Beep / short chime shifting into Park

[23grayXLT84]

This morning I noticed for first time a short chime / beep when shifting into Park. Never noticed this before. Anyone else noticing the same ?

No, I'm not shifting to reverse and no recent recall work.

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[A.Bursell]

I've noticed the same with mine. I think it's from passing through reverse and it activates the rear park aid very quickly for that split second. I've wondered about it too.

 

[Deweyordeweynot]

I think it's an audible reminder that you've successfully rotated the shift knob into Park. I don't notice it unless I turn the knob past Park and it chimes as if to say, "Hey stupid! You're already in Park, ya knob!"

 

[Flamav13]

Couple times now I’ve pulled into my driveway and changed the AC fan speed thinking I was putting into park.

I’ll eventually get used to the dial in between the seats

 

[Mav Mav World]

Couple times now I’ve pulled into my driveway and changed the AC fan speed thinking I was putting into park.

I’ll eventually get used to the dial in between the seats

And I am constantly pressing the temp control knob to turn the truck on or off.

 

[bs2024]

Does anyone have a definitive answer to this question? Some Bronco Sports are doing the same thing. I have tried to figure out why it does this. It happens about half of the time I shift into park. I know it is not because I tried to rotate past park, as stated above. I can get the beep by slowing rotating the shift knob into park. The Bronco Sport owner‘s manual even has a note in the transmission section that the vehicle may produce a tone when shifting into park, but it gives zero explanation about why it would do this or under what conditions it will occur. I have even called Ford, and they said it may be an indication something is wrong and to take it in for service. This is silly when there is even a note about it in the owner’s manual. I am starting to think this is another Ford software bug they don’t want to cop to.

 

[Blue_Max]

Does anyone have a definitive answer to this question? Some Bronco Sports are doing the same thing. I have tried to figure out why it does this. It happens about half of the time I shift into park. I know it is not because I tried to rotate past park, as stated above. I can get the beep by slowing rotating the shift knob into park. The Bronco Sport owners‘s manual even has a note in the transmission section that the vehicle may produce a tone when shifting into park, but it gives zero explanation about why it would do this or under what conditions it will occur. I have even called Ford, and they said it may be an indication something is wrong and to take it in for service. This is silly when there is even a note about it in the owner’s manual. I am starting to think this is another Ford software bug they don’t want to cop to.

My guess is that it's an alert that you're in Park. It's a feature, not a bug. I haven't noticed it on my Maverick, though.

 

[Ranch]

I wonder if I can add this feature to my Maverick.

 

[bs2024]

Well, it’s a feature that only works about half the time then.

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