2013 Ford Flex Owner Manual Printing 4 - Page 238

Cruise Control 237 Setting the Gap Distance Note: It is your responsibility to select a gap appropriate to the driving conditions. You can decrease or increase the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you by pressing the GAP control up or down. The selected gap will display in the information display as shown by the bars in the graphic. Four gap distance settings are available. Graphic Following display (bars distance between vehicles) 1 bar 1 second 2 bars 1.4 seconds 3 bars 1.8 seconds 4 bars 2.2 seconds Each time you restart your vehicle, gap for the current driver. Following Dynamic distance at behavior 60 mph (100 km/h) 31 yards (28 m) Sporty 43 yards (39 m) Normal 55 yards (50 m) Normal 67 yards (61 m) Comfort the system will select the last chosen Disengaging Adaptive Cruise Control Press the brake pedal or press CNCL to disengage the system. The last set speed will display with a strikethrough. Disengaging the system 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. You can override the set speed and gap distance by pressing the accelerator pedal. When you are overriding the system, the green indicator light illuminates and the follow vehicle does not show in the information display. The system will resume operation when you release the accelerator pedal. The vehicle speed will decrease to the set speed, or a lower speed if following a slower vehicle. 2013 Flex (471) Owners Guide gf, 4th Printing, December 2012 USA (fus)