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How do you use Ford trailer reverse guidance?
I know that my Ford is enabled with trailer reverse guidance, but I’m not really sure how to use it. Can you tell me how to set it up?
Liz Jenson · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
The
Ford
trailer reverse guidance feature can be really helpful when you’re hauling bulky items! Here’s how to set it up:- Park on a level surface and connect your trailer to your vehicle as normal.
- Drive your vehicle slightly forward to make sure that the trailer and the vehicle are properly lined up.
- Select the Towing Menu function using your steering wheel controls.
- Select Trailer Setup, then select Add Trailer.
- Create a label for the trailer that you’re connecting. Make sure it’s something that you’ll remember if you need to connect the trailer again in the future!
- Select your trailer’s brake type from the options on the screen.
- Follow the prompts on the screen until your vehicle asks if you’d like to enable reverse guidance. Select Yes.
- Place the checkered sticker for your trailer 17 to 51 cm away from the center of the trailer hitch ball.
- Now you’ll need to take some measurements. Record the distance from the license plate to the hitch ball, from the hitch ball to the sticker, from the rearview camera to the sticker, from the tailgate to the trailer axle for single-axle trailers, or from the tailgate to the midpoint between both axles for double-axle trailers.
- Once you have all of these measurements, input them into your vehicle according to the prompts on the screen.
- To finish calibration, you’ll need to drive your vehicle slowly forward until your system alerts you that calibration is complete.
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