Traction control

[07LTDDSM]

The AdvanceTrac with RSC button, located on the center stack of the instrument panel, allows the driver to control certain features of the AdvanceTrac with RSC system below 25 mph (40 km/h). If the vehicle is below 25 mph (40 km/h), momentarily pressing the AdvanceTrac with RSC button will disable RSC, ESC and Engine Traction Control and steadily illuminate the “sliding car” icon. Pressing and holding the AdvanceTrac with RSC button for more than five seconds will further disable the brake portion of the Traction Control feature and the “sliding car” icon will flash momentarily and then
illuminate steady.

If the vehicle is above 25 mph (40 km/h), momentarily pressing the AdvanceTrac with RSC button will steadily illuminate the “sliding car” icon, however, the AdvanceTrac with RSC system will remain enabled until the vehicle speed drops below 25 mph. If the vehicle speed decreases below 25 mph (40 km/h), the system will become deactivated, but if the vehicle speed subsequently increases to above 25 mph (40 km/h), the system will again become active. In general, the system will be active at all times the vehicle speed is above 25 mph (40 km/h).

In R (Reverse), ABS and the Traction Control feature will continue to function, however ESC and RSC are disabled.

MANUAL

 

[Fire488]

Thanks for this reply. I have a mechanical issue, but this manual is very good.

 

[yoster]

Hopefully I can provide some insight here.

To the person who has a 'grinding' noise going down the road and the TC light come on. I assume you have a 4x4. The 4x4 explorers are VERY sensitive to tire size. For instance, if I run two different brands (identical 'size') front and back - the difference is enough (due to brand differences) in diameter that the computer THINKS the front or rear wheels are losing traction (because they're spinning faster than the others) and kicks TC in ALONG with front wheel engagement.

To add to this though - for those of you who are disabling TC (hold the button) but it still kicks in. It's not TC that's kicking in here - it's the auto 4x4. There's a wire you can cut under the passenger side (I wired-in a toggle switch there) that controls whether or not 4x4 comes on automatically.

With the above, if I disable 4x4 and hold the TCS button, I can TRULY disable traction control AND auto 4x4. Something I don't recommend, but, I can do it (I did this when I was running with some badly worn front tires that kept kicking TC on when turning.)

New matching tires - problems solved.