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Old 11-21-2017, 08:00 PM
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for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to turn on the audible piece to this when putting on a turn signal and having the mirror light and an audible chime. Losing my mind.

Anyone do it?
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Not an option on my 2017 KR
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Can't be done.
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Yup, would be such an easy update for Ford to give us a chime setting to accompany the flash. It is pretty much standard on all the other brands.

The lack of a chime setting, combined with the visual circle resembling a clearance light in the mirror, as opposed to the common warning triangle used by others makes Ford’s blindspot system the worst I have used.

Still love my truck, but this is surprisingly poor, comparing to other brands.
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Really? ****. My wife had it on her Durango.
Surprised. The owners manual talks about visual and audible chimes on her 18.
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Originally Posted by bailer
Yup, would be such an easy update for Ford to give us a chime setting to accompany the flash. It is pretty much standard on all the other brands.

The lack of a chime setting, combined with the visual circle resembling a clearance light in the mirror, as opposed to the common warning triangle used by others makes Ford’s blindspot system the worst I have used.

Still love my truck, but this is surprisingly poor, comparing to other brands.
Don't care or want chime sound but that round circle is pretty lame IMO. Way to easy to mistake for a clearance light as you suggest....
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I never understood why Ford hasn't done this. There should be a tone when there is someone in your blind spot and you attempt to use the turn signal.
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Yup, the other brands I’m familiar with, Dodge, Jeep, BMW, Mercedes, Mazda all allow a choice for audible blindspot.

If you like the chime to accompany the flashing icon, enable it in settings, if you don’t, turn it off. Seems to be the industry standard.....
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I just hate they decided we don't need those little convex mirrors to help with backing in and blindspots if we have the BLIS system. Every time I back up to a curb I hate their decision more and more. The camera and blis doesn't help you see the back wheels.

If all we are gonna get is an led, they could have kept the mirrors the same as the xlt.
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WOW. I thought it was just me not digesting the owners manual. The back up sensors have alerts. Seems like a small issue for Ford to have connected that audible to side mirrors and turn signal



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