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The safety feature of a solid lamp indication in the driver/passenger mirror when a vehicle enters the danger area around the vehicle is nice and so is the quick flashing of that indication when you engage your turn signal indicating that you are planning a turn into the protected region but WHY don't you go one step farther and make it useful a protective. You could even add a selection in the menu system to either accept/engage the feature or leave it as it is now (visual only). You have the BLIS System.
From Ford "BLIS activates when you are driving faster than six miles per hour. The light sensor in the rear will send a signal, and you can see it blinking from both side mirrors. The detection area is from 13 feet and can extend to 59 feet, with a speed higher than 30 mph above the rear bumper. Also, it is accessible on both sides of the car." WHY CAN'T Ford also use the same audible protection beeping or sound(s) that audibly activate when cross traffic is detected? That fast beeping surely gets your attention and so it could do the same if you are about to turn into someone in your protection area or blindside.
What I'd love to see (especially if implemented on older versions or allowed as a modification on older versions) is for FORD to program in the sounding of an audible warning similar to the rear sensor beeping. like as you approach something from the rear sensors, or seat belt warning, or some kind of audible warning that would come on and engage at the same time that the current flashing of the in-mirror light when you engage the turn signal indicates a desire to turn. I'm not saying a bell, tone, or audible warning when a vehicle enters the protection range but ONLY an audible indication when the danger zone is occupied and the turn signal engaged indicating a turn is desired.
Many other vehicles I have had offer this feature and this audible warning has saved me countless times. I'm not saying anything would have happened without it and I do look and not just listen but that audible notification which really should be easy and inexpensive to program into your system on all your vehicles would and could be beneficial to all drivers. I so wish you would do this. As I said if the driver doesn't want it then make it in the menu system where the driver could have the option of choosing what to use either none, visual only, or visual and audible. Why is this not something Ford has not thought of before or why has Ford not implemented it?
Thanks for the consideration and if others think this is helpful, and/or have experienced it on other vehicles, please sound out your feelings and voice your input.
From Ford "BLIS activates when you are driving faster than six miles per hour. The light sensor in the rear will send a signal, and you can see it blinking from both side mirrors. The detection area is from 13 feet and can extend to 59 feet, with a speed higher than 30 mph above the rear bumper. Also, it is accessible on both sides of the car." WHY CAN'T Ford also use the same audible protection beeping or sound(s) that audibly activate when cross traffic is detected? That fast beeping surely gets your attention and so it could do the same if you are about to turn into someone in your protection area or blindside.
What I'd love to see (especially if implemented on older versions or allowed as a modification on older versions) is for FORD to program in the sounding of an audible warning similar to the rear sensor beeping. like as you approach something from the rear sensors, or seat belt warning, or some kind of audible warning that would come on and engage at the same time that the current flashing of the in-mirror light when you engage the turn signal indicates a desire to turn. I'm not saying a bell, tone, or audible warning when a vehicle enters the protection range but ONLY an audible indication when the danger zone is occupied and the turn signal engaged indicating a turn is desired.
Many other vehicles I have had offer this feature and this audible warning has saved me countless times. I'm not saying anything would have happened without it and I do look and not just listen but that audible notification which really should be easy and inexpensive to program into your system on all your vehicles would and could be beneficial to all drivers. I so wish you would do this. As I said if the driver doesn't want it then make it in the menu system where the driver could have the option of choosing what to use either none, visual only, or visual and audible. Why is this not something Ford has not thought of before or why has Ford not implemented it?
Thanks for the consideration and if others think this is helpful, and/or have experienced it on other vehicles, please sound out your feelings and voice your input.
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