Network Communication

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Milan, 2010 Lincoln MKZ, and 2010 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The following audio system components communicate via the MS-CAN :

ACM
Navigation ACM
Audio DSP module (Sony® sound)
Audio DSP module (THX® sound)
FCIM
PDIM (vehicles without navigation)
APIM
GPSM

There are numerous messages internal to the audio system. The functions of these messages include (but are not limited to):

Changing the audio source
Changing equalizer settings
Updating the PDIM display
Dialing phone numbers from the FCIM (if equipped with the SYNC system)

In addition, the following messages are utilized by the audio system in conjunction with systems outside of the audio system: