Driving – FORD 2010 Explorer v.2 User Manual
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• Changing lanes on a snow-rutted road
• Entering a snow-free road from a snow-covered side street, or vice
versa
• Entering a paved road from a gravel road, or vice versa
• Cornering while towing a heavily loaded trailer (refer to Trailer
towing in the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter).
The ESC system may be deactivated in certain situations. See the
Switching Off AdvanceTrac
with RSC section following.
Roll Stability Control™ (RSC
)
Roll Stability Control™ (RSC
) may help to maintain roll stability of the
vehicle during adverse maneuvers. The RSC
system operates by
detecting the vehicle’s roll motion and the rate at which it changes and
by applying the brakes to one or more wheels individually.
During an event that activates the RSC
system, the “sliding car”
icon
in the instrument cluster will flash.
Certain adverse driving maneuvers may activate the RSC
system, which
include:
• Emergency lane-change
• Taking a turn too fast
• Quick maneuvering to avoid an accident, pedestrian or obstacle
The RSC
system may be deactivated in certain situations. See the
Switching Off AdvanceTrac
with RSC section following.
Switching Off AdvanceTrac
with RSC
If the vehicle is stuck in snow, mud or sand, and seems to lose engine
power, switching off certain features of the AdvanceTrac
with RSC
system may be beneficial because the wheels are allowed to spin. This
will restore full engine power and will enhance momentum through the
obstacle. To switch off the AdvanceTrac
with RSC system press the
AdvanceTrac
with RSC button. Full features of the AdvanceTrac with
RSC
system can be restored by pressing the AdvanceTrac with RSC
button again or by turning off and restarting the engine.
If you switch off the AdvanceTrac
with RSC system, the “sliding car”
icon
will illuminate steadily. Pressing the AdvanceTrac
with RSC
button again will turn off the “sliding car” icon
.
In R (Reverse), ABS and the engine traction control and brake traction
control features will continue to function; however, ESC and RSC
are
disabled.
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