Driving aids – FORD 2013 Escape v.2 User Manual

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Reasons for messages being displayed

Clean the fascia area in

front of the radar or remove

the obstruction.

The radar

surface is

dirty or

obstructed

Drive normally in traffic for
a few minutes to allow the

radar to detect passing

vehicles so it can clear the

blocked state.

The radar

surface is

not dirty or

obstructed

No action required. The

system automatically

resets to an unblocked

state once the rainfall or

snowfall rate decreases or

stops. Do not use BLIS or

cross traffic alert in these

conditions.

Heavy rain-

fall/snow-

fall inter-

feres with

the radar

signals

System Limitations

The BLIS and cross traffic alert systems
do have their limitations; situations such
as severe weather conditions or debris
build-up on the sensor area may limit
vehicle detection.

The following are other situations that may
limit the BLIS:

Certain maneuvering of vehicles
entering and exiting the blind zone.

Vehicles passing through the blind zone
at very fast rates.

When several vehicles forming a
convoy pass through the blind zone.

The following are other situations that may
limit the cross traffic alert system:

Adjacently parked vehicles or objects
obstructing the sensors.

Approaching vehicles passing at
speeds greater than 15 mph (24 km/h).

Driving in reverse faster than 3 mph (5
km/h).

Backing out of an angled parking spot.

False Alerts

Note: If the vehicle has a factory equipped
tow bar, and it is towing a trailer, the sensors
will detect the trailer and turn the BLIS off
to avoid false alerts. For non-factory
equipped tow bars you may want to turn
the BLIS off manually.

There may be certain instances when
either the BLIS or cross traffic alert
systems illuminate the alert indicator with
no vehicle in the coverage zone; this is
known as a false alert. Some amount of
false alerts are normal; they are temporary
and self-correct.

System Errors

If either system senses a problem with the
left or right sensor, the BLIS telltale
illuminates and remains on and the
following will appear in the information
display:

BLIS: X sensor fault Service req’d or

Cross Traffic malfunction Service req’d

When problems that may cause the left or
right indicator not to illuminate, only the
information display faults appear.

Switching the Systems Off and On

One or both systems can be switched off
temporarily by using the information
display control. See General Information
(page 84).
When the BLIS is switched off,
you will not receive alerts and a telltale
illuminates in the information display. The
system switches back on whenever the
ignition is switched on.

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