AEB - Automatic Emergency Braking
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AEB - Automatic Emergency Braking
I’m considering a 2020 F250 Lariat, but the AEB is a non-starter for ranch work. Several dealers have told me AEB can only be turned off via dash menu, and must be done each time the truck is started. I have to call BS on this, but the message from dealers has been consistent. Is it possible to permanently disable AEB?
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Not sure why AEB is an issue for you? The AEB is not very sensitive in my opinion. I cruise in and out of road closures and through sand barrels daily and The AEB has only once in the short time I have had this truck gone off and that was when I was over 20mph and passed very close to the back of a flat deck trailer. Maybe take one for a drive, I know the wife's 2020 explorer is overly sensitive and beeps all the time and it is irritating.
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Unless it changed significantly from 2019 you can herd cattle or push open a swing gate just fine. As others have said you can soft or hard disable it. Some metallic duct tape on the radar box is a dead simple hard override
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Bumping gates and pushing through a herd is exactly my concern; as well as a few switchbacks that are near impossible with a full size truck- I’m imagining the AEB stopping me just as I need momentum to climb a hill.
Thanks for the ideas, I will demo a truck and try a few of these suggestions before ordering.
What are the plow guys doing with front sensors/aeb/adapt cruise? Are the days of hanging bikes or spare tire off the front of a truck or rv gone? This is what happens when you keep a truck for 200k miles, too much new technology to wrap your head around.
Thanks for the ideas, I will demo a truck and try a few of these suggestions before ordering.
What are the plow guys doing with front sensors/aeb/adapt cruise? Are the days of hanging bikes or spare tire off the front of a truck or rv gone? This is what happens when you keep a truck for 200k miles, too much new technology to wrap your head around.
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Bumping gates and pushing through a herd is exactly my concern; as well as a few switchbacks that are near impossible with a full size truck- I’m imagining the AEB stopping me just as I need momentum to climb a hill.
Thanks for the ideas, I will demo a truck and try a few of these suggestions before ordering.
What are the plow guys doing with front sensors/aeb/adapt cruise? Are the days of hanging bikes or spare tire off the front of a truck or rv gone? This is what happens when you keep a truck for 200k miles, too much new technology to wrap your head around.
Thanks for the ideas, I will demo a truck and try a few of these suggestions before ordering.
What are the plow guys doing with front sensors/aeb/adapt cruise? Are the days of hanging bikes or spare tire off the front of a truck or rv gone? This is what happens when you keep a truck for 200k miles, too much new technology to wrap your head around.
Could be wrong, not familiar with the 2020 model. Thought it was only active about 20mph.
Not familiar cows, how fast can you hit them?
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Not sure why AEB is an issue for you? The AEB is not very sensitive in my opinion. I cruise in and out of road closures and through sand barrels daily and The AEB has only once in the short time I have had this truck gone off and that was when I was over 20mph and passed very close to the back of a flat deck trailer. Maybe take one for a drive, I know the wife's 2020 explorer is overly sensitive and beeps all the time and it is irritating.
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That's not how it works. It's quite passive imo. I've occasionally gotten a warning when a car in front of me is turning and the truck thinks I should have slowed down more but have never had the braking system activate. Crawling around on switchbacks or opening gates is so slow, it will never activate. It's good to research and ask questions but I don't think this one should stop you from making a purchase.
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AEB only acts IF you hit the brake pedal. It gives you a warning in the heads up display, but it doesn’t actually do anything unless you touch the brake pedal, and you have to be going faster than 20 mph, and you have to be closing on an object significant enuogh to be warning you of imminent collision. It will not be triggered under these circumstances your worried about in my opinion. Easy enuogh to disable anything in the menu or use Forscan, or have the dealer in IDS.
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AEB only acts IF you hit the brake pedal. It gives you a warning in the heads up display, but it doesn’t actually do anything unless you touch the brake pedal, and you have to be going faster than 20 mph, and you have to be closing on an object significant enuogh to be warning you of imminent collision.
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AEB only acts IF you hit the brake pedal. It gives you a warning in the heads up display, but it doesn’t actually do anything unless you touch the brake pedal, and you have to be going faster than 20 mph, and you have to be closing on an object significant enuogh to be warning you of imminent collision. It will not be triggered under these circumstances your worried about in my opinion. Easy enuogh to disable anything in the menu or use Forscan, or have the dealer in IDS.