ive googled this option. Never have driven a truck with it.... can you explain how this will or would be a good option to add to my order?

Does t really help with parking or is the truck still hard to park or require wide turns like all trucks do. Thanks

 

It works as advertised but it's just something else to go wrong. The Fast Lane Truck did a good video on the 2017 Super Duty overview and does a good look at the Adaptive Steering option. Not worth it as an option for me though.

 

Pretty much what I wanted to hear. Cool.

Many other options by chance that would save me money that isn't really worth it?

gonna be ordering king ranch ultimate.

 

What one guy says is not worth it for him, might be completely worth it for you. I think it's a great option and it is on my truck. I didn't get it as a stand alone option but rather with the tow tech bundle. The old "more stuff to break" logic for me, goes back to my grandfather talking about power windows and power door locks. I mean really, how far do you want to take that. If you only want to save money and have less stuff to break, get an XL. For me, when spending this amount of money, you get every option you want and worry about the small possibility of breakage when or IF it happens. YMMV.

 

Yup options, options, and more options. Then get the extended warranty for stuff that breaks.

 

My truck has the adaptive steering as part of the tow technolgy bundle. Hard to say how I like it as nothing to compare to. I assume I'm turning the wheel less because of having it. I can say that it works seamlessly and the truck is easy to steer in parking maneuvers. The tow tech package is worth it for the 360 degree camera package alone in my opinion. The all around view it gives is amazing.

 

One nice thing to consider about the "stuff to break" is they did engineer the steering module to outlast the truck. Also if it were to break, it's completely located in the steering wheel, and comes out about as easy as an airbag. Not sure the cost of the module, but seriously, "things to break" shouldn't even be a consideration.

It's nice and noticeable in it's effect, but you don't really feel anything. The only reason I wouldn't get it is cost, because I am cheap like that, but if I was getting a nice truck, I absolutely would get it before navigation or a sunroof.

 

I have adaptive steering but can't compare but I do know the 2017 drives much easier than my 2009 did.


Question and it might be adaptive steering related. I pulled into a parking lot last night and when going into a parking spot I had the wheel at full lock. I could hear a noise coming from the steering column. Come off full wheel lock just a little and no noise, go back to full wheel lock and hear a noise. More like an air noise. Not grinding or metal sounding at all. Thoughts?

 

I have found that noise to be true, in some form or another, on almost every vehicle I have ever owned. I taught my kids to never hold the steering wheel in full lock, but to just easy off the tiniest bit and all is good. It puts undue stress on the PS pump and other parts.

 

I have it as well hard to tell if it's doing something or not but i belive that's the way ford wants it.
All i know is my 450 is a lot easier to maneuver around then my 2011 350 drw and i think part of it is adaptive steering and the wide trac front on the 450 i would not hesitate to get it

 

I looked into the adaptive steering on the 2017 superduty trucks. It does not improve the turning radius of the vehicle. At low speeds, the computer increases the ratio of turning of the steering wheel to the turning of the front wheels. Whether you have adaptive steering option or not, turning the steering wheel is the same effort. The adaptive steering option only decreases the amount of steering wheel turning you have to perform at low speeds.

I voiced my concern to the salesman that if I were going at highway speeds and something jumps out that I have to swerve to avoid whether mentally I would turn the steering wheel enough at high speed while possibly thinking of the movement needed at low speed. He got the sales manager involved, who said he had gone to one of the reveals at Ford where they talked about the option. Supposedly Ford did some sort of testing, and found that people's reactions at high speeds for swerving are appropriate even when they are used to the adaptive steering at low speeds.

As I recall, and my memory is somewhat fuzzy, but the next time I was in the dealership the same sales manager showed me a technical description of the option. I seem to recall it saying that magnet is used to somehow engage the adaptive steering... so they are not gears I think. Since the adaptive steering fades as the speed increases, then I think it is somehow engaged with a magnetic field from those magnets.

My wife and I both test drove F-250 superduty with crew cab and 8 foot beds. One with the adaptive steering and one without. The adaptive steering was pleasant, but we did not feel it was something we needed or could not live without. Note that part of what factored into our decision was that we previously drove F-150 trucks, mine was a regular cab, hers was a supercab, both were 8 foot beds, so we are used to the trucks without the adaptive steering.

 

Not disagreeing with anyone here. To each his own; what's one man's gimmick is another man's "best thing since sliced bread". Which is why they're called "Options".


But to clarify my earlier comment... I've already seen at least one poster in this forum commenting about an adaptive steering error message in their cluster. IMHO, since I've never had any issues turning any vehicle I've ever driven, the AS just doesn't provide me enough benefit to 1.) warrant the price; or 2.) warrant the headache and potential cost of a malfunction (out of warranty).


Now I will disagree with anyone who says those things should even be part of the consideration. I'm sorry, they are very much part of the equation, which is how buyers make informed decisions.


As usual, YMMV.

 

All true and at the same time if it didn't come standard on the platinum i'm not sure i would have got it also. Now that i have it there is a difference that i notice and like. I don't think you would notice the benefits just on a test drive

 

Especially if you weren't looking for it to begin with. It all gets lost in the "This thing drives really nice" emotion that convinced you to buy the truck. It's easy to go down the rabbit hole of "It's one more thing to break!" and start deleting options. Just buy the truck at a price that makes you feel like you're getting a good value and leave it at that. I don't think there is one person on this board that definitively knows the reliability of any of the new tech on this truck. Anecdotal issues on a forum have no bearing on that, as this is where people come to complain and seek opinions on things, share experiences. If anecdotes mean anything, don't get the tailgate, it might break, don't get 4wd, it might not engage properly initially, don't get the sunroof, it might leak, don't get seats, they might be uncomfortable, don't get the LED lighting, it might break and they are either too bright or not bright enough, and for goodness sakes, don't get the diesel cause you need to use DEF and its a complete nuisance and potentially damaging substance.

 

I would be happy with or without this option. I happened to order my truck without it - I'm a strong young lad, lol, and don't mind turning the steering wheel a few extra turns in exchange for having a direct connection to the wheels.