User Manual - Page 85

For 2019 FORD EDGE.

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The daytime running lamps turn on when:
1. The lamps are on in the information
display.
2. Switching the ignition on.
3. The transmission is not in park (P) for
vehicles with automatic transmissions,
or releasing the parking brake for
vehicles with manual transmissions.
4. The lighting control is in the autolamps
position.
5. The headlamps are off.
The other lighting control switch positions
do not turn on the daytime running lamps.
If the daytime running lamps are off in the
information display, the lamps stay off in
all switch positions.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM
CONTROL
WARNING: The system does not
relieve you of your responsibility to drive
with due care and attention. You may
need to override the system if it does not
turn the high beams on or off.
The system turns on high beams if it is dark
enough and no other traffic is present. If it
detects an approaching vehicles
headlamps or tail lamps, or street lighting
ahead, the system turns off high beams
before they can distract other road users.
Low beams remain on.
Note: The system may not operate properly
if the sensor is blocked. Keep the windshield
free from obstruction or damage.
Note: The system may not operate properly
in cold or inclement conditions. You can
switch on the high beams by overriding the
system.
Note: If the system detects a blockage, for
example bird droppings, bug splatter, snow
or ice, the system goes into low beam mode
until you clear the blockage. A message may
appear in the information display if the
camera is blocked.
Note: Using much larger tires or equipping
vehicle accessories such as snowplows can
modify your vehicle's ride height and
degrade automatic high beam control
performance.
A camera sensor, centrally mounted
behind the windshield of your vehicle,
continuously monitors conditions to turn
the high beams on and off.
Once the system is active, the high beams
turn on if:
The ambient light level is low enough.
There is no traffic in front of your
vehicle.
The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 32 mph (51 km/h).
The system turns the high beams off if:
The ambient light level is high enough
that high beams are not required.
The system detects an approaching
vehicle's headlamps or tail lamps.
The vehicle speed falls below
approximately 27 mph (44 km/h).
The system detects severe rain, snow
or fog.
The camera is blocked.
Switching the System On and Off
Switch the system on using the information
display. See Information Displays (page
98).
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Edge (CDQ) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 201806, Third-Printing-
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