2023 FORD F-250 Smart Cruise Control (SCC) User Guide
This Guide covers the 2023 FORD F-250 Smart Cruise Control (SCC)’s sophisticated features, operation, and benefits. Learn how this technology improves driving safety, comfort, and efficiency every time.
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Smart Cruise Control (SCC)
WHAT IS CRUISE CONTROL
Cruise control lets you maintain a set speed without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.
Requirements
Use cruise control when the vehicle speed is greater than 20 km/h in metric units or 15 mph in imperial units.
SWITCHING CRUISE CONTROL
ON AND OFF
WARNING: Do not use cruise control on winding roads, in heavy traffic or when the road surface is slippery. This could result in loss of vehicle control, serious injury or death.
The cruise controls are on the steering wheel.
Switching Cruise Control On
Press the button to activate the system. When the system activates, the set speed is equal to the current vehicle speed or 20 km/h (15 mph), whichever is greater. If the speed is too low, or other conditions are not correct for cruise control activation, the system enters standby mode.
Switching Cruise Control Off
Press the button when the system is active or switch the ignition off.
Note: When you switch cruise control off, the set speed clears.
SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED
WARNING: When you are going downhill, your vehicle speed could increase above the set speed. The system does not apply the brakes.
Drive to the speed you prefer.
Press either the SET+ or SET-buttons to set the current speed.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Note
The indicator changes color in the information display. Changing the Set Speed
Press the SET+ button to increase the set speed in small increments. Press and hold the SET+ button to accelerate. Release the
button when you have reached your preferred speed.
Press the SET- button to decrease the set speed in small increments. Press and hold the SET- button to decelerate. Release the button when you have reached your preferred speed.
Note: If you accelerate by pressing the accelerator pedal, the set speed does not change. When you release the accelerator pedal, your vehicle returns to the speed that you previously set.
CANCELING THE SET SPEED
Press the button, or tap the brake pedal to cancel the set speed.
Note: The system remembers the set speed.
Note: The system cancels if the vehicle speed drops below 10 mph (16 km/h) under the set speed when driving uphill.
RESUMING THE SET SPEED
Press the button.
CRUISE CONTROL INDICATORS
Illuminates when you switch the system on.
HOW DOES ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STOP AND GO WORK
Adaptive cruise control with stop and go uses radar and camera sensors to maintain a set gap between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you while following it to a complete stop. Stop and go can also be set to follow a vehicle directly in front of you and adjust the set speed, while you are at a complete stop.
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.
- WARNING: Do not use adaptive cruise control on winding roads, in heavy traffic or when the road surface is slippery. This could result in loss of vehicle control, serious injury or death.
- WARNING: Pay close attention to changing road conditions such as entering or leaving a highway, on roads with intersections or roundabouts, roads without visible lanes of travel, roads that are winding, slippery, unpaved, or steep slopes.
- WARNING: The system is not a crash warning or avoidance system.
- WARNING: Do not use the system when towing a trailer that has aftermarket electronic trailer brake controls. Failure to follow this instruction could result in the loss of control of your vehicle, personal injury or death.
- WARNING: Do not use tire sizes other than those recommended because this can affect the normal operation of the system. Failure to do so may result in a loss of vehicle control, which could result in serious injury.
- WARNING: Do not use the system with a snow plow blade installed.
- WARNING: Do not use the system in poor visibility, for example fog, heavy rain, spray or snow.
When Following a Vehicle
WARNING
When following a vehicle that is braking, your vehicle does not always decelerate quickly enough to avoid a crash without driver intervention. Apply the brakes when necessary. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.
Hilly Condition and Trailer Tow Usage
You should select a lower gear when the system is active in situations such as prolonged downhill driving on steep slopes, for example in mountainous areas. The system needs additional engine braking in these situations to reduce the load on the vehicle’s regular brake system to prevent it from overheating.
Note: An audible alarm sounds and the system shuts down if it applies brakes for an extended period of time. This allows the brakes to cool. The system functions normally again after the brakes cool.
Note: When towing with adaptive cruise control, switch on Tow/Haul Mode and Diesel Engine Brake.
Note: Tow/Haul mode increases the time gaps and allows more distance for braking.
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL LIMITATIONS
Sensor Limitations
- WARNING: On rare occasions, detection issues can occur due to the road infrastructures, for example bridges, tunnels and safety barriers. In these cases, the system may brake late or unexpectedly. At all times, you are responsible for controlling your vehicle, supervising the system and intervening, if required.
- WARNING: If the system malfunctions, have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.
- WARNING: Large contrasts in outside lighting can limit sensor performance.
- WARNING: The system only warns of vehicles detected by the radar sensor. In some cases there may be no warning or a delayed warning. Apply the brakes when necessary. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.
- WARNING: The system may not detect stationary or slow moving vehicles below 6 mph (10 km/h).
- WARNING: The system does not detect pedestrians or objects in the road.
- WARNING: The system does not detect oncoming vehicles in the same lane.
- WARNING: The system may not operate properly if the sensor is blocked. Keep the windshield free from obstruction.
- WARNING: The sensor may incorrectly track lane markings as other structures or objects. This can result in a false or missed warning.
- Camera.
- Radar sensor.
- The camera is on the windshield behind the interior mirror.
- The radar sensor is in the lower grille.
Note
You cannot see the sensor. It is behind a fascia panel.
Note
- Keep the front of your vehicle free of dirt, metal badges or objects. Vehicle front protectors, aftermarket lights, additional paint or plastic coatings could also degrade sensor performance.
- A message displays if something obstructs the camera or the sensor. When something blocks the sensor, the system cannot detect a vehicle ahead and does not function.
- The radar sensor has a limited field of view. It may not detect vehicles at all or detect a vehicle later than expected in some situations. The lead vehicle image does not illuminate if the system does not detect a vehicle in front of you.
Detection Issues Can Occur
- When driving on a different line than the vehicle in front.
- With vehicles that edge into your lane. The system can only detect these vehicles once they move fully into your lane.
- There may be issues with the detection of vehicles in front when driving into and coming out of a bend or curve in the road.
- In these cases, the system may brake late or unexpectedly.
- If something hits the front end of your vehicle or damage occurs, the radar-sensing zone may change. This could cause missed or false vehicle detection.
- Note: When adaptive cruise control is active, the speedometer may vary slightly from the set speed displayed in the instrument cluster display.
Setting the Adaptive Cruise Speed from a Complete Stop
Press the button to cycle through the four gap sitting
The selected gap appears in the information display as shown by the bars in the image.
Note
The gap setting is time dependent and therefore, the distance adjusts with your vehicle speed.
Note
It is your responsibility to select a gap appropriate to the driving conditions.
| Message | Action |
| Stopped | Cruise control does not resume automatic- ally when this display is active. |
| Press button to resume | If the lead vehicle begins to move, you are prompted to press the resume button. Press and release the button or use the accelerator pedal to resume following the lead vehicle. |
| Auto-Resume | Displays when on a limited access highway after following a vehicle to a complete stop. In this situation, the vehicle resumes following the lead vehicle without a button press or pressing the accelerator pedal. The system can remain in auto-resume state for approximately 30 seconds, after which it no longer automatically resumes. |
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