FORD 2010 Fusion v.2 - Manual (Page 210)

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) may enhance your vehicle’s directional
stability during adverse maneuvers, for example when cornering severely
or avoiding objects in the roadway. ESC operates by applying brakes to
one or more of the wheels individually and, if necessary, reducing engine
power if the system detects that the vehicle is about to skid or slide
laterally.
During ESC events the “sliding car” icon in the instrument cluster
will flash.
Certain adverse driving maneuvers may activate ESC, which include but
are not limited to:
• Taking a turn too fast
• Maneuvering quickly to avoid an accident, pedestrian or obstacle
• Driving over a patch of ice or other slippery surfaces
• 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).
Switching Off AdvanceTrac
௡
If the vehicle is stuck in snow, mud or sand, and seems to lose engine
power, switching off certain features of the AdvanceTrac
௡ 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
௡
system press the AdvanceTrac
௡
control switch. Full features of the
AdvanceTrac
௡ system can be
restored by pressing the
AdvanceTrac
௡ control switch again
or by turning off and restarting the engine.
When the AdvanceTrac
௡ system is
off, the “sliding car off” icon will
illuminate steadily. Pressing the
AdvanceTrac
௡ control switch again
will turn off the “sliding car off”
icon.
OFF
Driving
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2010 Fusion (fsn)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)