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Your thoughts on some of the "luxury/tech" options after living with them?

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Old 02-11-2019, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Firerunner

Power Fold Mirrors - Absolutely love them, Have them set to auto fold.
How do you set them to auto fold? My previous gen truck had the power folding mirrors and it was great cuz I could hit the switch any time and they would fold in or out. Now on my 2018 I need to have the power acc on or truck has to be running which is PITA. Out of habit I turn truck off then go to hit the switch like I've always done and forget that I now need power on to truck to fold mirrors in.
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Originally Posted by dannofx4
How do you set them to auto fold? My previous gen truck had the power folding mirrors and it was great cuz I could hit the switch any time and they would fold in or out. Now on my 2018 I need to have the power acc on or truck has to be running which is PITA. Out of habit I turn truck off then go to hit the switch like I've always done and forget that I now need power on to truck to fold mirrors in.
its a FORScan change..you can find it on the "common" tab of the spreadsheet. There are two versions - auto fold: will fold anytime you hit the lock button & unfold anytime you hit the unlock and Lincoln: this setting will fold when you hit the lock button, but will not unfold until you open & close the drivers door. I have mine set to the Lincoln version
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Old 02-11-2019, 10:40 AM
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I've had a King Ranch and now have a 502A. My KR had the multicontour seats, 360 camera, and lane departure, but not the adaptive cruise or parking assist, all of which the Lariat does not have. I also added the AMP power boards to the Lariat. After having both of them, here are my thoughts:

- My main "must have" would probably be the power running boards - they honestly are my (and my wife's) favorite feature on the truck. Also, after having it in the last several cars, intelligent access/push button start is pretty close to a must for me as well, as I can just leave all my crap in my gym or work bag and not worry about it. I guess you could put BLIS here too, because I do think it makes a huge difference from a safety standpoint, especially with a truck.

- I really like the LED lights, heated seats/steering wheel and cooled seats, auto high beam, and rain sensing wipers but I could live without them if need be. I also am completely happy with the Sony stereo that both of my trucks have had (90% of my time in the truck I'm listening to books or podcasts anyway). I do wish my current truck had the 360 camera system that my KR had (or at least front parking sensors like GM).

All of the other stuff I either don't like/use/have or don't have strong enough feelings on either way. I will say that I was surprised to find my Lariat seats much more comfortable than the multicontour seats in the KR, so I don't miss that option at all. I also have never regretted not having adaptive cruise or the parking assist. Only other thing I feel strongly on is the sunroof, which was a dealbreaker for me and killed several deals on trucks I was looking at.
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Originally Posted by h2ouup2
3. Puddle Lights:
I like them. When I’m driving down the ranch drive which is well over a ¼ mile long, you can turn them on and look for the cows (or whatever you want to look at). Very valuable, in this situation. I just wish they would stay on at higher speeds (hello FORScan)?
I see from your signature, you have a Limited. For the above, are you sure you're not talking about the mirror spot lights that can be turned on from the dash? The puddle lamps shine on the ground next to the body of the truck. How would these help you look for cows? Plus, they only come on (very brief) when the door is open.

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