Ford 2010 Edge Automobile User Manual


 
WARNING: If a failure has been detected within the
AdvanceTrac with RSC system, the “sliding car” icon
will
illuminate steadily. Verify that the AdvanceTrac with RSC system is
not manually disabled (press the AdvanceTrac with RSC “Off
button located on the center of the instrument panel). If the “sliding
car” icon
still illuminates steadily, have the system serviced by an
authorized dealer immediately. Operating your vehicle with
AdvanceTrac with RSC disabled could lead to an increased risk of
loss of vehicle control, vehicle rollover, personal injury and death.
The AdvanceTrac with RSC system provides the following stability
enhancement features for certain driving situations:
Traction Control (TCS), which functions to help avoid drive-wheel
spin and loss of traction.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which functions to help avoid skids
or lateral slides
Roll Stability Control™ (RSC), which functions to help avoid a
vehicle roll-over.
The AdvanceTrac with RSC system automatically enables each time
the engine is started. All features of the AdvanceTrac with RSC system
(TCS, ESC, and RSC are active and monitor the vehicle from start-up).
However, the system will only intervene if the driving situation requires
it.
The AdvanceTrac with RSC
system includes an AdvanceTrac
with RSC௡ЉOffЉ buttononthe
center of the instrument panel, and
a “sliding car” icon
in the
instrument cluster. The “sliding car”
icon
in the instrument cluster will illuminate temporarily during
start-up as part of a normal system self-check, or during driving if a
driving situation causes the AdvanceTrac with RSC system to operate.
If the “sliding car” icon
illuminates steadily, verify that the
AdvanceTrac with RSC system is not manually disabled by pressing
the AdvanceTrac with RSC௡ЉOffЉ button located on the center of the
instrument panel. If the “sliding car” icon
remains steadily
illuminated, have the system serviced by an authorized dealer
immediately. The message center will also indicate a failure with the
AdvanceTrac with RSC system.
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