diff --git a/selfdrive/car/ford/interface.py b/selfdrive/car/ford/interface.py
index 60571b42ef..ce27bb8adc 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/ford/interface.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/ford/interface.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CarInterface(CarInterfaceBase):
 
     # Auto Transmission: 0x732 ECU or Gear_Shift_by_Wire_FD1
     found_ecus = [fw.ecu for fw in car_fw]
-    if Ecu.shiftByWire in found_ecus or 0x5A in fingerprint[0]:
+    if Ecu.shiftByWire in found_ecus or 0x5A in fingerprint[0] or docs:
       ret.transmissionType = TransmissionType.automatic
     else:
       ret.transmissionType = TransmissionType.manual