Final Steps to Bluecruise email

[Pioneer74]

Any way to force these to download? I’m usually a week apart. I would like to speed them up.

I don't think so. They have been kinda slow for me too. But I'm almost done.

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[mwf5888]

Posted on Thursday I got 2.5.1 and today I got 2.5.2. I noticed when I looked at FordPass to clear my notifications for Secure Alert. Also had the BlueCruise notification stating it was activated. Even though it was 9:30 pm EST I had to go for a test drive, and it works quite well.

Here is a short video and when I pan over to the Synce screen you can see the blinking of the eye sensor.

It showed an activation message on the dash when I turned onto the entrance ramp of the highway, "BlueCruise on. Watch the road. Be prepared to resume control." It also turned off when the right lane turned into an exit lane.

It does know if you are looking at the dash/sync area or left out the window, down by your crotch where you might have a phone, or right towards the passenger seat. It gave me a warning to watch the road if I looked those directions longer than 5 second. However, it didn't warn anything if you hold the phone on the airbag.

Sync is still Version: 220028 Rev: 358.

I have read that 2.5.3 updates Sync with BlueCruise selections.

Note: engine light is a malfunctioning exhaust sensor that is on order to be replaced when dealer completes my transmission insulation recall.

 

[cool rod]

How do you activate BlueCruise after it gets installed at the dealer? How do you turn it on and off?

 

[speedracercjr]

How do you activate BlueCruise after it gets installed at the dealer? How do you turn it on and off?

First make sure it's "Adaptive Cruise Control with Hands Free" is activated under I think the Features tab on Sync (could be another menu). Then while driving activate cruise control and then turn on lane centering. As long as you are on a BC enabled road it should kick on in a few seconds.

 

[JDinNFLA]

I don't think so. They have been kinda slow for me too. But I'm almost done.

No pattern. Some get 2.5.2 next day. Others like me sit at 15 days and nothing.
very sloppy.

 

[cool rod]

Cheers Speedracerjr

 

[Ntsi]

Update done. And got the notification in FordPass. Son sent a video of his test drive after he was done. Can’t wait to try it myself. And I still hadn’t gotten any update after 2.3.0. So I was stuck there.

 

[BoilerTimmay]

It just happens when you turn on cruise.
Did 2.5.1 yesterday evening and it must have done another one this afternoon.

How do you activate BlueCruise after it gets installed at the dealer? How do you turn it on and off?

 

[cool rod]

It just happens when you turn on cruise.
Did 2.5.1 yesterday evening and it must have done another one this afternoon.

Thanks BoilerTimmay! But can't you still have plain old cruise control, feet off the pedals hands on the wheel?

 

[gtotco]

Thanks BoilerTimmay! But can't you still have plain old cruise control, feet off the pedals hands on the wheel?

You can - basically it works the same as before you just have the option to take your hands off the wheel on certain sections of road. It will say hands free and the dash lights up differently (it actually isn’t currently hands free in that photo). There is nothing from keeping you leaving your hands on the wheel when it is hands free and assisting the steering yourself (I find myself correcting every so often or still helping in certain spots because it isn’t perfect).

I do think the algorithm is a bit different from the old lane centering. To me it feels a bit more “natural” (will arc a bit more for curves etc vs just locked on center) but could be placebo. It does sometime get a bit lost on the highway for me which is when I put hands on - it sometimes will be doing well then randomly drift a bit and spending some time going back and forth to correct. It def needs a bit of work but after using it regularly I’m gaining more confidence in it and know the situations where I won’t trust it.

 

[cool rod]

You can - basically it works the same as before you just have the option to take your hands off the wheel on certain sections of road. It will say hands free and the dash lights up differently (it actually isn’t currently hands free in that photo). There is nothing from keeping you leaving your hands on the wheel when it is hands free and assisting the steering yourself (I find myself correcting every so often or still helping in certain spots because it isn’t perfect).

I do think the algorithm is a bit different from the old lane centering. To me it feels a bit more “natural” (will arc a bit more for curves etc vs just locked on center) but could be placebo. It does sometime get a bit lost on the highway for me which is when I put hands on - it sometimes will be doing well then randomly drift a bit and spending some time going back and forth to correct. It def needs a bit of work but after using it regularly I’m gaining more confidence in it and know the situations where I won’t trust it.

Great answer, thanks. ?

 

[mwf5888]

Today the final 2.5.3 installed with Sync Version 22034 Rev: 364 and now I have bed camera at speed. Long road to get here after replacing my APIM in late February and afterwards all my OTA updates started working.

Now just to get the driveshaft insulation recall completed.

 

[Ntsi]

after having the dealer, aka my son , Install the updates via fdrs, some of the customizations that were done with FORScan gets over written. Items that I see have been reverted so far are the temps in the dash board for oil/trans and Glare Free lights in the IPMA and the dash (But the lights are still working like it is setup for Glare Free). I will go through the rest of the setting this weekend.

items that didn’t get updated are Bambi lights, Global Windows, Mirror setting to Lincoln, and warning buzzers.

so. If you have any customizations, you may have to reset them after the power ups are applied.
One item that he was able to fix was the trailer module recall, which I was told wasn’t released. The under shield recall he couldn’t do because the De-energize of the hybrid battery didn’t work, both the manual and the fdrs de-energize failed.

 

[RedTXV]

Thanks BoilerTimmay! But can't you still have plain old cruise control, feet off the pedals hands on the wheel?

Yes. Turn off lane assist on your steering wheel. It will function just like normal cc with no steering input. Or, you could just leave your hand on the wheel while in BC mode like @gtotco suggested.

 

[Bo15]

No email yet but BlueCruise now showing up under Connected Services on my Ford account. Job 1, non-EAP, 2.3.0

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