Driving
Pullthereleaselevertoreleasethe
brake.Drivingwiththeparking
brakeonwillcausethebrakesto
wearoutquicklyandreducefuel
economy.
ADVANCETRACி STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
(IF EQUIPPED)
TheAdvanceTracsystemprovidesastabilityenhancementfeatureas
wellasatractionenhancementfeature.Ithelpsyourvehiclemaintain
traction,whendrivingonslipperyand/orhillyroadsurfaces,bydetecting
andcontrollingwheelspin.Excessivewheelspiniscontrolledby
momentarilyreducingenginepowerandrapidlyapplyingtheanti-lock
brakes.Thesystemisadriveraidwhichmakesyourvehicleeasierto
handleprimarilyonsnowandice-coveredroads.
Ifyourvehicleshouldbecomestuckindeepsnowormud,tryswitching
theAdvanceTracsystemoffbypressingtheAdvanceTracbutton.
Thiswillallowyourtiresto“dig”fortraction.
IftheAdvanceTracsystemisactivatedexcessivelyinashortperiodof
time,thebrakeportionofthesystemwillshutdowntoallowthebrakes
tocooldown.AlimitedAdvanceTracfunctionusingonlyenginepower
reductionwillstillhelpcontrolthewheelsfromover-spinning.Whenthe
brakeshavecooleddown,thesystemwillagainfunctionnormally.
Anti-lockbrakingisnotaffectedbythisconditionandwillfunction
normallyduringthecool-downperiod.
AdvanceTracenhancesyourvehicle’sstabilityduringmaneuversthat
requireallavailabletiretraction,likeinwet/snowy/icyroadconditions
and/orwhenperformingemergencymaneuvers.Inanemergency
lane-change,thedriverwillexperiencebetteroverallvehicletraction,
andhavebettercontrolofthevehicle.
TheAdvanceTracsystemhelpsthedrivermaintainsteeringcontrolif
thevehiclebeginstoslideexcessivelyleftorrightorspinout.
AdvanceTracwillattempttocorrecttheslidingmotionbyapplying
brakeforceatindividualtiresand,ifnecessary,byreducingengine
power.
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2004
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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Model Year | 2004 |
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