Setting to make Cruise Control default to the ON setting?

[Aherpa]

And still. . . . the original question goes answered. Didn't realize that a train of thought could go off road. . .

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[999]

I know, right??

Some weepy little fella was almost in tears recently about having to hold the power window button down for 2.36742 seconds to lower the passenger window.

Honestly, I don't get it. Maybe I'm just too old... but I don't see the big deal over having to push a button. Push a button to turn it on, push another to set speed--done. It's not that hard.

 

[Motorjunkie]

Sir, with all due respect, if I had ever owned a Mercedes, I don't think I would be driving a Maverick today unless my circumstances had drastically changed since. But I fully agree with you. We all have our preferences and just because yours and mine are different, it does not mean they are not both valid.

I was a former Mercedes Tech, so I can fix them. My wife commutes on I 80 to work 300 miles a week. That is why she drives a Mercedes SUV. Strictly me wanting her to be safe. And there is a huge misconception that you have to be wealthy to own one. We buy them 5-10 years old with around 100k miles on them. Price is great, we put 100-200k miles on them and then get another one. We are middle class blue collar people. If you ever used the cruise on a Benz, you would be critical of most other brands as it is so intuitive. Not trying to be a snob, just baffled why the manufacturers make it more difficult than it needs to be. My previous vehicle was a 2001 F150 with 247,000 miles on it. Loved it....The cruise switches,,,,,not so much.

 

[Jmav2152]

And still. . . . the original question goes answered. Didn't realize that a train of thought could go off road. . .

Tbh I didn't care to answer anymore but I'm willing to bet that it's not a option. Forscan doesn't let you change how things already built in work rather than actuate or
disable it. Ford as a OEM operates their cruise as laid out on the maverick on every model so 99.99% likely that the answer is NO.

 

[garryjohnson]

Tbh I didn't care to answer anymore but I'm willing to bet that it's not a option. Forscan doesn't let you change how things already built in work rather than actuate or
disable it. Ford as a OEM operates their cruise as laid out on the maverick on every model so 99.99% likely that the answer is NO.

Agree, probably not something Forscan can change. Those with better knowledge of Forscan can tell us for sure.

 

[Pastor_Zatx]

And still. . . . the original question goes answered. Didn't realize that a train of thought could go off road. . .

I've been researching an answer to this question for a while by reading past threads from other Ford forums; they were even bigger train wrecks. I was hoping we would have a more level-headed bunch here, but sadly I was wrong.

 

[Roadrunner11]

Every car I ever owned does this. In a way I do think it's wierd. Why do you have to turn it on then set the speed. You have to do 2 things to get it to work. Maybe some lawyer mandated feature.

Well, both my Chrysler and my old Mini had this feature. And frankly I prefer it that way. This means I can set everything before I commence driving. With my new Mini, not so much, it means I have to actually start driving before I can activate the cruise control. Now if I were 30 years younger I wouldn’t care, but the fewer buttons I have to push when I’m on the road, the better I like it. It’s harder to multitask when you get older.

 

[CD_SM]

My 06 Mazda6 remembers whether the cruise main was on or off when you turn it off, so the morning after a road trip it's always on. Interesting that it's different than Ford standard because that gen M6 has a lot of Ford parts and is in fact closely related to the Fusion.

I try to remember to turn it off as soon as I exit the freeway, so I don't accidentally engage it while I'm tooling around town. Totally unlikely of course, and in reality is probably just a bit of OCD on my part, but I'm happy enough to hit a second button once.

 

[NevergettinMaverick]

Any updates on this? Would love not to have to remember to turn cruise on every time I get in the truck. I use it every single time I drive so over the life of the truck that's alot of button pushing. My Camaro kept it on, my Honda keep it on, not sure why Ford turns the system off after I turn the vehicle off.

 

[EONR24]

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