Jan 08, 2024
There are a variety of bothersome features for our own safety which roughly translates to "we don't want to be subject to liability." Ford is not alone; all manufacturers assume we, the operators of the motor vehicles, do not have common sense.
As to this 'variety' - for now I will just share this - when driving on a highway, and achieving speed of approx 60-65, the motor vehicle digitizes a notice: "Check Brake System" or something similar. So my initial drive on an interstate, this notice alerted me to something. So I unsafely pulled over onto the shoulder to look through the 400 or so page manual to determine just what the heck I should be checking as to the brake system. I still have no idea.
Is this just another example of 'dumbing-down' to consumers to tell us something that we already know, just to lessen potential manufacturer liability?
As to this 'variety' - for now I will just share this - when driving on a highway, and achieving speed of approx 60-65, the motor vehicle digitizes a notice: "Check Brake System" or something similar. So my initial drive on an interstate, this notice alerted me to something. So I unsafely pulled over onto the shoulder to look through the 400 or so page manual to determine just what the heck I should be checking as to the brake system. I still have no idea.
Is this just another example of 'dumbing-down' to consumers to tell us something that we already know, just to lessen potential manufacturer liability?
