2015 Ford Fusion Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 205
2015 Ford Fusion Manual
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Driving Aids Reasons for messages being displayed The radar Clean the fascia area in surface is front of the radar or remove dirty or the obstruction. obstructed The radar surface is not dirty or obstructed Drive normally in traffic for a few minutes to allow the radar to detect passing vehicles so it can clear the blocked state. E142443 The system uses radar sensors which are located behind the bumper fascia on each side of your vehicle. Do not allow mud, snow or bumper stickers to obstruct these areas, this can cause degraded system performance. If the system detects a degraded performance condition, a message warning of a blocked sensor or low visibility will appear in the information display along with a warning indicator. You can clear the information display warning but the warning indicator will remain illuminated. When you remove a blockage, you can reset the system in two ways: • While driving, the system detects at least two objects. • You cycle the ignition from on to off and then back on. If the blockage is still present after the key cycle and driving in traffic, check again for a blockage. No action required. The Heavy rainsystem automatically fall or resets to an unblocked snowfall state once the rainfall or interferes snowfall rate decreases or with the stops. Do not use the Blind radar Spot Information System or signals Cross Traffic Alert in these conditions. 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). 202 Fusion/Mondeo (CC7), enUSA