Hands Off Steering Wheel alert disconnect?

[trek800z]

Sorry if I missed this; I did search around as this group helped disable my seat belt chime and "FOB in vehicle honk"; can the warning that your hands are off the steering wheel be disabled. I hold the wheel, left handed at 9 o'clock, probably cause I drive a manual as my other ride but no matter what at some point the red alert sounds, sure, I can jiggle the steering wheel but one day I figure I'll jiggle into the car next to me. Any one wanna help me save an insurance claim? Thanks in advance as always ! Sorry no pic, I didn't wanna crash snapping one and ya ll know what I'm talking about

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[CalvinT]

That must be a "feature" for 2024 Broncos. I have a 2023 Badlands with manual transmission and I've never got a "Hands Off Steering Wheel" alert.

Do keep both hands on the wheel except when shifting? I do. It can be convenient to rest your hand on the shift know but it's a bad idea. First of all it's unsafe. Secondly it can accelerate wear on the shift forks and synchros.

 

[Fordified1]

I think if you turn off lane keeping assist it won’t bug you about hands on the wheel. I turned mine off first day with it and it hasn’t bugged me about hands on the wheel ever.

 

[trek800z]

That must be a "feature" for 2024 Broncos. I have a 2023 Badlands with manual transmission and I've never got a "Hands Off Steering Wheel" alert.

Do keep both hands on the wheel except when shifting? I do. It can be convenient to rest your hand on the shift know but it's a bad idea. First of all it's unsafe. Secondly it can accelerate wear on the shift forks and synchros.

Thanks; at 60 I won't recount how many cars auto and manual I've owned, but my first was a stick and I do recall my father warning me not to "ride the shifter "(t shift in a Buick Regal with bucket seats ) ... I don't need 2 hands on the wheel all the time to keep a manual in check... cause if I did keep 2 on the wheel at 3 and 9, the warning would go off anyway.. explanation below makes sense

 

[Kevfra]

Sorry if I missed this; I did search around as this group helped disable my seat belt chime and "FOB in vehicle honk"; can the warning that your hands are off the steering wheel be disabled. I hold the wheel, left handed at 9 o'clock, probably cause I drive a manual as my other ride but no matter what at some point the red alert sounds, sure, I can jiggle the steering wheel but one day I figure I'll jiggle into the car next to me. Any one wanna help me save an insurance claim? Thanks in advance as always ! Sorry no pic, I didn't wanna crash snapping one and ya ll know what I'm talking about

I have been curious where/what the sensors are because I always drive two hands at 10 & 2, but I occasionally get the warning. And I have huge hands, covering a lot of the wheel. I don't want to disable the lane assist, so I just put up with it. But if there is somewhere in forscan to disable only the wheel alert - I'm up for it.

 

[HighVelocity]

This is why future generations will have thumbs installed on their knees.

 

[trek800z]

I think if you turn off lane keeping assist it won’t bug you about hands on the wheel. I turned mine off first day with it and it hasn’t bugged me about hands on the wheel ever.

Thank you ! I did find a feed on this topic once I posted my query ... although I got my OBX on 6/1/24; I already have a years worth of driving as I'm at 12,500 in less than 6 months; I find the lane departure/correction one of the single worst designed systems of its type on the road... but even though I saw the button to shut it down on the steering wheel I didn't ; now I will as it takes out 2 of the 5 most annoying elements of the Bronco...I already squelched the "double honk" and disabled the seat belt chime... the last is not correctable; that wonderfully vertical windshield; got my crack at 4k and kept on driving .. thanks again

 

[Fordified1]

I have been curious where/what the sensors are because I always drive two hands at 10 & 2, but I occasionally get the warning. And I have huge hands, covering a lot of the wheel. I don't want to disable the lane assist, so I just put up with it. But if there is somewhere in forscan to disable only the wheel alert - I'm up for it.

It sense’s steering input from the driver not whether your hands are actually touching the wheel. These Broncos track so well that on a straight road very little input is needed to keep it straight, thus the computer assumes the driver is letting lane keeping drive it. If this were a jeep you would never get the warning as it’s a constant battle to keep that junk in its lane on the highway lol. (coming from a guy who has owned 5 jeeps)

 

[CalvinT]

I agree that the Bronco tracks very well. But I wish there was more steering feel. When I first got it I had to be careful about wandering out of my lane. My previous d/d is a WRX Subaru. It had much more steering feel.

Now that I'm used to the light steering of the Bronco I no longer drift out of my lane.

 

[DaBrode]

Sorry if I missed this; I did search around as this group helped disable my seat belt chime and "FOB in vehicle honk"; can the warning that your hands are off the steering wheel be disabled. I hold the wheel, left handed at 9 o'clock, probably cause I drive a manual as my other ride but no matter what at some point the red alert sounds, sure, I can jiggle the steering wheel but one day I figure I'll jiggle into the car next to me. Any one wanna help me save an insurance claim? Thanks in advance as always ! Sorry no pic, I didn't wanna crash snapping one and ya ll know what I'm talking about

You don't want to jiggle the wheel. You just need to touch the wheel at 10 or 2 o'clock. The wheel has sensors.

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