Adaptive Steering??
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Tuned
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Adaptive Steering??
My Platinum 350 has adaptive steering... am I suppose to feel it?
Does anyone notice a difference?
At low speed maneuvers the steering is very stiff. Over all the whole steering is MUCH stiffer then my 2012 was.
First thing I noticed pulling out of the parking spot at the dealer 2 days ago was how stiff it was to turn.
When I got home my wife took it for a spin and first thing she said was why is it so hard to turn the wheel when she backed out of the driveway.
Is there a setting to turn the adaptive steering on?
This isn't going to be fun backing my 40' 5ver into tight spots cranking this tight wheel back and forth.
Otherwise I am in love with this truck!!
Who ever came up with the idea of massaging seats, god bless them!
Does anyone notice a difference?
At low speed maneuvers the steering is very stiff. Over all the whole steering is MUCH stiffer then my 2012 was.
First thing I noticed pulling out of the parking spot at the dealer 2 days ago was how stiff it was to turn.
When I got home my wife took it for a spin and first thing she said was why is it so hard to turn the wheel when she backed out of the driveway.
Is there a setting to turn the adaptive steering on?
This isn't going to be fun backing my 40' 5ver into tight spots cranking this tight wheel back and forth.
Otherwise I am in love with this truck!!
Who ever came up with the idea of massaging seats, god bless them!
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klassic, welcome to the club. Your observation is basically the first thing anyone notices when coming from the previous generation Super Duty.
Both trucks with and without adaptive steering have the same, heavy, less-assisted feel.
What the adaptive steering does is simply change the ratio at low speeds, meaning you turn the steering wheel less full turns lock to lock in a parking lot than a truck without adaptive steering would. There is no on/off; it works at all times.
At higher speeds, the ratio changes so that the steering is slower to react to input and more easy to control a trailer...relaxed highway steering.
Trust me, in a few weeks time, you won't even think about it. I noticed it like crazy when I traded in my '16 for my '17. But after a little while, you appreciate the tighter steering and highway tracking.
Both trucks with and without adaptive steering have the same, heavy, less-assisted feel.
What the adaptive steering does is simply change the ratio at low speeds, meaning you turn the steering wheel less full turns lock to lock in a parking lot than a truck without adaptive steering would. There is no on/off; it works at all times.
At higher speeds, the ratio changes so that the steering is slower to react to input and more easy to control a trailer...relaxed highway steering.
Trust me, in a few weeks time, you won't even think about it. I noticed it like crazy when I traded in my '16 for my '17. But after a little while, you appreciate the tighter steering and highway tracking.
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I am about as picky as you can get on steering due to chronic tendinitis in my elbows. Going from an ecoboost with EPS to my new SD is about like going from a car with power steering to one that doesn't have it. Way more effort than my F150 or my previous SD.
As the OP mentioned, at low speeds it might near takes two hands to steer it. Once you get moving it's not so bad. I don't think my arms could take hours of city driving with the new system. Having said that I don't have enough miles on it yet or haven't towed with it yet to know whether its better or worse than my 15 SD
I guess I am glad that I got adaptive steering. Since its so hard to turn at least adaptive steering means I have to turn it less when backing up my trailers
As the OP mentioned, at low speeds it might near takes two hands to steer it. Once you get moving it's not so bad. I don't think my arms could take hours of city driving with the new system. Having said that I don't have enough miles on it yet or haven't towed with it yet to know whether its better or worse than my 15 SD
I guess I am glad that I got adaptive steering. Since its so hard to turn at least adaptive steering means I have to turn it less when backing up my trailers
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I had a 2009 F150 with regular power steering, I actually haven't noticed any difference, except at higher speeds, too me it feels looser at high speed, took me a while to get used to it and not wander in the lane.
Hotshot
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I am about as picky as you can get on steering due to chronic tendinitis in my elbows. Going from an ecoboost with EPS to my new SD is about like going from a car with power steering to one that doesn't have it. Way more effort than my F150 or my previous SD.
As the OP mentioned, at low speeds it might near takes two hands to steer it. Once you get moving it's not so bad. I don't think my arms could take hours of city driving with the new system. Having said that I don't have enough miles on it yet or haven't towed with it yet to know whether its better or worse than my 15 SD
I guess I am glad that I got adaptive steering. Since its so hard to turn at least adaptive steering means I have to turn it less when backing up my trailers
As the OP mentioned, at low speeds it might near takes two hands to steer it. Once you get moving it's not so bad. I don't think my arms could take hours of city driving with the new system. Having said that I don't have enough miles on it yet or haven't towed with it yet to know whether its better or worse than my 15 SD
I guess I am glad that I got adaptive steering. Since its so hard to turn at least adaptive steering means I have to turn it less when backing up my trailers
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I don't notice any difference, but I'm not coming from a prior SD. I apply control force until the truck does what I tell it to. Maybe mine's not working or something. Maybe I'd miss it like crazy if it broke. Don't know.
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Tuned
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I thought it was going to be super light when maneuvering trailers and when not moving. Oh well. Maybe I am turning it less
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The idea is that at low speeds it takes fewer turns from lock to lock, the effort isn't really diminished. The wife and I noticed it right away on the 450 because the wide track front end allows additional frame clearance and really crazy steering angles but requires more turns in our 2008. Funny thing was my wife always took the 450 to the mall, with a rather tight multi story indoor parking structure, because the 450 was more maneuverable than the 2011 F150 raptor she usually drives.
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The idea is to not notice it. Take 2 F250's, one with and one with out and take them for a spin around the mall or Walmart parking lot. You will notice it, but if you have not taken them both for a spin you will not notice it.
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