Ford Fusion Hybrid (2014 year). Manual — part 17

The system switches the low beam
headlamps on at a reduced intensity in
daylight conditions.

To switch the system on, switch the
ignition on, and switch the lighting control
to the off, autolamp or parking lamp
position.

AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM
CONTROL

(IF EQUIPPED)

The system will automatically turn on your
high beams if it is dark enough and no other
traffic is present. When it detects the
headlights of an approaching vehicle, the
tail lamps of the preceding vehicle or street
lighting, the system will turn off the high
beams before they distract other drivers.
The low beams remain on.

Note: If it appears that automatic control
of the high beams is not functioning
properly, check the windshield in front of
the camera for a blockage. A clear view of
the road is required for proper system
operation. Have any windshield damage in
the area of the camera’s field-of-view
repaired.

Note: If the system detects a blockage such
as bird droppings, bug splatter, snow or ice,
and you do not observe changes, the system
will go into low beam mode until you clear
the blockage. A message may also appear
in the instrument cluster display noting the
front camera is blocked.

Note: Typical road dust, dirt and water
spots will not affect the performance of the
automatic high beam system . However, in
cold or inclement weather conditions, you
will notice a decrease in the availability of
the high beam system, especially at start
up. If you want to change the beam state
independently of the system, you may
switch the high beams on or off using the
multifunction switch. Automatic control will
resume when conditions are correct.

Note: Modification of the vehicle ride height
such as using much larger tires, may
degrade feature performance.

A camera sensor, centrally mounted
behind the windshield of your vehicle,
continuously monitors conditions to decide
when to switch the high beams off and on.

Once the system is active, the high beams
will switch on if:

•

the ambient light level is low enough

•

there is no traffic in front of the vehicle

•

the vehicle speed is greater than
25 mph (40 km/h)

The high beams will switch off if:

•

the system detects the headlamps of
an approaching vehicle or the tail
lamps of a preceding vehicle.

•

vehicle speed falls below 16 mph
(25 km/h)

•

the ambient light level is high enough
that high beams are not required

•

the system detects severe rain, snow
or fog

•

the camera is blocked

Activating the System

Switch on the system using the information
display and autolamps. See Information
Displays (page 85). See Autolamps
(page 69).

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Lighting

Switch the lighting control to the
autolamps position.

Manually Overriding the System

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When the automatic control has activated
the high beams, pushing or pulling the stalk
will provide a temporary override to low
beam.

Use the information display menu to
permanently deactivate the system, or turn
the lighting control switch from autolamps
to headlamps.

FRONT FOG LAMPS

(IF EQUIPPED)

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Press the control to switch the fog lamps
on or off.

You can switch the fog lamps on when the
lighting control is in any position except
Off and the high beams are not on.

DIRECTION INDICATORS

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Push the lever up or down to use the
direction indicators.

Note: Tap the lever up or down to make the
direction indicators flash three times to
indicate a lane change.

INTERIOR LAMPS

The lamps will switch on when one of the
following conditions have been met:

•

You open any door.

•

You press a remote control button.

•

You touch switch A on the front interior
lamp.

Front Interior Lamp

Note: The front interior lamp switches are
on the overhead console. The exact location
of each switch on the overhead console
depends upon which roof, sunroof, and
window shade features are equipped on the
vehicle.

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Note: Touch switch C to switch the door
function off when you open any door. The
indicator lamp will illuminate amber when
the door function is off. When the door
function is off and you open a door, the
courtesy and door lamps will stay off. Touch
switch C again to switch the door function
back on. The indicator lamp will illuminate
blue when the door function is on. When the
door function is on and you open a door, the
courtesy and door lamps will switch on.

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A

B

C

D

D

All lamps on switch

A

All lamps off switch

B

Door function switch

C

Individual dome lamps

D

You can switch individual map lamps on
independently by touching a map lens.

Rear Interior Lamp

(If Equipped)

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You can switch dome lamps on by pressing
the switch.

AMBIENT LIGHTING

(IF EQUIPPED)

The ambient lighting system is adjusted
with the MyFord Touch. See MyFord
Touch™ (page 349).

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POWER WINDOWS

WARNINGS

Do not leave children unattended in
your vehicle and do not let them play
with the power windows. They may

seriously injure themselves.

When closing the power windows,
you should verify they are free of
obstructions and make sure that

children and pets are not in the proximity
of the window openings.

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Note: You may hear a pulsing noise when
just one of the windows is open. Lower the
opposite window slightly to reduce this
noise.

Press the switch to open the window.

Lift the switch to close the window.

One-Touch Down

Press the switch fully and release it. Press
again or lift it to stop the window.

One-Touch Up

Lift the switch fully and release it. Press or
lift it again to stop the window.

Bounce-Back

The window will stop automatically while
closing. It will reverse some distance if
there is an obstacle in the way.

Overriding the Bounce-Back Feature

WARNING

When you override the bounce-back
feature the window will not reverse
if it detects an obstacle. Take care

when closing the windows to avoid
personal injury or damage to your vehicle.

Pull up the window switch and hold within
two seconds of the window reaching the
bounce-back position. The window will
travel up with no bounce-back protection.
The window will stop if you release the
switch before the window is fully closed.

Window Lock

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Press the control to lock or unlock the rear
window controls. It will illuminate when
you lock the rear window controls.

Accessory Delay

You can use the window switches for
several minutes after you switch the
ignition off or until you open either front
door.

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Windows and Mirrors