Mystery Button on Steering Wheel

[Kenv24]

Jesus...READ the manual before you hurt someone!!! Kidding of course...but read the manual.....

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[ken h]

Hi Folks, first time poster here. I’m the proud owner of a 2025 Lariat Hybrid. I traded in my 2005 Ranger for the Maverick and am very pleased with my new vehicle.
My question is this. On the left side of my steering wheel is a button with an icon of a vehicle with three lines underneath it. When the button is pushed I see nothing new on the instrument cluster. I see no mention of this in the manual and my google searches have turned up nothing. Can someone tell me what this button does? Thanks in advance.

That changes the follow distance when the adaptive cruise control is on. Each line is one second of follow time so the distance is different at different speeds. If the cruise control is off it doesn't do anything.

 

[DGMavLove]

about 3:55

Thank you so much for the calm, careful instruction video. There's so much tech crammed into this instrument cluster.

 

[Cherokee]

Thank you so much for the calm, careful instruction video. There's so much tech crammed into this instrument cluster.

To some yes but it’s mostly useless bells and whistles, Big Boy Toyz, nothing more.
All fun to play with but many are not needed.

 

[Brosen6137]

@Paul in Illinois
This is the exact reason the owner's manual was invented.
It's all in your manual. You need only read it to find the treasures within.

Steve

I did not get an owners manual ! Ford is cutting costs

 

[HeyBales]

I did not get an owners manual ! Ford is cutting costs

I'll bet you got a missed piece of paper or quick guide that says where it's at.
I can see why the manual wasn't printed if even the quick guides aren't read.
Because I know you got one for use in the truck.
But there is an easier method referenced too. Well, if you have a typical phone.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I did not get an owners manual ! Ford is cutting costs

Bernie,
If you're driving a 2025 or newer Maverick.
You have an Owners Manual.

 

[Fcnrwy]

So You learned all kinds of Shit on the Shitter!!

Jerry

 

[rk06382]

I purchased a switch button cover to protect my buttons & slot. I did not want to accidently drop something into that slot or press a button.

 

[sanpablo]

Yep, nobody reads anymore. It’s all in the owners manual.
Asking about a single button is fine but reading the manual through like a book is best.
:’P

When I picked up my 23 Mav and the sales person was going thru the features he said that I seemed to know all the menus. I told him I had read the manual numerous times while waiting 16 months for my Mav to be built, LOL!

 

[Cherokee]

And You Sir will get far more out of your Maverick than all the Instant gratification younguns.

I’m so glad I’m old, because one day these younguns will be running everything.
Scary as ell’ right !

 

[MaverickDragon]

my owner's manual is still nicely shrink wrapped in the glove compartment.
But, downloaded on my phone.

For my '25, the manual is shrink wrapped into the infotainment center, so there is no printed copy.
It would be difficult to read about what to do during a battery failure...

I think a print version would provide an excellent alternative to the Sears Catalog for reading time while on the throne, such as was enjoyed for free by @Cherokee in days now gone by, but such is not an option without buying a ream of paper and a couple of ink cartridges, or throwin' down a Ulysses for a copy on fleaBay.

Sadly, gone are the days of the free owner's manual in book form, at least from Ford..

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

For my '25, the manual is shrink wrapped into the infotainment center, so there is no printed copy.
It would be difficult to read about what to do during a battery failure...

I think a print version would provide an excellent alternative to the Sears Catalog for reading time while on the throne, such as was enjoyed for free by @Cherokee in days now gone by, but such is not an option without buying a ream of paper and a couple of ink cartridges, or throwin' down a Ulysses for a copy on fleaBay.

Sadly, gone are the days of the free owner's manual in book form, at least from Ford..

If you had a cell phone. You can download the 2025 revised version for free and always have it with you.
Like I did with my 2023 manual. Always convenient, no need to run out to the truck to get it.

 

[MaverickDragon]

If you had a cell phone. You can download the 2025 revised version for free and always have it with you.
Like I did with my 2023 manual. Always convenient, no need to run out to the truck to get it.

I'm old school and I generally prefer hard copies to a screen, especially a cell phone screen.
Maybe it was due to all those decades of slaving away coding on a mainframe terminal.

A cell copy is an option as you state, it's just one to tolerate rather than like in my case.

 

[Blue_Max]

I'm old school and I generally prefer hard copies to a screen, especially a cell phone screen.
Maybe it was due to all those decades of slaving away coding on a mainframe terminal.

A cell copy is an option as you state, it's just one to tolerate rather than like in my case.

I prefer hard copies, too, but I've found that the manual for my '24 is very poorly organized, so it's much easier to find information via a word search in the .pdf version.

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