Ford 2012 Flex Owner's Manual page 262

If you switch off the traction
control, the stability control off light
will illuminate steadily. Pressing the
traction control button again will
turn off the stability control light.
In R (Reverse), ABS and the engine traction control and brake traction
control features will continue to function; however, ESC and RSC are
disabled.
Control
switch Mode
functions
Default at System Initial-
start-up ization
Control
switch
Traction con-
pressed
trol OFF
once mo-
mentarily
Control
switch
pressed AdvanceTrac
again after fully enabled
deactiva-
tion
Trailer sway control (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with trailer sway control. When properly
equipped, trailer sway control will use the vehicle's AdvanceTrac with
RSC system to detect and mitigate trailer sway by applying brake force
at individual wheels and, if necessary, by reducing engine power.
Note: Trailer sway control does not prevent a trailer from swaying, it
mitigates the sway from increasing once it has occurred. TSC cannot
stop all trailers from swaying. If you are experiencing trailer sway it is
likely that the trailer is improperly loaded for the correct tongue weight
or the speed of the vehicle and trailer is too high. Pull the vehicle-trailer
over to a safe location to check the trailer weight distribution and tongue
load and reduce speed to a safe level while towing. If trailer sway is
2012 Flex (471)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
AdvanceTrac Features
Stability
Message
control
center dis-
off
play
light
Turns on
during Nothing Dis-
bulb played
check
TRACTION
On CONTROL
OFF
ADVANCE-
Off
TRAC ON
Driving
OFF
ESC/
TCS
RSC
En-
Enabled
abled
En- Dis-
abled abled
En-
Enabled
abled
261