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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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