Stiff steering

[SandDawg]

I may get yelled at for posting this but a quick search didn't turn this up. I was talking about cars with a couple guys yesterday, and one started complaining about the steering on his new F-150. He said it was too stiff when making turns or changing lanes. The other guy agreed, referring to his 2023 Bronco. Listening to this I asked if they had adaptive Cruise Control and both replied that they did. I asked about lane keeping assist. They said they both had it when they turned the cruise control on! Aha! I told them that was "lane centering" with the cruise control. Then I told them that Lane Keeping Assist was activated by a button on the end of the turn signal wand. They looked at me like, WTF is that. I explained to them and concluded that their steering was stiff because they had that assist on and didn't realize it (or the two heavy green lines on the dash.) After they both checked it out they confirmed that their steering was now "fixed" and no longer stiff. Duh!

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[John J]

I certainly hope you billed them accordingly utilizing a dealership rate.

 

[thomasm23]

People need to learn how to read the owner’s manual.

 

[Whpony96]

People need to learn how to read the owner’s manual.

What owners manual? Fords don't come with one anymore...I doubt many people are going to sit in the drivers seat in their garage and flip through 500+ screens on the STYNC 4 to read it all.

 

[jkernitzki]

What owners manual? Fords don't come with one anymore...I doubt many people are going to sit in the drivers seat in their garage and flip through 500+ screens on the STYNC 4 to read it all.

Most people don’t read a manual anyway regardless of form as evidenced by some of the questions on various car forums.

As has been noted, the manual is available online in both HTML and PDF formats. Easier to search and just print one or two pages as needed, if needed.

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