2009 Lincoln MKZ Owner's Manual - Page 196
2009 Lincoln MKZ Manual
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Driving Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Electronic Stability Control (ESC) may enhance your vehicle's directional stability during adverse maneuvers, for example when cornering severely or avoiding objects in the roadway. ESC operates by applying brakes to one or more of the wheels individually and, if necessary, reducing engine power if the system detects that the vehicle is about to skid or slide laterally. During Electronic Stability Control events the "sliding car" icon instrument cluster will flash. in the Certain adverse driving maneuvers may activate the Electronic Stability Control system, which include but are not limited to: • Taking a turn too fast • Maneuvering quickly to avoid an accident, pedestrian or obstacle • Driving over a patch of ice or other slippery surfaces • Changing lanes on a snow-rutted road • Entering a snow-free road from a snow-covered side street, or vice versa • Entering a paved road from a gravel road, or vice versa • Cornering while towing a heavily loaded trailer (refer to Trailer towing in the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter). Switching Off AdvanceTrac If the vehicle is stuck in snow, mud or sand, and seems to lose engine power, switching off certain features of the AdvanceTrac system may be beneficial because the wheels are allowed to spin. This will restore full engine power and will enhance momentum through the obstacle. To switch off the AdvanceTrac system press the AdvanceTrac Off button. Full features of the AdvanceTrac system can be restored by pressing the AdvanceTrac Off button again or by turning off and restarting the engine. will If you switch off the AdvanceTrac system, the sliding car icon illuminate steadily. Pressing the AdvanceTrac Off button again will . turn off the lighted button, sliding car icon In R (Reverse), ABS and the Engine and Brake Traction Control features will continue to function; however, ESC is disabled. 196 2009 MKZ (378) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)