As long-time truck lovers, we all have at least one horror story about backing up our trailer. Imagine if your truck was equipped with a built-in co-pilot, making hitching that fifth wheel or gooseneck as simple as revving up your engine. You won’t look at your F-series the same way after you experience the Super Duty with Trailer Reverse Guidance.
What makes this pickup so powerful? Technology mixed with experience and brute strength, making for seamless towing performance. With 14 class-exclusive features, including seven digital cameras and two trailer tow patents, backing up your truck has never been easier (or faster!), and it’s all thanks to its new Trailer Reverse Guidance system.
How it works
Think of it as the ultimate assistant coach, right there with you in the cab.
Six cameras are located on the vehicle—in the front grille, tailgate, side view mirrors, bed, and cargo box. The seventh is Ford’s first-ever detachable camera that can be placed on the back of the trailer to improve visibility.
The three high-resolution cameras unite to create the Trailer Reverse Guidance system’s exclusive 360-degree, giving the driver the ability to see more angles, monitor external activity and receive real-time trailer assist guidance.
The navigation touch screen is equipped with a colour-coded, bird’s-eye diagram of the vehicle, helping to avoid jackknife conditions. The tailgate camera tracks the motion of a conventional trailer while the side-view cameras shift the view of the trailer as it moves – these are not just digital rearview mirrors.
To put it simply, the Trailer Reverse Guidance is your extra set of eyes and ears—more cameras equal more angles, more angles equals improved vision, and improved vision equals faster, safer and more efficient driving.