2014 Ford Explorer Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 102

Lighting 101 Note: If a blockage is detected (e.g. bird dropping, bug splatter, snow, or ice) and no changes are observed, the system will go into low beam mode until the blockage is cleared. A message may also appear in the instrument cluster display noting the front camera is blocked. Note: Typical road dust, dirt and water spots will not affect the automatic high beam system's performance. However, in cold or inclement weather conditions, the automatic high beam system's availability may be decreased. If the driver wants to change the beam state independently of the system, the driver may turn the high beams on or off using the multifunction switch stalk. Automatic control will resume when conditions are correct. Note: Modification of the vehicle ride height (e.g. using much larger tires) may degrade feature performance. A camera sensor is centrally mounted behind the windshield of the vehicle, and monitors the conditions to decide when to switch the high beams off and on. Once the system is active the high beams will switch on if: • The ambient light level is low enough that high beams are needed. • There is no traffic in front of the vehicle. • Vehicle speed is greater than 25 mph (40 km/h). • Severe weather is not detected. The high beams will switch off if: • An approaching vehicle's headlights or a preceding vehicle's tail lamps are detected. • The vehicle speed falls below 19 mph (30 km/h). • The ambient light level is high enough that high beams are not needed. • Severe rain, snow or fog is detected. • The camera is blocked. 2014 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, April 2013 USA (fus)