Ford Escape Owner's Manual page 187

The AdvanceTrac with RSC button,
located on the center stack of the
instrument panel, allows the driver
to control certain features of the
AdvanceTrac with RSC system
below 25 mph (40 km/h). If the
vehicle is below 25 mph (40 km/h), momentarily pressing the
AdvanceTrac with RSC button will disable RSC, ESC and Engine
Traction Control and steadily illuminate the "sliding car" icon. Pressing
and holding the AdvanceTrac with RSC button for more than five
seconds will further disable the brake portion of the Traction Control
feature and the "sliding car" icon will flash momentarily and then
illuminate steady.
If the vehicle is above 25 mph (40 km/h), momentarily pressing the
AdvanceTrac with RSC button will steadily illuminate the "sliding car"
icon, however, the AdvanceTrac with RSC system will remain enabled
until the vehicle speed drops below 25 mph. If the vehicle speed
decreases below 25 mph (40 km/h), the system will become deactivated,
but if the vehicle speed subsequently increases to above 25 mph
(40 km/h), the system will again become active. In general, the system
will be active at all times the vehicle speed is above 25 mph (40 km/h).
In R (Reverse), ABS and the Traction Control feature will continue to
function, however ESC and RSC are disabled.
All these conditions are normal during AdvanceTrac with RSC
operation. Refer to the following table.
AdvanceTrac with RSC Features
Button "Sliding
functions car" icon
Illuminated
Default at
during bulb
start-up
check
Button
Illuminated
pressed
solid
momentarily
2008 Escape (204)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
RSC ESC
Enabled Enabled
Disabled Disabled
below 25 below 25
mph (40 mph (40
km/h) km/h)
Driving
Engine Brake
Traction Traction
Control Control
Enabled Enabled
Disabled
below 25
Enabled
mph (40
km/h)
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