Steering for Your Ford F 150 Light Truck 2023

Trail Turn Assist(If Equipped)  
3. Switch Trail Turn Assist on or off.  
WHAT IS TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
Once switched on, trail turn assist  
Trail turn assist can reduce the turning  
radius of your vehicle by applying the  
brakes to the inside rear wheel in  
activates when the:  
Vehicle speed is less than 12 mph  
(19.3 km/h).  
low-speed, high steering-angle maneuvers.  
Vehicle is in four-wheel drive high (4H)  
or four-wheel drive low (4L).  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
PRECAUTIONS  
Note: Do not use trail turn assist on dry,  
hard surfaced roads. Doing so can produce  
excessive noise, increase tire wear and may  
damage drive line, or braking components.  
Trail turn assist is only intended for slippery,  
or loose surfaces.  
Rear differential is fully unlocked.  
Steering wheel is almost fully turned  
to the left or right.  
You can deactivate trail turn assist by  
performing any of the following:  
Selecting two-wheel drive high (2H) or  
four-wheel drive auto (4A).  
Switch on the rear locking differential.  
Reducing the steering wheel input.  
You may hear noise from the anti-lock  
brake system while trail turn assist is  
active. This is normal operation.  
Trail turn assist remains on, even if  
deactivated, until you switch it off in the  
touchscreen. You can switch off trail turn  
assist through the touchscreen at any time.  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
LIMITATIONS  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
INDICATORS  
Trail turn assist can only be used when the  
vehicles four-wheel drive system is in the  
four-wheel drive high (4H), or four-wheel  
drive low (4L) modes.  
Trail Turn Assist cannot be used when the  
vehicles rear differential is locked. If the  
rear differential has recently been locked  
prior to Trail Turn Assist being turned on,  
Trail Turn Assist may not activate until it  
can confirm that the rear differential is  
unlocked.  
When trail turn assist is on, one  
of these two indicators will be  
displayed, depending on the  
direction of the vehicles last  
turn. When the feature is on but  
not in use, the indicator light will  
be gray. When the feature is active the  
indicator light will be green.  
SWITCHING TRAIL TURN  
ASSIST ON AND OFF  
You can switch the trail turn assist on or  
off from the features section of the vehicle  
on screen display.  
1. Press Features on the touchscreen.  
2. Press Trail Turn Assist.  
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Trail Turn Assist(If Equipped)  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
TROUBLESHOOTING  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST  
INFORMATION MESSAGES  
Message  
Details  
Trail Turn  
Switch to four-wheel  
drive low (4L) or four-  
Assist Avail-  
able in 4L or wheel drive high (4H) to  
4H  
activate trail turn assist.  
See Selecting a Four-  
Wheel Drive Mode  
(page 277).  
Trail Turn  
Trail turn assist system  
malfunction could be  
Assist Not  
Available See present. If this condition  
Manual  
persists, have your  
vehicle serviced.  
Trail Turn  
Assist ON  
You have activated trail  
turn assist.  
Trail Turn  
You have switched trail  
turn assist off.  
Assist OFF  
TRAIL TURN ASSIST –  
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS  
Why does Trail Turn Assist not activate  
after unlocking the rear differential?  
The rear differential may not be fully  
disengaged. When possible, turn off  
the rear axle locker while driving  
straight before using trail turn assist.  
If you are already in a tight turn when  
you encounter this situation, driving  
the vehicle for a short distance in  
reverse could allow the differential to  
fully disengage.  
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