2021 FORD ESCAPE cruise control

When an external condition cancels the
system, for example, no lane markings
available, a tone sounds and a message
appears in the instrument cluster display.
If your vehicle starts to slow
down, provide steering input to
the wheel and press and release
the button to regain full system
performance.
Note: The system disables until the next
key cycle if your vehicle slows down due to
driver inactivity twice within a key cycle.
Lane Centering Automatic
Cancellation
When an external condition cancels the
system, for example, no lane markings
available, a tone sounds and a message
appears in the instrument cluster display. If your vehicle starts to slow
down, you must provide steering
input to the wheel and press and
release the button to regain full system
performance.
Automatic cancellation can also occur if:
• The lane becomes too wide or too
narrow.
• The system cannot detect valid lane
markings.
• Lane markings cross over one another.
Note: The system disables until the next
key cycle if your vehicle slows down due to
driver inactivity twice within a key cycle.
Lane Centering Indicators Illuminates when you switch
lane centering on. The color of
the indicator changes to indicate
the system status.
Gray indicates the system is on but
inactive. Green indicates the system is active and
applying steering torque assistance input
to keep your vehicle in the center of the
lane.
Amber with an audible tone and then gray
indicates a system automatic cancellation.
INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE
CRUISE CONTROL
How Does Intelligent Adaptive
Cruise Control Work
Intelligent adaptive cruise control
combines speed sign recognition with
adaptive cruise control to adjust the cruise
set speed to the speed limit detected by
the speed sign recognition system. As the
system detects new speed signs, the set
speed updates.
Note:
The adaptive cruise control gap
setting operates normally.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Precautions WARNING: You are responsible for
controlling your vehicle at all times. The
system is designed to be an aid and does
not relieve you of your responsibility to
drive with due care and attention. Failure
to follow this instruction could result in
the loss of control of your vehicle,
personal injury or death.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Requirements
Traffic sign recognition must be enabled
for intelligent adaptive cruise control to be
active.
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Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Limitations
The speed limit information provided by
the navigation map data could be
inaccurate or out of date.
The system may not detect and read
speed limit signs with conditional
information, for example, when a sign is
flashing, during specific time ranges, or
when children are present.
Note:
The system does not set the vehicle
speed to speed limits shown with a
supplementary traffic sign.
Under certain conditions, the system may
not adjust the vehicle speed until after your
vehicle passes the speed limit.
Switching Intelligent Mode On and
Off
1. Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2. Press
Driver Assistance.
3. Press
Cruise Control.
4. Press
Intelligent.
Adjusting the Set Speed Tolerance
You can set a permanent speed tolerance
that is above or below the detected speed
limit.
1. Press
Settings on the touchscreen.
2. Press
Driver Assistance.
3. Press
Cruise Control.
4. Press
Intelligent.
5. Press
Tolerance.
6. Use
+ and - to set the tolerance.
Note: You cannot set the tolerance more
than 19 mph (30 km/h) above or below the
recognized speed. Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Alerts
If you increase the set speed beyond the
speed limit or speed limit plus a positive
tolerance value, the set speed indicator
flashes.
The warning does not occur if:
•
You override the set speed using the
accelerator pedal.
• The vehicle speed exceeds the set
speed due to being on a downhill slope.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Indicators The set speed limit displays next to the
detected speed limit in the instrument
cluster.
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
– TROUBLESHOOTING
Adaptive Cruise Control –
Information Messages - Vehicles
With: Lane Centering
Note:
Depending on your vehicle options
and instrument cluster type, not all
messages display or are available.
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Note:
The system could abbreviate or
shorten certain messages depending upon
which cluster type you have. Action
Message
Make sure you return your hands to the steering wheel andprovide steering input.
Keep Hands on Steering
Wheel
Lane centering assist conditions exist preventing the system from being available.
Lane Centering Assist
Not Available
Adaptive cruise control must be on before lane centering can be switched on.
For Lane Centering
Assist to work Turn On Adaptive Cruise
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Adaptive Cruise Control –
Information Messages - Vehicles
With: Stop and Go
Note:
Depending on your vehicle options
and instrument cluster type, not all
messages display or are available.
Note: The system could abbreviate or
shorten certain messages depending upon
which cluster type you have. Action
Message
A malfunction is preventing the adaptive cruise from engaging.
Adaptive Cruise
Malfunction
Front Sensor Not Aligned Contact an authorized dealer to have the radar checked for
proper coverage and operation.
Conditions exist preventing the system from being available.
Adaptive Cruise Not
Available
You have a blocked radar because of poor radar visibility due
to inclement weather or ice, mud, or water in front of the radar.You can typically clean the sensor to resolve this.
Adaptive Cruise Not
Available Sensor
Blocked See Manual Due to the nature of radar technology, it is possible to get ablockage warning with no actual block. This happens, for
example, when driving in sparse rural or desert environments.
A false blocked condition either self clears, or clears after you restart your vehicle.
You have selected normal cruise control. The system does not brake or react to traffic.
Normal Cruise Active
Adaptive Braking Off
Displays when the adaptive cruise control is going to canceland you must take control.
Adaptive Cruise - Driver
Resume Control
Displays when the vehicle speed is too slow to activate the
adaptive cruise control and there is no lead vehicle in range.
Adaptive Cruise Speed
Too Low to Activate
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Adaptive Cruise Control –
Information Messages - Vehicles
With: Intelligent Adaptive Cruise
Control
Note:
Depending on your vehicle options
and instrument cluster type, not all
messages display or are available.
Note: Certain messages may be
abbreviated or shortened depending upon
which cluster type you have. Action
Message
Conditions exist preventing the system from being available.
Intelligent Cruise Control
Speed Sign Recognition Not Available
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How Does Alert and Aid Mode Work
Alert.
A
Aid.B
The lane keeping system detects a lane
departure and provides aid when the
vehicles enters B and applies the
additional alert warning if A is entered. LANE KEEPING SYSTEM
INDICATORS If you switch the lane keeping system on,
a graphic with lane markings appears in
the information display.
When you switch the system off, the lane
marking graphics do not display.
Note:
The overhead vehicle graphic may
still display if adaptive cruise control is
enabled.
While the lane keeping system is on, the
color of the lane markings change to
indicate the system status. Red
Yellow
Green
Gray
Indicates that the
system is providing
or has just provided a lane keeping alert warning.
Indicates that the
system is providing
or has just provided a lane keeping aid intervention.
Indicates that the
system is available
or ready to provide a warning or interven-
tion on the indicated side.
Indicates that the
system is tempor-
arily unavailable to
provide a warning or intervention on the indicated side.
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WARNING: Take additional care if
your vehicle is heavily loaded or you are
towing a trailer. These conditions could
result in reduced performance of this
system. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in the loss of control of your
vehicle, personal injury or death. WARNING:
The system cannot
help prevent all crashes. Do not rely on
this system to replace driver judgment
and the need to maintain a safe distance
and speed. WARNING:
In situations where the
vehicle camera has limited detection
capability, this may reduce system
performance. These situations include
but are not limited to direct or low
sunlight, vehicles at night without tail
lights, unconventional vehicle types,
pedestrians with complex backgrounds,
running pedestrians, partly obscured
pedestrians, or pedestrians that the
system cannot distinguish from a group.
Failure to take care may result in the loss
of control of your vehicle, serious
personal injury or death.
PRE-COLLISION ASSIST
LIMITATIONS
Pre-collision assist depends on the
detection ability of its camera and sensors.
Any obstructions or damage to these areas
can limit detection or prevent the system
from functioning. See
Locating the
Pre-Collision Assist Sensors (page 281).
The system is active at speeds above
3 mph (5 km/h)
Note: The pre-collision assist system
disables when you select four-wheel drive
low or manually disable AdvanceTrac ™.Note:
Brake support and automatic
emergency braking are active at speeds up
to
75 mph (120 km/h). If the vehicle has a
radar sensor included with adaptive cruise
control, then brake support and automatic
emergency braking are active up to the
maximum speed of the vehicle.
Pedestrian Detection Limitations
Pedestrian detection is active at speeds
up to
50 mph (80 km/h).
Pedestrian detection functions optimally
when detected hazards are clearly
identifiable. System performance may
reduce in situations where pedestrians are
running, partly obscured, have a complex
background, or cannot be distinguished
from a group.
SWITCHING PRE-COLLISION
ASSIST ON AND OFF
You cannot switch the system off.
Adjusting the Pre-Collision Assist
Settings
You can adjust the following settings by
using the touchscreen controls in the
pre-collision assist menu:
• Change alert and distance alert
sensitivity to one of three possible
settings.
• Switch distance indication and alert on
or off.
• If required, switch automatic
emergency braking on or off.
• If required, switch evasive steering
assist on or off.
Note: Automatic emergency braking and
evasive steering automatically turns on
every time you switch the ignition on.
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Note:
If you switch automatic emergency
braking off, evasive steering assist switches
off.
LOCATING THE PRE-
COLLISION ASSIST SENSORS Camera.
1.
Radar sensor (if equipped).
2.
If a message regarding a blocked sensor
or camera appears in the information
display, something is obstructing the radar
signals or camera images. The radar sensor
is behind the fascia cover in the center of
the lower grille. With a blocked sensor or
camera, the system may not function, or
performance may reduce. See
Pre-Collision Assist – Information
Messages (page 285). Note:
Proper system operation requires a
clear view of the road by the camera. Repair
any windshield damage in the area of the
camera's field of view.
Note: If something hits the front end of your
vehicle or damage occurs and your vehicle
has a radar sensor, the radar sensing zone
could change. This could cause missed or
false vehicle detections. Have your vehicle
serviced to have the radar checked for
proper coverage and operation.
Note: If your vehicle detects excessive heat
at the camera or a potential misalignment
condition, a message could display in the
information display indicating temporary
sensor unavailability. When operational
conditions are correct, the message
deactivates. For example, when the ambient
temperature around the sensor decreases
or the sensor recalibrates successfully.
DISTANCE INDICATION
What Is Distance Indication
Distance indication displays the gap
between your vehicle and the vehicle
ahead of you.
Note: The graphic does not display if you
switch on cruise control or adaptive cruise
control.
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