Front sensors covered in ice and the warning is really getting on my nerves.

[Steve23]

Hey guys,

Like a good number of Americans right now, I'm getting some snow. Now the truck drives like a dream in the ice and snow but my god the front warning me that I'm going to hit something is really starting to piss me off. Ice starts to build up and I guess blocks the sensors so when I start to slow down (like at a red light or something) it starts going off even if there aren't any cars in front of me. Is there any way to turn this off? Just for when its snowing?

I looked in the driver assist settings and couldn't find anything.

Also, I'm going to be doing my first trail drive in a few weeks, will this sensor start going off again if its covered in mud?

Thanks

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[egilbe]

Hey guys,

Like a good number of Americans right now, I'm getting some snow. Now the truck drives like a dream in the ice and snow but my god the front warning me that I'm going to hit something is really starting to piss me off. Ice starts to build up and I guess blocks the sensors so when I start to slow down (like at a red light or something) it starts going off even if there aren't any cars in front of me. Is there any way to turn this off? Just for when its snowing?

I looked in the driver assist settings and couldn't find anything.

Also, I'm going to be doing my first trail drive in a few weeks, will this sensor start going off again if its covered in mud?

Thanks

https://www.akinsford.com/blog/how-...ettings menu, select,Active Braking on or off.

 

[Fawnbuster]

Snow set mine off last winter. Shame that there isn't a sensitivity setting. If you hit the alert off button does that keep it off? I wanna say that's what I did last year but I've not had it out in bad weather since.

 

[Steve23]

https://www.akinsford.com/blog/how-to-turn-ford-pre-collision-assist-on-off/#:~:text=From the Settings menu, select,Active Braking on or off.

Its not that I don't think because I turned that off and it was still happening

 

[Steve23]

Snow set mine off last winter. Shame that there isn't a sensitivity setting. If you hit the alert off button does that keep it off? I wanna say that's what I did last year but I've not had it out in bad weather since.

What alert off button are you talking about? Mine comes up on the infotainment screen

 

[gfitzge2]

Hey guys,

Like a good number of Americans right now, I'm getting some snow. Now the truck drives like a dream in the ice and snow but my god the front warning me that I'm going to hit something is really starting to piss me off. Ice starts to build up and I guess blocks the sensors so when I start to slow down (like at a red light or something) it starts going off even if there aren't any cars in front of me. Is there any way to turn this off? Just for when its snowing?

I looked in the driver assist settings and couldn't find anything.

Also, I'm going to be doing my first trail drive in a few weeks, will this sensor start going off again if its covered in mud?

Thanks

Ignore the arrow. Center button on the bottom row disables the tone.

 

[Trigganometry]

One is adaptive breaking/collision module and the other is parking sensors. The latter you turn off with the button and the breaking/collision in done with instrument panel menu.

 

[Steve23]

Ignore the arrow. Center button on the bottom row disables the tone.

Ahhhh okay awesome thank you!!

 

[VoodooRanger]

While driving back from Missouri the front sensors were frozen over and went off as I was pulling into a gas stations. Scared the hell out of me until I realized the problem.

 

[NOVA_Ranger]

I have to use that button and turn it off every time I hit trails, tall grass and foliage makes the sensors go nuts.

 

[EJH]

its on your console....little P button with the radar waves

Yup, pretty easy to turn off in snowy/icy weather

However, I do wish there was a heating element of sorts on the radar antenna. I would like to keep pre-collision braking during winter driving. Mine often ices up

 

[Ericrcif]

Wonder why I don't have this problem being in Maine, my truck adapt to living here?

 

[egilbe]

Wonder why I don't have this problem being in Maine, my truck adapt to living here?

Its happened to me a couple times. Wipe the snow off and its fine.

 

[Fawnbuster]

Try the Off P}} button. It's the middle bottom button on that picture.

What alert off button are you talking about? Mine comes up on the infotainment screen

 

[Fawnbuster]

Yup, pretty easy to turn off in snowy/icy weather

However, I do wish there was a heating element of sorts on the radar antenna. I would like to keep pre-collision braking during winter driving. Mine often ices up

I think I will try spraying some ceramic coating on mine to see if that helps with build up. I bought turtle wax ceramic spray and used it on my snow blower. Worked well. I did not wipe it off like you would on paint.

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