FORD F150 2023 Owners Manual

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTROL - EXCLUDING:
POLICE RESPONDER
Lamps off.A
Parking lamps on.B
Autolamps on.C
Headlamps on.D
Rotate the control to make a selection.
Note:The lighting control defaults toautolamps every time you switch yourvehicle on.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTROL - POLICE
RESPONDER
Lamps off.A
Parking lamps on.B
Autolamps on.C
Headlamps on.D
Rotate the control to make a selection.
Note:The lighting control defaults to thelast known state every time you switch yourvehicle on.
HEADLAMPS
USING THE HIGH BEAMHEADLAMPS
Push the lever away from you toswitch the high beam on.
Push the lever forward again or pull thelever toward you to switch the high beamsoff.
Slightly pull the lever toward you andrelease it to flash the headlamps.
HEADLAMP INDICATORS
Lamps On
Illuminates when you switch thelow beam headlamps or theparking lamps on.
Headlamp High Beam
Illuminates when you switch thehigh beam headlamps on.
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HEADLAMPS –
TROUBLESHOOTING
HEADLAMPS – FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS
Why is there condensation in theheadlamps?
•Headlamps have vents toaccommodate normal changes in airpressure. Condensation can be anatural by-product of this design.When moist air enters the lampassembly through the vents, there is apossibility that condensation can occurwhen the temperature is cold. Whennormal condensation occurs, a finemist can form on the interior of thelens. The fine mist eventually clearsand exits through the vents duringnormal operation.
How much condensation isacceptable?
•The presence of a fine mist, forexample no streaks, drip marks or largedroplets. A fine mist covers less than50% of the lens.
How long may it take for theacceptable condensation to becleared?
•Clearing time may take as long as 48hours under dry weather conditions.
How much condensation isunacceptable?
•A water puddle inside the lamp.Streaks, drip marks or large dropletspresent on the interior of the lens.
What should I do if unacceptablecondensation is present?
•Have your vehicle checked as soon aspossible.
Why do my headlamps turn offwhen I have them switched onwhen I switch my vehicle off?
•The battery saver turns the headlampsoff after a short period of time after youswitch your vehicle off.
AUTOLAMPS
WHAT ARE AUTOLAMPS
WARNING: The system does notrelieve you of your responsibility to drivewith due care and attention. You mayneed to override the system if it does notturn the headlamps on in low visibilityconditions, for example daytime fog.
Autolamps turn the headlamps on in lowlight situations or when the windshieldwipers operate.
AUTOLAMP SETTINGS
1.Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2.Press Vehicle Settings.
3.Press Lighting.
4.Press Autolamp Delay.
5.Press a setting.
EXTERIOR LAMPS
USING THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS
Intelligent Three Blink Turn Signal
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Push the lever up or down toswitch the turn signal lamps on.
Set the lever to the middle position toswitch the turn signal lamps off.
Note:Tap the lever up or down to make theturn signal lamps flash three times.
Turn Signal Lamp Indicator
It flashes when you switch theturn signal lamps on.
Note:An increase in the rate of flashingwarns of a failed turn signal lamp.
HOW DO CORNERING LAMPSWORK (If Equipped)
The cornering lamps illuminate the insideof a corner when you are turning thesteering wheel or when you switch the turnsignal lamps on. They turn on when thevehicle speed is below 25 mph (40 km/h).
Note:Only the cornering lamp on the sideyour vehicle is turning illuminates.
Note:Cornering lamps do not operate ifyou switch the front fog lamps on.
Headlamp beam.A
Cornering lamp beam.B
SWITCHING THE DAYTIMERUNNING LAMPS ON AND OFF -VEHICLES WITH: CONFIGURABLEDAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS/8INCH SCREEN/12 INCH SCREEN
WARNING: The daytime runninglamps system does not activate the rearlamps and may not provide adequatelighting during low visibility drivingconditions. Make sure you switch theheadlamps on, as appropriate, during alllow visibility conditions. Failure to do somay result in a crash.
1.Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2.Press Vehicle Settings.
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3.Press Lighting.
4.Switch Daytime Running Lights on oroff.
The daytime running lamps turn on whenall of the following occur:
•You switch the system on.
•You switch your vehicle on.
•The vehicle is not in park (P).
•The lighting control is in the autolampsposition.
•The headlamps are off.
Note:Other lighting control positions donot turn on the daytime running lamps.
SWITCHING THE DAYTIMERUNNING LAMPS ON AND OFF -VEHICLES WITH: DAYTIMERUNNING LAMPS (DRL)
WARNING: The daytime runninglamps system does not activate the rearlamps and may not provide adequatelighting during low visibility drivingconditions. Make sure you switch theheadlamps on, as appropriate, during alllow visibility conditions. Failure to do somay result in a crash.
Daytime running lamps are always onunless you switch on the headlamps oryour vehicle is in park (P).
USING THE FRONT FOG LAMPS
To switch the lamps on or off:
1.Set the lighting control to the parkinglamps, headlamps or autolampsposition.
Note:When the lighting control is in theautolamps position, you cannot switch thefog lamps on unless the low beamheadlamps are on.
2.
Press the button on thelighting control to switch the front foglamps on or off.
Note:Only switch the front fog lamps onduring reduced visibility.
Note:The brightness of the daytime runninglamps may decrease when the front foglamps are switched on.
Note:The front fog lamps lights switch offautomatically when high beams areactivated.
Front Fog Lamps Indicator
It illuminates when you switchthe front fog lamps on.
SWITCHING THE CARGO LAMPSON
Press the button in the lightingcontrol or in the rear cargo box.
SWITCHING THE SPOT LAMPS ONAND OFF (If Equipped)
The spot lamp buttons are near the lightingcontrol.
Press the button to switch on theleft-hand spot lamp.
Press the button to switch on theright-hand spot lamp.
Move the position of the exterior mirrorsto adjust the aim.
Note:Make sure you switch your vehicle on,with the vehicle in accessory mode orrunning.
Note:The spot lamps turn off after 6 mph(10 km/h).
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Note:The spot lamps illuminate the areain front of and to the side of your vehicle.
SWITCHING OFF ROAD DRIVINGLAMPS ON AND OFF - RAPTOR
The off-road driving lamps switch isconnected to the AUX 1 switch on theauxiliary switch panel. When the switch isturned on, the indicator light on the switchilluminates and the circuit provides powerto the off-road driving lights
Note:Off-road driving lamps are foroff-road use only. Use on public roads mayviolate local laws.
Note:Only switch the off-road drivinglamps on during reduced visibility in off-roadconditions.
Note:The off-road driving lamps onlyoperate when accessory mode is active, andthe engine is in the on or off position. Leavethe engine running to maintain batterycharge when using the off-road drivinglamps.
EXTERIOR LAMP INDICATORS
Front Fog Lamp
It illuminates when you switchthe front fog lamps on.
Turn Signal Lamp
It flashes when you switch theturn signal lamps on.
Note:An increase in the rate of flashingwarns of a failed turn signal lamp.
EXTERIOR LAMPS ON AUDIBLEWARNING
Sounds when you open the driver door andthe exterior lamps are on.
EXTERIOR ZONE LIGHTING (IF
EQUIPPED)
WHAT IS EXTERIOR ZONELIGHTING
Exterior zone lighting divides the exteriorlighting into zones and allows you to switchthem on and off to provide lighting aroundthe perimeter of your vehicle.
USING THE EXTERIOR ZONELIGHTING
1.Press Features on the touchscreen.
2.Press Zone Lighting.
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On and off button.A
Settings menu.B
Exterior lamp indicators.C
Individual zones on and off.D
All zones on and off.E
You can use zone lighting when yourvehicle is on or off. When it is off, thelighting turns off after a certain period oftime.
You can also use individual zone controlsto switch on each zone.
Note:Make sure to remove exterior lightingcovers when using zone lighting.
Note:When your vehicle is off and the timerhas one minute remaining, the directionindicators flash six times.
Note:Indicators on the touchscreenilluminate when the lights outside of thezone lighting control are on.
Note:You can remotely control the zonelighting using the FordPass app.
Note:Vehicles without spot lamps onlyhave two zones.
EXTERIOR ZONE LIGHTINGSETTINGS
1.Press Features on the touchscreen.
2.Press Zone Lighting.
3.Press the settings menu in the upperright-hand corner.
4.Press a setting.
Enable Autolamp Override
This setting allows your vehicle to overridethe autolamps when using zone lighting.
When you access zone lighting for the firsttime, you can choose this setting. You canchange this setting at any time.
Include Reverse Lamps
This setting turns the reverse lamps onwhen you switch the rear lighting zone on.
Switch this setting off if you have a backupalarm installed to prevent the reverselamps from turning on and sounding thealarm when using zone lighting.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM
CONTROL
HOW DOES AUTOMATIC HIGHBEAM CONTROL WORK
Automatic high beam control turns thehigh beams on if it is dark enough and noother traffic is present. If it detects anapproaching vehicle’s headlamps or taillamps, or street lighting ahead, the systemturns the high beams off.
A camera sensor, centrally mountedbehind the windshield of your vehicle,continuously monitors conditions to turnthe high beams on and off.
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Without automatic high beamcontrol.A
With automatic high beamcontrol.B
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMCONTROL PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: The system does notrelieve you of your responsibility to drivewith due care and attention. You mayneed to override the system if it does notturn the high beams on or off.
WARNING: The system may notswitch the high beams off if the lights ofoncoming vehicles are hidden byobstacles, for example guard rails.
WARNING: Do not use the systemin poor visibility, for example fog, heavyrain, spray or snow.
WARNING: You may need tooverride the system when approachingother road users.
WARNING: You may need tooverride the system during inclementweather.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMCONTROL REQUIREMENTS
The system turns the high beams on if allof the following occur:
•You switch the system on.
•You set the lighting control to theautolamps position.
•The ambient light level is low enoughthat you require high beams.
•There is no traffic in front of yourvehicle.
•The vehicle speed is greater thanapproximately 32 mph (52 km/h).
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMCONTROL LIMITATIONS
The system turns the high beams off if anyof the following occur:
•You switch the system off.
•You set the lighting control to anyposition except autolamps.
•The ambient light level is high enoughthat you do not require high beams.
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•The system detects an approachingvehicle's headlamps or a leadingvehicle's tail lamps.
•The system detects severe rain, snowor fog.
•The system detects street lighting.
•The camera has reduced visibility.
•The vehicle speed falls belowapproximately 19 mph (30 km/h).
SWITCHING AUTOMATIC HIGHBEAM CONTROL ON AND OFF
1.Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2.Press Vehicle Settings.
3.Press Lighting.
4.Switch Auto Highbeam on or off.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMCONTROL INDICATORS
Illuminates to confirm when thesystem is ready to assist.
OVERRIDING AUTOMATIC HIGHBEAM CONTROL
Push the lever away from you to switchthe high beams on.
Push the lever away from you again toswitch the high beams off.
Push the lever away from you for a thirdtime to switch automatic high beamcontrol back on.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM CONTROL – TROUBLESHOOTING
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM CONTROL – INFORMATION MESSAGES -EXCLUDING: POLICE RESPONDER
DescriptionMessage
The camera has reduced visibility. Clean the windshield. Ifthe message continues to appear, have your vehicle checkedas soon as possible.
Front Camera Low Visib-ility Clean Screen
The camera has malfunctioned. Wait a short period of timefor the camera to cool down. If the message continues toappear, have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.
Front Camera Tempor-arily Not Available
The camera has malfunctioned. Have your vehicle checkedas soon as possible.Front Camera Malfunc-tion Service Required
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GLARE FREE LIGHTING (IF
EQUIPPED)
HOW DOES GLARE FREE LIGHTINGWORK
Glare free lighting enhances visibility andminimizes glare for other road users.
Without glare free lighting.A
With glare free lighting.B
GLARE FREE LIGHTINGPRECAUTIONS
WARNING: The system does notrelieve you of your responsibility to drivewith due care and attention. You mayneed to override the system if it does notadapt the light.
WARNING: The system may notadapt the lighting to avoid glare if thelights of oncoming vehicles are hiddenby obstacles such as guard rails.
WARNING: You may need tooverride the system when approachingother road users.
WARNING: You may need tooverride the system during inclementweather.
WARNING: Do not use the systemin poor visibility, for example fog, heavyrain, spray or snow.
GLARE FREE LIGHTINGREQUIREMENTS
The system turns on if all of the followingoccur:
•You switch the system on.
•You set the lighting control to theautolamps position.
•The ambient light level is low enough.
•Your vehicle speed is greater thanapproximately 32 mph (52 km/h).
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The system adapts the lighting to avoidglare if all of the following occur:
•You switch the system on.
•You set the lighting control to theautolamps position.
•The system detects an approachingvehicle's headlamps or rear lamps.
GLARE FREE LIGHTINGLIMITATIONS
The system turns off if any of the followingoccur:
•You switch the system off.
•You set the lighting control to anyposition except autolamps.
•The ambient light level is high enough.
•The system detects severe rain, snowor fog.
•The system detects street lighting.
•The camera has reduced visibility.
•The vehicle speed falls belowapproximately 19 mph (30 km/h).
Note:The deactivation speed is lower oncurves.
SWITCHING GLARE FREELIGHTING ON AND OFF
1.Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2.Press Vehicle Settings.
3.Press Lighting.
4.Switch Glarefree Lighting on or off.
GLARE FREE LIGHTINGINDICATORS
Illuminates to confirm when thesystem is ready to assist.
OVERRIDING GLARE FREELIGHTING
Push the lever away from you to switchthe high beams on.
Push the lever away from you again toswitch the high beams off.
Push the lever away from you for a thirdtime to switch glare free lighting back on.
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