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- [Narrator] Did you know that your Mustang Mach-E
can be equipped with an available feature called
Ford BlueCruise Hands-Free Highway Driving?
This technology adds hands-free highway driving
when using available, intelligent, adaptive cruise control
with stop and go, lane centering,
and speed sign recognition.
Ford BlueCruise is available on specific sections
of divided highways called hands-free blue zones
that make up over 100,000 miles of North American roads.
Here's how it works.
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Ford BlueCruise allows you
to take your hands off the steering wheel
while the system accelerates, brakes,
and steers your Mustang Mach-E within the lane.
It uses an advanced infrared driver facing camera
to track eye gaze and head position
to ensure that you're paying attention to the road
while in hands-free mode,
as well as hands on lane centering mode
which works on most roads with visible lane lines.
A few things need to happen before it can be activated.
Ford BlueCruise must be enabled.
Adaptive cruise control must be turned on.
The system must be able to detect both lane markings.
Your hands must initially be on the steering wheel.
And your eyes need to be focused
on the road ahead at all times.
To enable Ford BlueCruise press the Vehicle icon,
go to Settings, press Driver Assistance,
press Cruise Control,
then press Lane Centering with Hands Free.
To turn Ford BlueCruise and Adaptive Cruise Control on
use this button on the steering wheel.
Move the center toggle button up and down
to set and adjust your speed.
If you wish, this button can be used to select the gap
between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you.
Once the system is on, the color of this indicator changes
to let you know the status.
Blue means that Ford BlueCruise is on
and you're in Hands-Free mode.
If the system determines
that you are not looking at the road,
you will either get a message displayed
in the instrument cluster,
or you may also hear a chime
to remind you to return your eyes to the road.
The warning you will get depends
on where the vehicle determines your eyes are looking.
If you do not react to the warnings,
Ford BlueCruise cancels,
quickly activates and releases the brakes,
and slows your vehicle down
while maintaining steering control.
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On roadways where hands-free driving is not permitted,
the system can still accelerate, brake,
and steer the vehicle in the lane
if the driver's hands are on the wheel
and if both lane markings can be detected
with Lane Centering mode.
When this indicator is green,
that means that Ford BlueCruise
is active for hands on driving.
When this is present,
you must keep your hands on the steering wheel.
If you need to return your attention to the road
or resume control of the vehicle,
a prompt in the instrument cluster will notify you.
To turn Ford BlueCruise off,
press either the Cancel/Resume button,
or the Adaptive Cruise Control button,
or switch your vehicle off.
Keep in mind some external conditions
may cancel Ford BlueCruise.
For example, if lane markings are not available
or not visible by the vehicle's camera,
or the lane becomes too narrow.
If this occurs while your hands are on the steering wheel
and your eyes are on the road a tone will sound
and a message will appear in the instrument cluster
alerting you that Ford BlueCruise has been canceled.
However, if this occurs while you're not focused on the road
and your hands are not on the steering wheel,
the system will display a message
and a tone will sound until you resume control.
If you do not resume control in time,
Ford BlueCruise quickly activates and releases the brakes,
and slows your vehicle down
while maintaining steering control.
When you take control again,
a message will prompt you to press the accelerator pedal
to allow the system to resume.
Keep in mind that heavy rainstorms, snowstorms,
or fog may make it difficult for the system to operate,
especially if the camera or other sensors are blocked
or if lighting or visibility is poor.
Any questions? Go to ford.com/support.
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