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Did the bluecruise always need to get reset in stop and go traffic? I noticed yesterday that after it stopped there was an icon that said “ stopped “ and then it needed a resume input from the driver. Seemed like this was new. Seems like it should just keep going in stop and go traffic!
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By memory...I think if you come to a complete stop for more than a few seconds it needs to be reset. If the traffic is simply roll or it is a very brief stop it will automatically resume speed.
 

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It will do it once in a while, mostly on the first stop.
 

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Did the bluecruise always need to get reset in stop and go traffic? I noticed yesterday that after it stopped there was an icon that said “ stopped “ and then it needed a resume input from the driver. Seemed like this was new. Seems like it should just keep going in stop and go traffic!
There is a limit on how long the car will stop and auto-resume. Longer stops require driver input.
 

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As I recall, if you're using BlueCruise on the highway at highway speeds, and then traffic slows, it behaves differently than if you're simply using Stop and Go, i.e. you're sitting in traffic which does require intervention.
 

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It would be great to have some documentation on these on how it is supposed to work. I don’t see anything in the manual about this situation. In stop and go traffic it should just keep moving w traffic. The resume seems to lurch forward a bit.
 

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It would be great to have some documentation on these on how it is supposed to work. I don’t see anything in the manual about this situation. In stop and go traffic it should just keep moving w traffic. The resume seems to lurch forward a bit.
The manual seems to imply that in a hands free zone it’ll auto resume but otherwise it’ll ask for you to manually resume.

My impression is that the manual originally only used blue cruise to refer to the hands free feature and then someone did a giant find and replace to call the hands-on mode Blue Cruise as well, and the specific sections of the manual weren’t proofread very well to account for that.
 

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Did the bluecruise always need to get reset in stop and go traffic? I noticed yesterday that after it stopped there was an icon that said “ stopped “ and then it needed a resume input from the driver. Seemed like this was new. Seems like it should just keep going in stop and go traffic!
Not new, I've had to do it on local downtown types of roads.

On [hands free] blue cruise mapped interstate highways, it tends to automatically resume forward movement unless

Exception was when I was stopped for more than a few seconds, like a total standstill traffic jam up near Gillette Stadium 495 & RT-1 on game days. Then I just tapped the resume button and she returned to tracking the slow & intermittently rolling traffic.
 

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Mine, 2021, depends on the situation if your just using it on back roads or unmapped stretches it will not resume but if you are it takes off for you - great when I’m sitting in traffic on 275
 

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I’m having trouble activating blue cruise. It drives itself but every so often it asks me to grab the wheel. Here is the pic of my instrument cluster. Maybe I’m doing something wrong? I saw other pics with the cluster looking much different when in full hands free.
Ford F-150 Lightning Bluecruise in stop and go 2EA0CBE9-B0DF-4059-995E-096D0FD2C72A
 

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I’m having trouble activating blue cruise. It drives itself but every so often it asks me to grab the wheel. Here is the pic of my instrument cluster. Maybe I’m doing something wrong? I saw other pics with the cluster looking much different when in full hands free.
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That's not hands free. There is no partial hands free. You're either in it or you're not.

I see you have less than 100 miles. Did you just purchase it? Your subscription might not be activated yet.
 

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That's not hands free. There is no partial hands free. You're either in it or you're not.

I see you have less than 100 miles. Did you just purchase it? Your subscription might not be activated yet.
Yes, I am unaware of a subscription, mind clarifying for me? TYIA

edit: went in my ford pass app and this is what I see: maybe the dealer didn’t submit the purchase yet?

Ford F-150 Lightning Bluecruise in stop and go E71ABDF7-E351-4863-A5F7-86136ACEA4C0
 
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Yes, I am unaware of a subscription, mind clarifying for me? TYIA

edit: went in my ford pass app and this is what I see: maybe the dealer didn’t submit the purchase yet?
I don't know when you bought your Lightning, but it took 2 days for my Lightning to activate, and our Mach-E was active the next day.

You can also check your connected services page in your Ford Owner account.
 
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Ford needs to do a much better job in marketing, pricing/optioning and implementation of the 3 levels of automation.

Lowest: Adaptive cruise only(no lane centering although lane correction may or may not occur)
Mid: Adaptive cruise w lane centering. Requires hands on wheel. (Available on almost every road with visible lines including 2 lane rural). Does ford refer to this as Bluecruise also? (I think so)
Highest: Bluecruise hands free-- hands free control of speed and hands off steering. Mapped Limited access highways.

Fords marketing and informational references are a hot mess..very confusing.

When driving..its not very clear as to what the car should be doing or NOT doing. Its esp hard to see if lane centering is active or if only adaptive is working, Hands free to non hands free could be better also..how about a dedicated "light" like the one with super cruise.
 
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Dumb question. Will Blue Cruise be an annual subscription for me?
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