Lane Centering Sensitivity adjustment?

[xHEROofCANTONx]

Is there a way to adjust the lane centering sensitivity?

I drive in HOV/Express Lanes a almost everyday and the lane centering is always yelling at me to hold wheel. Problem is, even without the centering turned on, long distances on a flat, straight road doesn't affect the centering too much. My Outback with eyesight warned me every now and then, but this is unbearable. There is a fine line between being safe and being a helicopter mom.

I have adjusted some settings for the vehicle on Synch, but was wondering if there are any others.

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[RickLightning]

You're confusing technologies.

Lane centering puts the truck in the middle of the lane. It requires painted lines on both sides. Using the non-handsfree mode of BlueCruise requires you to hold the wheel AND make small adjustments on a regular basis. Tiny tweak of the wheel. It will also warn you if you take your eyes off the road.

BlueCruise handsfree requires you to keep your eyes on the road.

 

[chrisvitek1]

I find that if you gently tug on the wheel with one hand, the frequency of the "put your hands back on the wheel" alert will go down.

 

[xHEROofCANTONx]

I find that if you gently tug on the wheel with one hand, the frequency of the "put your hands back on the wheel" alert will go down.

My biggest problem is I don't even take my hands off the wheel. So I almost feel like I have to shake it all the time.

 

[xHEROofCANTONx]

You're confusing technologies.

Lane centering puts the truck in the middle of the lane. It requires painted lines on both sides. Using the non-handsfree mode of BlueCruise requires you to hold the wheel AND make small adjustments on a regular basis. Tiny tweak of the wheel. It will also warn you if you take your eyes off the road.

BlueCruise handsfree requires you to keep your eyes on the road.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Not to be argumentative, but I am not really confusing the 2 technologies. I stopped using Blue Cruise as soon as the free trial was over. It drove me nuts bc it dropped in and out all the time and is super inconsistent.

I am talking about lane centering and the amount of warnings that I receive about holding the wheel when I have both hands on the wheel. Maybe the sensors shouldn't be about putting pressure against the functionality and actually sense you hands on the wheel.

Is there a way to lower the sensitivity in Ford Synch?

 

[RickLightning]

No, there is no adjustment to the requirement that you maintain your hands on the wheel and provide minor adjustments so that it senses them. It is looking for you to be in control, not where on the wheel your hands are, nor how much pressure you are putting on the wheel (squeezing). A little tweak to the steering on a regular basis is all it takes.

 

[xHEROofCANTONx]

It is looking for you to be in control, not where on the wheel your hands are, nor how much pressure you are putting on the wheel (squeezing).

Sorry, by pressure I meant holding wheel against where lane centering is attempting to make adjustments.

I literally have to rock the wheel back and forth while driving, not causing any actual lane movement, to keep it from notifying me to hold the wheel when my hands are on the wheel.

 

[RickLightning]

Sorry, by pressure I meant holding wheel against where lane centering is attempting to make adjustments.

I literally have to rock the wheel back and forth while driving, not causing any actual lane movement, to keep it from notifying me to hold the wheel when my hands are on the wheel.

Yes, that is exactly what you need to do. A tiny tweak to the steering every now and then.

 

[xwing]

I use lane centering all the time. I have found that if you let go of the wheel and let it find its "center", it works pretty well by giving the wheel a small tug about every 15 seconds.
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[jdmackes]

When I drove to Florida I found that if I just put a little bit of pressure on the steering wheel (usually just holding it on one side with one hand) then I wouldn't get any more notices and it wouldn't have me go out of the lane or anything either.

 

[Al_V]

My biggest problem is I don't even take my hands off the wheel. So I almost feel like I have to shake it all the time.

That's correct, you have to turn it a small amount. Squeezing does nothing.
If it wasn't unsafe, you could hang a 1 or 2 pound ankle or wrist weight on one side of the wheel to apply a slight torsional pressure.

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