Curve Control; Turning Traction Control Off - Ford Explorer 2011 Owner's Manual

Driving
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

Curve Control

Curve control may enhance your vehicle's ability to follow the road
during adverse maneuvers, for example when cornering severely or
avoiding objects in the roadway. Curve Control operates by reducing
engine power and, if necessary, applying brakes to one or more of the
wheels individually. During Curve Control events, the stability control
light in the instrument cluster will flash and the brake lamps may
illuminate.
Certain adverse driving maneuvers may activate the Curve control
system, which include but are not limited to:
• Taking a turn too fast
• Maneuvering quickly to avoid an accident, pedestrian or obstacle
• Cornering while towing a heavily loaded trailer (see Trailer towing in
the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter). The Curve Control system
may be deactivated in certain terrain management modes. See
Terrain management later in this chapter.

Turning traction control off

If the vehicle is stuck in snow, mud or sand, and seems to lose engine
power, switching off traction control in 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 turn off traction control in the AdvanceTrac system, select traction
control off in the message center. Full features of the AdvanceTrac
system can be restored by selecting it on again or by turning off and
restarting the engine.
If you switch off traction control in
the AdvanceTrac with RSC
system, the stability control off light
will illuminate steadily. Selecting
traction control on again will turn
off the stability control off light.
Note: In R (Reverse), ABS and the engine traction control and brake
traction control features will continue to function; however, ESC, RSC
and Curve Control are disabled.
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