2011 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 4th Printing - Page 104

Driver Controls Setting adaptive cruise control 1. Press and release ON. The message center will display the ACC indicator light, current gray gap setting and SET. 2. Accelerate to the desired speed. 3. Press SET upward and release. The vehicle speed will be stored in the memory and the message center will display a green ACC indicator light, current gap setting and desired set speed. 4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. 5. A lead vehicle graphic will illuminate if there is a vehicle detected in front of you. Following a vehicle WARNING: When following a vehicle in front of you, the vehicle will not decelerate automatically to a stop, nor will the vehicle always decelerate quickly enough to avoid a collision without driver intervention. Always apply the brakes when necessary. Failing to do so may result in a collision, serious injury or death. When a vehicle ahead of you enters the same lane or a slower vehicle is ahead in the same lane, the vehicle speed will adjust automatically to maintain a preset gap distance. The distance setting is adjustable, refer to Setting the gap distance in this section. The lead vehicle graphic will be illuminated. The vehicle will maintain a constant distance between the vehicle ahead until: • The vehicle in front of you accelerates to a speed above the set speed. • The vehicle in front of you moves out of your lane or out of view. • The vehicle speed falls below 16 mph (26 km/h). • A new gap distance is set. The vehicle brakes will be automatically applied to slow the vehicle to maintain a safe distance between the vehicle in front. The maximum 104 2011 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide, 4th Printing USA (fus)