Ford Tow Technology Bundle and quad Beam Headlamps
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Wmnmy
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I like the led headlamps brighter than halogen.
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I like the led headlamps brighter than halogen. As for the tow tech bundle I have similar in my Denali it's nice in a suv but you could probably spend it elsewhere for your tow vehicle unless you like a lot of gadgets....
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I like the led headlamps brighter than halogen. As for the tow tech bundle I have similar in my Denali it's nice in a suv but you could probably spend it elsewhere for your tow vehicle unless you like a lot of gadgets....
travlingman
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I have both on mine and recommend them. The headlights are no comparison to previous models. Makes driving at night alot easier for these old eyes.
Tow technology bundle is definitely worth the extra money. It comes with the adaptive steering which makes backing much easier as it changes the steering ratio. Auto dimming of lights, rain sensing wipers, lane keep assist, trailer guidance and of course the camera system is in the package. The cameras are great. Can use your center screen and watch both sides of your trailer as you back. The 360 view really helps in parking.
Tow technology bundle is definitely worth the extra money. It comes with the adaptive steering which makes backing much easier as it changes the steering ratio. Auto dimming of lights, rain sensing wipers, lane keep assist, trailer guidance and of course the camera system is in the package. The cameras are great. Can use your center screen and watch both sides of your trailer as you back. The 360 view really helps in parking.
aRAYwego
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I would have to agree 100% , the LED's are well worth the money. I also love the tow tech bundle, although I do shut the lane keep assist off.
The LED Headlights are amazing.
Unsure what the other lights that light the sides of the road are (with low beams only - fog lamps?) but I love those too. Lots of deer in rural areas and it makes me feel a bit more comfortable night driving and being able to see Bambi sneaking out from the ditch.
Unsure what the other lights that light the sides of the road are (with low beams only - fog lamps?) but I love those too. Lots of deer in rural areas and it makes me feel a bit more comfortable night driving and being able to see Bambi sneaking out from the ditch.
justafordguy
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I agree about the LED lights, they are awesome. The auto highbeam is really cool too. 
RoadJunkie
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Wellllll, now I wannnnnna new Ford F350 truck with LED lighting and lane assist and cameras and....
pegmikef
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Hey Jim, what does the adaptive cruise control do?
SNOKING
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You get behind a LEO and your truck just stays with him whether he slows down or speeds up!!!
You get behind a LEO and your truck just stays with him whether he slows down or speeds up!!!
Agreed!
So Adaptive Cruise Control, in my 2-days experience is a great safety feature. The gist of it is that with the feature turned on, when you're using cruise control and come upon a slower vehicle ahead of you, in your lane, your vehicle will slow down and match the other vehicle's speed. It will also maintain a distance behind that vehicle based on the setting you've chosen. So far, I've chosen the maximum distance, which at 70 MPH was about 3 seconds.
In practice, with cruise on and the adaptive cruise feature on, my truck has slowly slowed down as needed and paced the vehicle in front of me. In my case, it was so subtle that it was minutes before I even realized I was going 5 to 10 MPH slower than I'd set the cruise control for. When clear to my left, I signaled and began to change lanes to pass. Nearly immediately, the system resumed to the cruise control set speed. Very cool!
I've yet to read the manual. Can you explain this feature please?I agree about the LED lights, they are awesome. The auto highbeam is really cool too.
justafordguy
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I think it uses magic
With the lights on and no oncoming cars they just change to high beam. Also it goes to low beam when a car is coming or you slow down to less than maybe 20.
Cool - I need to find the switch to turn that onI think it uses magic
With the lights on and no oncoming cars they just change to high beam. Also it goes to low beam when a car is coming or you slow down to less than maybe 20.
Thanks
Sniper
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On the productivity screen go to "settings" scroll down to "auto highbeam" click "ok" on the steering wheel to check mark the box. Then the high beams will work automatically with the headlight switch in the "auto position" regardless of the highbeam switch position. It's pretty friggin' amazing! It even detects vehicles coming from a side road and dims the headlights or the street lights when you come into town. It's crazy. You can also dim the headlamps for a few moments by moving the lever if you feel they aren't shutting off fast enough but they will go back to auto mode in like 20 seconds.
PS. The feature may work with the headlight switch in the on position too. I haven't had it out of the auto mode to check.
Safe travels!
On the productivity screen go to "settings" scroll down to "auto highbeam" click "ok" on the steering wheel to check mark the box. Then the high beams will work automatically with the headlight switch in the "auto position" regardless of the highbeam switch position. It's pretty friggin' amazing! It even detects vehicles coming from a side road and dims the headlights or the street lights when you come into town. It's crazy. You can also dim the headlamps for a few moments by moving the lever if you feel they aren't shutting off fast enough but they will go back to auto mode in like 20 seconds.
PS. The feature may work with the headlight switch in the on position too. I haven't had it out of the auto mode to check.
Safe travels!
Thanks! While sitting at a red light today, I found the Auto High Beams setting and it was set to Auto or On.
I guess on my night drive the other day, I had the headlights set to ON vs Auto. I have found with automatic headlights, that there are times (fog, rain, mist) where I want the lights on, yet it's not dark enough outside for the to turn on automatically.
