Ford Super Duty (2018 year). Manual — part 69

Note: If you're using a fifth wheel or goose
neck trailer, or if you have not set up the
trailer reverse guidance system, auto view
is not available.

To change your view, use the arrows. You
can see the following views:

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Full driver.

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Partial driver.

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50/50.

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Partial passenger.

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Full passenger.

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Zoom. Use this feature to zoom
in the camera view.

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Return. Ths feature takes you
back to the 360-degree camera
system and out of the trailer

reverse guidance feature.

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Auto. Ths feature returns you to
auto view.

In addition to multiple view options, your
touchscreen adds some features to give
you more information. For example, after
setting up a conventional trailer, the
display shows a small top-view
representation of your truck and trailer.

This representation shows two,
different-colored lines: A black line shows
you where your trailer is in relation to your
vehicle. A white line gives you a projection
of where your trailer may go based on your
current steering wheel position

Note: When you move the steering wheel,
the white line indicates where the trailer
may go based on your steering wheel input.

When you turn your steering wheel to the
left, the trailer moves to the right. When you
turn your steering wheel to the right, the
trailer moves to the left.

When you turn the steering wheel, a small
representation shows you two zones to
warn you of a possible jackknife condition.
The view shows your truck and trailer
position and provides visual feedback to
help avoid a jackknife condition entirely.

The yellow zone warns you of a potential
jackknife position. When you enter into this
zone, it is recommended to put your vehicle
back into drive (D) and pull forward.
Moving forward helps put the truck and
trailer back into an in-line position.

The red zone indicates that you need to
put the truck into drive (D) and pull
forward immediately.

Troubleshooting

Note: The system requires a clear view of
the sticker placed on the trailer. You must
keep the camera lens and sticker clean for
the system to operate correctly.

Setup

The system is designed to be used with a
wide variety of trailers. However, there are
some trailers that do not have a proper
surface and location to mount the sticker.
These trailers are not supported. Attempts
to place the sticker on a surface that does
not meet the sticker placement
requirement listed in Step 3 of the setup
instruction, or entering inaccurate
measurements to proceed through setup
can result in improper system function.

Accurate measurements are critical to
correct system function. If you need to
check measurements or change them, you
can access them through the trailer menus
in the information display. Choose the
option to change the sticker from the
change trailer settings menu. It is not
necessary to remove the sticker if you are
just reviewing or changing measurements.

The following menu warnings or difficulties
may occur during setup. Tips to resolve
them are listed below.

Measurement A has reached maximum or
minimum value:
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The system is designed to work with
drawbars that have a license plate to
hitch ball center measurement of
9–16 in (229–406 mm) when installed.
Do not attempt to use drawbars that
have a length outside this range as
system performance degrades and
could cause improper system function.

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Make sure that the measurement being
made is the horizontal distance only
from license plate and the hitch ball
center. A straight line distance that
includes any vertical rise or drop
increases the measurement and makes
it inaccurate. Inaccurate
measurements degrade system
performance and could cause improper
system function. See step 4 of the
setup instruction to review the
measurement instructions.

Measurement B has reached maximum or
minimum value:
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Make sure you follow the sticker
placement instruction in step 3 of the
setup. Stickers placed outside the
allowed zone adversely affect the
system performance and could cause
improper feature function.

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Make sure that the measurement being
made is the horizontal distance only
from center of sticker to the hitch ball
center. A straight line distance that
includes any vertical rise or drop
increases the measurement and
causes an inaccurate value to be
entered into the system. See step 4 of
the setup for additional measurement
instructions.

Measurement C has reached maximum or
minimum value:
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Make sure you follow the sticker
placement instructions in step 3 of the
setup. Stickers placed outside the
allowed zone adversely affect the
system performance and could cause
improper feature function. If you have
met all the criteria for sticker
placement and you see this message,
the sticker is either too far below or too
close to the camera to properly
recognize the sticker. In order for the
system to correctly operate, the sticker
height must be lowered if you receive
the minimum warning or the sticker
height must be raised if you receive the
maximum warning.
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Only one sticker can be placed on
the trailer for correct system
function. The previous sticker must
be removed or covered so only one
sticker is visible to the camera.

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Measurement B and C must be
measured again if a new sticker is
placed on the trailer.

Measurement D has reached maximum or
minimum value:
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Make sure that the measurement being
made is the horizontal distance only
from tailgate to the center of the single
axle or the center of all the axles on the
trailer. See step 4 of the setup for
additional measurement instructions.
The system does not support trailer
lengths outside the range allowed by
the information display.

System is circling something beside the
sticker or system cannot find the sticker:
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Make sure the rear camera is clean and
the sticker is clearly visible in the
camera image. Clean the camera and
sticker if necessary.

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The camera system uses the entered
measurements to help locate the
sticker. Inaccurate sticker
measurements degrade the system's
ability to locate the sticker. Verify the
measurements entered into the system
are accurate.

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Remove the incorrectly circled label or
decal if possible.

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If you cannot resolve the issue, a new
sticker location should be tried. The
new sticker location must meet the
requirements noted in step 3 of the
setup instructions. Only one sticker can
be placed on the trailer for correct
system function. The previous sticker
must be removed or covered so only
one sticker is visible to the camera.

Calibration

The system monitors various vehicle
parameters to ensure your vehicle is being
driven straight and the trailer straight
behind your vehicle. Any steering input or
trailer movement pauses the calibration.

For best results:
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Use a long, straight and smooth road
when attempting to calibrate.

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Drive straight forward.

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Drive between 4–24 mph
(6–39 km/h).

System Operation

The following warnings or difficulties may
occur during feature operation. Tips to
resolve them are listed below.

The system is not available:
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The system relies on many
sub-systems in your vehicle to correctly
operate. If those sub-systems are not
correctly operating, the system may
not be available.
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Low battery voltage is one
condition which prevents the
system from operating. Please
make sure the battery is correctly
charged if the system is not
available.

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You may need to drive your vehicle
straight forward above 25 mph
(40 km/h) before the system is
available again.

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If the message still displays, take your
vehicle to an authorized dealer for
service.

Sticker lost:
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Check for the following if you receive
the lost sticker message when using
the system.
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Stop your vehicle as soon as the
message displays.

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Make sure the sticker is visible in
the rear view camera image.

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Clean the sticker and camera to
make sure they are unobstructed.

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Remove any items that may be
blocking the view of the sticker.
Depending on your trailer
configuration and any equipment
mounted to your trailer, it is
possible for the sticker to be
blocked from the view of the
camera as it rotates on the hitch
ball, but not be blocked during
setup. Remove the obstruction if
possible. It may be necessary to

remove the sticker from its current
location if the obstruction cannot
be cleared. Place a new sticker that
is visible to the camera in all
positions of the trailer behind your
vehicle.

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You can change your sticker
location by going into the trailer
menu, selecting trailer options,
selecting change trailer settings
and then selecting the change
sticker option. The previous sticker
must be removed. ONLY ONE
STICKER SHOULD BE PLACED
ON THE TRAILER FOR CORRECT
SYSTEM FUNCTION.

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The camera system uses the
entered measurements to help
locate the sticker. Inaccurate
measurements reduce the system’s
ability to locate the sticker. Check
the measurements entered into the
system are correct. Refer to the
step 4 of trailer reverse guidance
setup for instructions on
measurements.

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You can change your measurement
by going into the trailer menu,
selecting trailer options, selecting
change trailer setting and then
selecting the change sticker option.
Disregard the prompt to remove
this sticker and continue to the next
step if you only plan to update the
measurements for the current
sticker location.

System does not backup straight:
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Factors such as the drawbar
connection to the hitch receiver, road
camber, road grade and compliance in
the trailer suspension can influence
how straight the system is able to
reverse your trailer when the wheel is
not turned. You can compensate for
the trailer drifting to the right or left by

slowly turning the wheel until the trailer
is following your desired path and then
holding the wheel in that position. If
you would like to recalibrate the
system for straight backing, you can do
so with the following procedure.
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Go into the trailer menu, select
trailer options, select change trailer
setting and then select the change
sticker option. Your saved
measurements show. Do not
change them, but continue to
confirm measurements. Once you
confirm the measurements, the
system then prompts you to
perform the calibration procedure.

Note: The system is designed to be used
with the same trailer connection every time
the trailer is chosen from the selection
menu. Using a different drawbar or a
different pin hole, on drawbars with more
than one pin hole, when connecting the
drawbar to your vehicle affects the trailer
measurements. Take the measurements
again and update if required.

TRAILER SWAY CONTROL

(If

Equipped)

WARNING

Turning off trailer sway control
increases the risk of loss of vehicle
control, serious injury or death. Ford

does not recommend disabling this feature
except in situations where speed reduction
may be detrimental (such as hill climbing),
the driver has significant trailer towing
experience, and can control trailer sway
and maintain safe operation.

Note: This feature does not prevent trailer
sway, but reduces it once it begins.

Note: This feature cannot stop all trailers
from swaying.