Get Adaptive Cruise Control -> Lane Centering Guide for Ford Puma SUV 2019-2024

Adaptive Cruise Control

LANE CENTERING PRECAUTIONS

SWITCHING FROM ADAPTIVE

CRUISE CONTROL TO CRUISE

CONTROL - VEHICLES WITH:

WARNING: Do not use the system

SYNC 3

when towing a trailer. Failure to follow

this instruction could result in the loss of

control of your vehicle, personal injury or

death.

WARNING: Normal cruise control

will not brake when your vehicle is

WARNING: Do not use the system

approaching slower vehicles. Always be

if any changes or modifications to the

aware of which mode you have selected

steering wheel have been made. Any

and apply the brakes when necessary.

changes or modifications to the steering

wheel could affect the functionality or

Press Settings on the touchscreen.

performance of the system. Failure to

Press Driver Assistance.

follow this instruction could result in the

loss of control of your vehicle, personal

Press Cruise Control.

injury or death.

Press Normal.

Adaptive cruise control precautions apply

LANE CENTERING

to lane centering unless stated otherwise

or contradicted by a lane centering

precaution. See Adaptive Cruise Control

HOW DOES LANE CENTERING

Precautions (page 253).

WORK

LANE CENTERING

Adaptive cruise control with lane centering

REQUIREMENTS

uses radar and camera sensors to help

keep your vehicle in the middle of the lane

You must keep your hands on the steering

by applying continuous assistance steering

wheel at all times.

torque input toward the lane center on

highways.

The system only activates when all of the

following occur:

Note: The adaptive cruise control gap

setting operates normally.

• You have adaptive cruise control with

stop and go on.

If you drive off-center within the lane, the

• You have your hands on the steering

system sets and maintains that preferred

wheel at all times.

lane position. The system provides

continuous assistance steering torque

• The system detects both lane

input toward the preferred position.

markings.

Note: The system can only set preferred

• The vehicle is centered in the lane.

lane positions within the lane.

Note: If it does not detect valid lane

Note: If the system cancels, the preferred

markings, the system stays inactive until

position erases. On the next activation, the

valid markings are available.

system provides continuous assistance

steering torque input toward the lane center.

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Adaptive Cruise Control

LANE CENTERING LIMITATIONS

The indicator appears in the instrument

cluster display. When the system is on, the

Adaptive cruise control limitations apply

color of the indicator changes to indicate

to lane centering unless stated otherwise

the system status.

or contradicted by a lane centering

You can override the system at any time

limitation. See Adaptive Cruise Control

by steering your vehicle.

Limitations (page 254).

Note: The correct requirements must be

Lane Centering may not correctly operate

met before you can switch the system on.

in any of the following conditions:

See Lane Centering Requirements (page

• The lane is too narrow or wide.

262).

• The system does not detect at least

one lane marking or when lanes merge

LANE CENTERING ALERTS

or split.

You must keep your hands on the steering

• Limited steering torque input is applied.

wheel at all times.

• Areas under construction or new

infrastructure.

When the system is active and detects no

steering activity for a period of time, the

• When modifications to the steering

system alerts you to put your hands on the

system have been made.

steering wheel. If you do not react to the

• When using a spare tire.

warnings the system cancels and slows

• In high wind conditions.

your vehicle down to idle speeds while

maintaining steering control. See Lane

Note: The driving assistance torque is

Centering Automatic Cancellation

limited and may not be sufficient for all

(page 263).

driving situations such as driving through

tight curves or driving through curves at high

The system also alerts you if your vehicle

speeds.

crosses lane markings without detected

steering activity.

Note: In exceptional conditions, such as

inclement weather or direct sunlight, the

Note: The system could detect a light grip

system could deviate from the center line

or touch on the steering wheel as hands-off

or could cancel.

driving.

SWITCHING LANE CENTERING ON

LANE CENTERING AUTOMATIC

AND OFF

CANCELLATION

You must keep your hands on the steering

wheel at all times.

The controls are on the steering wheel.

When an external condition cancels the

See Visual Search (page 25).

system, for example, no lane markings are

available and your hands are on the

Press the button.

steering wheel, a tone sounds and a

message appears in the instrument cluster

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display.

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Adaptive Cruise Control

When an external condition cancels the

Green indicates the system is active and

system, for example, no lane markings are

applying steering torque assistance input

available and your hands are not on the

to keep your vehicle in the center of the

steering wheel, the system immediately

lane.

alerts you to take control of the vehicle. If

Amber with an audible tone and then gray

this alert is ignored, the system slows the

indicates a system automatic cancellation.

vehicle while maintaining steering control.

If your vehicle starts to slow

INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE

down, you must contribute to

the steering control and press

CRUISE CONTROL - VEHICLES

and release the button or briefly press the

WITH: INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE

accelerator pedal to regain full system

performance.

CRUISE CONTROL

Automatic cancellation can also occur if:

HOW DOES INTELLIGENT

• The lane becomes too wide or narrow.

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

• The system cannot detect valid lane

WORK

markings.

Intelligent adaptive cruise control

• Lane markings are crossed.

combines speed sign recognition and

• The curve of the road is too sharp.

navigation map data with adaptive cruise

Note: The system disables until the next

control to adjust the cruise set speed to

key cycle if your vehicle slows down due to

the speed limit detected by the speed sign

driver inactivity twice within a key cycle.

recognition system. As the system detects

new speed signs, the set speed updates.

You initiate a cancellation when the

system is active and you switch the turn

There are limitations that affect the

signal lamp on. The system immediately

accuracy of the speed sign recognition

cancels. The system remains in standby

system and its ability to determine the

mode as long as the turn signal lamp is

current speed limit. The intelligent

engaged. The system automatically

adaptive cruise control system and its

re-activates once the vehicle is centered

ability to determine the current speed limit

in a lane and the turn signal lamp is

shares these limitations. See Speed Sign

switched off.

Recognition (page 314).

Note: The adaptive cruise control gap

LANE CENTERING INDICATORS

setting operates normally when the feature

is enabled.

The indicator appears in the

instrument cluster display when

you switch lane centering on.

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When the system is on, the color of the

indicator changes to indicate the system

status.

Gray indicates the system is on but

inactive.

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Adaptive Cruise Control -> Lane Centering for Your Ford Puma SUV 2019-2024

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