anyone use the auto park

NJ357L · Sep 16, 2022

has anybody used the auto park and do you use it often like I just parked and take a look at this talk about close

2020FordRaptor · Sep 16, 2022

I really only used it as a party trick. Worked well though.

NJ357L · Sep 16, 2022

I'm afraid to hit the rims lol still very new

hbalek · Sep 17, 2022

Sometimes it scares me but it's been flawless. I did however curb a wheel past weekend for the first time at 32,000 miles. It hurt me and I almost cried!

2020FordRaptor · Sep 17, 2022

hbalek said:

We hit the rim on ours but thankfully it didn't scratch it. Gosh our hearts stopped.

MikeHTally · Sep 19, 2022

I keep meaning to try mine (in an empty lot), but I forget to go by my office on the weekend.

ridered74 · Sep 19, 2022

MikeHTally said:

It doesn't do well in empty lots. I've tried using mine twice in nearly empty lots, it lets me drive by endless empty spaces, but as soon as there is another car, it finds an available spot and then parks right next to the other vehicle.

Big Turk · Sep 19, 2022

ridered74 said:

It works well, but it is way too slow.

bpenn8966 · Sep 19, 2022

I've used it a handful of times, it has worked really well for me.

2PAC · Sep 19, 2022

Perpendicular park is useless, doesn't matter if it's ford, cadillac, bmw, Mercedes, etc etc they are all way too slow.

Parallel parking works like a charm, some of the spots I have snuck it into are so small you would need someone who Parallel parks in this car every single day for 15+ years to effectively park, the car does it in 20-30 seconds with ease.

The Parallel park pull out works well too, but honestly getting out is the easy part, getting in with traffic breathing down ur neck is usually more pressure.

Doug · Sep 20, 2022

Only complaint is all the buttons. Gotta push a button to let it know you’re interested in auto park. Push another button to select the type of parking spot. And yet another button to hold until the job is complete. My X must be the anomaly, it’s super easy and intuitive, just have to put it in reverse and select the auto park button once. Both the X and ST park at the same speed from there.

MikeHTally · Sep 20, 2022

ridered74 said:

Did not know that. Don't know if I'd want to trust it.

R2D2 · Dec 28, 2022

Mine doesn't come with this feature from factory. (It has all other tech in it)
My would have really appreciated it for parallel parking (even if it was slow).

Is there any way we can add it later to the vehicle? (my assumption is No)

sadeen · Dec 29, 2022

ridered74 said:

Yeah it doesn't 'see' the parking lines , it uses other objects to park between (ref pg 236) -

Driving into a Parking Space
Note: The system detects other vehicles
and curbs to find a parking space.
Note: The system does not recognize
parking space lines

st8 · Dec 29, 2022

Party trick and that's about it. I used it more in my previous 2017 explorer. But with my ST, I'm too worried about scratching my rims lol Plus, I very rarely even park near people.

Big Turk · Dec 29, 2022

st8 said:

So true, my wife always asks me if I have parked far enough away from the entrance. So I move a little farther away.

R2D2 · Dec 31, 2022

R2D2 said:

Refining my question a bit.

Does the vehicle have all the hardware already installed for this feature to work? (Mine has the full 360 camera, front and rear sensors, and Ford copilot+)

If yes, then can someone with software knowledge, activate the self parking feature?

st8 · Dec 31, 2022

R2D2 said:

It has to be a separate chip that enables that feature. Which is why it was cut out. If it was just software, it wouldn’t of been removed in the first place.

Mackdaddy · Jan 2, 2023

one of these days when I get the courage

Mackdaddy · Jan 4, 2023

it should show on your Window Sticker, on mine under optional equipment it shows active park assist 2.0 for $355

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