2010 Ford Fusion Owners Manual

Driving
WARNING:Ifafailurehasbeendetectedwithinthe
AdvanceTracsystem,thestabilitycontrollightwillilluminate
steadily,andyoumayhearachime.Ifequippedwithamessagecenter,
thevehiclewillalsoindicateafailurewiththebrakesystem.Havethe
systemservicedbyanauthorizeddealerimmediately.
TheAdvanceTracsystemautomaticallyenableseachtimetheengineis
started.AllfeaturesoftheAdvanceTracsystem(TCSandESC)are
activeandmonitorthevehiclefromstart-up.However,thesystemwill
onlyinterveneifthedrivingsituationrequiresit.
TheAdvanceTracsystemincludes
astabilitycontrolswitchonthe
instrumentpanel,astabilitycontrol
lightandastabilitycontrolofflight
intheinstrumentcluster.Boththe
stabilitycontrollightandthe
stabilitycontrolofflightintheinstrumentclusterwillilluminate
temporarilyduringstart-upaspartofanormalsystemself-check.The
stabilitycontrollightmayilluminate(flash)duringcertaindriving
situationswhichcausetheAdvanceTracsystemtooperate.Ifthe
stabilitycontrollightilluminatessteadily,havethesystemservicedbyan
authorizeddealerimmediately.Ifequippedwithamessagecenter,the
vehiclewillalsoindicateafailurewiththeAdvanceTracsystem.
WhenAdvanceTracperformsanormalsystemself-check,somedrivers
maynoticeaslightmovementofthebrake,and/orarumble,grunting,or
grindingnoiseafterstartupandwhendrivingoff.
WhenaneventoccursthatactivatesAdvanceTracyoumayexperience
thefollowing:
Aslightdecelerationofthevehicle
Thestabilitycontrollightwillflash.
Ifyourfootisonthebrakepedal,avibrationinthepedal
Ifthedrivingconditionissevereandyourfootisnotonthebrake,the
brakepedalmaymoveasthesystemsapplieshigherbrakeforces.You
mayalsohearawhooshofairfromundertheinstrumentpanelduring
thisseverecondition.
Thebrakepedalmayfeelstifferthanusual.
Tractioncontrolsystem(TCS)
Tractioncontrolisadriveraidfeaturethathelpsyourvehiclemaintain
tractionofthewheels,typicallywhendrivingonslipperyand/orhilly
roadsurfaces,bydetectingandcontrollingwheelspin.
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