Hill Descent Control
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WARNING: Hill descent control cannot control descent in all surface conditions and circumstances, such as ice or extremely steep grades. Hill descent control is a driver assist system and cannot substitute for good judgment by the driver. Failure to do so may result in loss of vehicle control, crash or serious injury.
WARNING: Hill descent control does not provide hill hold at zero miles per hour (0 kilometers per hour). When stopped, you must apply the parking brake or place the vehicle in P (Park), or it may roll away.2019 Ford F-150 Hill descent control allows you to set and maintain vehicle speed while descending steep grades in various surface conditions. You can only get the best performance when your wheels have sufficient tread depth. We recommend changing tires whenever tread depth is nearing 2/32 of an inch.
2019 Ford F-150 Hill descent control can maintain vehicle speeds on downhill grades between 2 mph (3 km/h) and 12 mph (20 km/h). Above 20 mph (32 km/h), the system remains armed, but you cannot use the system to set or maintain the descent speed.
2019 Ford F-150 Hill descent control requires a cooling down interval after a period of sustained use. The amount of time that the feature can remain active before cooling varies with conditions. The system provides a warning in the message center and a tone sounds when the system is about to disengage for cooling. At this time, manually apply the brakes as needed to maintain descent speed.
Press and release the hill descent button on the instrument panel. A light in the
cluster illuminates and a tone sounds when you switch this on.
To increase descent speed, press the accelerator pedal until you reach the speed you desire. To decrease descent speed, press the brake pedal until you reach the speed you desire.
When accelerating or decelerating, once you reach the descent speed you desire, remove your feet from the pedals and the hill descent control maintains the vehicle speed you chose.
Note: You may observe a noise from the ABS pump motor during hill descent control operation. This is a normal characteristic of the ABS and is no reason for concern.
Note: Refer to the Raptor Supplement for further information on Trail Control.
• At speeds between 2 mph (3 km/h) and 20 mph (32 km/h): When you press this button, the light flashes indicating this feature is active. Your vehicle maintains the speed you desire when in this mode.
• At speeds between 20 mph (32 km/h) and 40 mph (64 km/h): When you press this button, the light is solid and a message appears in the information display indicating this feature is active. Your vehicle does not maintain the speed you desire and you cannot set your descent speed.
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Refer to the Information Displays for additional hill descent control messages. See Information Messages (page 128).
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