 - Evaporative emissions
7 - MACCA
8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
9 - Not assigned

Certification Region

5 - U.S. fifty states
A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
B - U.S. California, includes U.S. green states
C - Canada
D - China
E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom)
F - Extended European Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia)
G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE)
H - Hong Kong
J - Japan
K - Korea
L - Malaysia
M - Mexico
N - New Zealand
P - Australia
Q - South America (Brazil)
S - Singapore
T - Taiwan
V - Vietnam
X - Rest of World (ROW)
Y - Military
Z - Israel

Revision Level (not printed on label)

91-99 - Hardware calibration levels
01-04 - Preliminary levels
00 - Job 1 production (initial calibration)
05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
0B - Durability test level
BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)