2012 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 103

Driver Controls 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 Following Following Dynamic display (bars distance distance at behavior between 60 mph vehicles) (100 km/h) 1 bar 1 second 29 yards (28 m) Sporty 2 bars 1.5 seconds 44 yards (42 m) Normal 3 bars 1.9 seconds 56 yards (53 m) Normal 4 bars 2.3 seconds 66 yards (64 m) Comfort 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 ACC light is 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. 103 2012 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)