How Do I Enable the Lane- Keeping System in My Ford Vehicle?

How to Set Up the Lane-Keeping System on Your Ford Vehicle

Introduced for the first time in 2012, Ford’s Lane-Keeping System provided a much-needed solution to the problem of unintentional lane drifting. Five years later, this innovative driver-assistance feature is now offered standard on many Ford models as part of the Ford Co-Pilot360™ suite. Keep reading to learn how to set up the Lane-Keeping System and adjust its settings on your own Ford vehicle.

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Turning the Lane-Keeping System On/Off

To enable the Lane-Keeping System on your Ford vehicle, you’ll first want to press the “On/Off” switch located on the end of the left-hand stalk. Once turned on, the system will remain on for future vehicle starts until it is turned off.

Changing Lane-Keeping System Mode and Alert Intensity

Once the Lane-Keeping System has been activated, you can use the five-way control on the left-hand side of your steering wheel to adjust the system’s settings through the message center in your instrument panel.

Note: When the vehicle is turned on using MyKey, the Lane Keeping System will turn on automatically with “Alert Mode” selected.

To switch between modes, select “Driver Assist,” then “Lane Keeping System,” then “Mode.”

  • Alert – Warns the driver with three short steering wheel vibration when unintentional lane drifting is detected.
  • Aid – Applies steering torque to help direct your vehicle back into its lane when unintentional lane drifting is detected.
  • Both – Enables both the Alert and Aid modes.

To adjust the strength of steering wheel vibrations while Alert mode is enabled, select “Driver Assist,” then “Lane Keeping System,” then “Alert Intensity.” The system offers three Alert Intensity settings:

  • High
  • Normal
  • Low

Note that the lane-keeping system deactivates when the turn signal is engaged so it won’t interfere with intentional lane changing.

 

Ford Co-Pilot360 Lane Camera

Ford Co-Pilot360 Lane-Keeping Vibrating Wheel Alert

Ford Lane-Keeping System icon

Lane-Keeping System Icon and Color Meanings

While driving the system will display a vehicle icon with lane markings in your vehicle’s instrument cluster. The color of the lines displayed communicates important information:

  • Gray – The Lane-Keeping System is currently unable to operate.

Note: This could mean you are driving too slow to activate the system or that poor lane markings or weather conditions are preventing the system from functioning.

  • Green – The Lane-Keeping System is functioning.
  • Yellow – Aid mode has been triggered and corrective steering torque is being applied.
  • Red – Alert mode has been triggered and vibrations are being sent to the steering wheel.

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