Ford Explorer Owner's Manual page 103

Setting the gap distance
The distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle in front of you can
be decreased or increased by
pressing the GAP control up or
down. The selected gap will be
displayed in the message center as shown by the bars in the graphic.
Four gap distance settings are available.
Graphic display
(bars between
vehicles)
1 bar 1 second
2 bars 1.5 seconds
3 bars 1.9 seconds
4 bars 2.3 seconds
Each time the vehicle is restarted, the last chosen gap for the current
driver will be automatically selected.
Note: It is the driver's responsibility to select a gap appropriate to the
driving conditions.
Disengaging adaptive cruise control
Press the brake pedal or press CNCL to disengage the adaptive cruise
control. The last set speed will be displayed with a strikethrough.
Disengaging the adaptive cruise control will not erase your previous set
speed.
Overriding adaptive cruise control
WARNING: Whenever the driver is overriding the ACC by
pressing the accelerator pedal, the ACC will not automatically
apply the brakes to maintain separation from any vehicle ahead.
The set speed and gap distance can be overridden by pressing the
accelerator pedal.
When the driver is overriding ACC, the green
illuminated, and the follow vehicle is not displayed in the message
center. When the accelerator is released, the ACC function will operate
again and vehicle speed will decrease to the set speed, or a lower speed
if following a slower vehicle.
2012 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Following Following
distance distance at
60 mph
(100 km/h)
29 yards (28 m)
44 yards (42 m)
56 yards (53 m)
66 yards (64 m)
Driver Controls
Dynamic
behavior
Sporty
Normal
Normal
Comfort
ACC light is
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