Ford 2014 ESCAPE Owner's Manual page 167

Reasons for messages being displayed
The radar Clean the fascia area in
surface is front of the radar or remove
dirty or
obstructed
The radar Drive normally in traffic for
surface is a few minutes to allow the
not dirty or radar to detect passing
obstructed vehicles so it can clear the
Heavy rain- No action required. The
fall or system automatically
snowfall resets to an unblocked
interferes state once the rainfall or
with the snowfall rate decreases or
radar stops. Do not use BLIS or
signals Cross Traffic Alert in these
System Limitations
The Blind Spot Information and Cross
Traffic Alert systems do have their
limitations; situations such as severe
weather conditions or debris build-up on
the sensor area may limit vehicle detection.
The following are other situations that may
limit the Blind Spot Information System:
• Certain maneuvering of vehicles
entering and exiting the blind zone.
• Vehicles passing through the blind zone
at very fast rates.
• When several vehicles forming a
convoy pass through the blind zone.
The following are other situations that may
limit the Cross Traffic Alert system:
• Adjacently parked vehicles or objects
obstructing the sensors.
• Approaching vehicles passing at
speeds greater than 15 mph (24 km/h).
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the obstruction.
blocked state.
conditions.
• Driving in reverse faster than 3 mph (5
km/h).
• Backing out of an angled parking spot.
False Alerts
Note: If your vehicle has a factory equipped
tow bar and it is towing a trailer, the sensors
will detect the trailer and turn the Blind Spot
Information and Cross Traffic Alert systems
off to avoid false alerts. For non-factory
equipped tow bars, you may want to turn
the Blind Spot Information System off
manually.
There may be certain instances when there
is a false alert by either the Blind Spot
Information or the Cross Traffic Alert
systems that illuminates the alert indicator
with no vehicle in the coverage zone. Some
amount of false alerts are normal; they are
temporary and self-correct.
System Errors
If either system senses a problem with the
left or right sensor, the Blind Spot
Information System telltale will illuminate
and a message will appear in the
information display. See Information
Messages (page 92).
All other system faults will display only
with a message in the information display.
Switching the Systems Off and On
You can temporarily switch off one or both
systems in the information display. See
General Information (page 89). When
you switch off the Blind Spot Information
System, you will not receive alerts and the
information display will display a system
off message. The system switches back
on whenever you switch the ignition on.
You can also have one or both systems
switched off permanently at an authorized
dealer. Once switched off, the system can
only be switched back on at an authorized
dealer.
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