Didn't know this

[wireman]

2021 Badlands. I don't drive my BL very often in the dark, but I noticed something early this morning which I probably missed for the 10 months I've owned it.

Going slow around a couple of corners, both left and right, I noticed when I turned the steering wheel, I had what looks like a cornering light come on and then go off when I straightened the wheel.

I didn't check to see whether the light is located in the headlight or if it's turning on the fog lights for cornering.

The manual is vague, just showing a diagram and saying(if equipped). Thoughts?

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[Jmuns]

2021 Badlands. I don't drive my BL very often in the dark, but I noticed something early this morning which I probably missed for the 10 months I've owned it.

Going slow around a couple of corners, both left and right, I noticed when I turned the steering wheel, I had what looks like a cornering light come on and then go off when I straightened the wheel.

I didn't check to see whether the light is located in the headlight or if it's turning on the fog lights for cornering.

The manual is vague, just showing a diagram and saying(if equipped). Thoughts?

It is turning on the fog light. If you have the fog lights turned on then nothing changes when turning.

 

[wireman]

It is turning on the fog light. If you have the fog lights turned on then nothing changes when turning.

10-4 Thanks for the quick reply. I was leaning that direction but didn't know for sure.

 

[rocks]

I never noticed. I have my fog lights on with my headlights.

 

[wireman]

I never noticed. I have my fog lights on with my headlights.

I usually do also but this morning I didn't. Nice touch by Ford.

I believe my 2018 Escape Titanium had separate cornering lights.

 

[RushMan]

2021 Badlands. I don't drive my BL very often in the dark, but I noticed something early this morning which I probably missed for the 10 months I've owned it.

Going slow around a couple of corners, both left and right, I noticed when I turned the steering wheel, I had what looks like a cornering light come on and then go off when I straightened the wheel.

I didn't check to see whether the light is located in the headlight or if it's turning on the fog lights for cornering.

The manual is vague, just showing a diagram and saying(if equipped). Thoughts?

I first saw this watching some off-road YouTubes of the BS. At first, I thought it was an artifact, or reflection on the video camera, similar to the flickering one sees with LED lighting.
You can see the cornering lights on this YouTube video at 27:27.

 

[Elegance]

Yep, this is a thing. Your fog lights act as cornering lights by default. I took it for granted at first, bur realized what a helpful feature it is after driving another vehicle without it.

 

[Blue oval fan]

Those are separate puddle lights, not the fog lights. Only come on at low speed when turning. My Focus also has them also, notice the bulb inside the reflector facing to the side next to the projector lens. Bronco uses the smaller strip lights in the housing.

 

[Robins21]

Are they on the BB model?

 

[Blue oval fan]

I have a big bend and yes it does have them.

 

[Jmuns]

Those are separate puddle lights, not the fog lights. Only come on at low speed when turning. My Focus also has them also, notice the bulb inside the reflector facing to the side next to the projector lens. Bronco uses the smaller strip lights in the housing.

The strips are your turn signals. The fogs are the cornering lights for models equipped with them

 

[Blue oval fan]

The strips are your turn signals. The fogs are the cornering lights for OBX and BL/HEL models

Do they get brighter? I run my fogs all the time and I do notice the corner lights turning on at lower speeds. Now I'm curious and wanna test it out tonight.

 

[Jmuns]

Do they get brighter? I run my fogs all the time and I do notice the corner lights turning on at lower speeds. Now I'm curious and wanna test it out tonight.

No effect when they are already turned on. Unless I’ve never noticed but I don’t think so.

 

[CrashBend]

2021 Badlands. I don't drive my BL very often in the dark, but I noticed something early this morning which I probably missed for the 10 months I've owned it.

Going slow around a couple of corners, both left and right, I noticed when I turned the steering wheel, I had what looks like a cornering light come on and then go off when I straightened the wheel.

I didn't check to see whether the light is located in the headlight or if it's turning on the fog lights for cornering.

The manual is vague, just showing a diagram and saying(if equipped). Thoughts?

It is your fog lights. If the fog lights are turned on then the one opposite the corner turns off while the corner fog remains on. Pretty cool feature. I would like this on our Jeep.

 

[Big Ben]

2021 Badlands. I don't drive my BL very often in the dark, but I noticed something early this morning which I probably missed for the 10 months I've owned it.

Going slow around a couple of corners, both left and right, I noticed when I turned the steering wheel, I had what looks like a cornering light come on and then go off when I straightened the wheel.

I didn't check to see whether the light is located in the headlight or if it's turning on the fog lights for cornering.

The manual is vague, just showing a diagram and saying(if equipped). Thoughts?

Cornering lights were added by the Insurance Institutions and safety boards. In order to get the highest ratings, vehicles must have them. Lack of them will drop one star iff the safety rating. And yes, it is the fig lights.

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