Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, Owner'S Manual

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·
Always drive carefully and ensure that
you think ahead. Brake earlier than usu-
al.
·
Adapt your speed and driving style to
the current visibility, weather and road
or traffic conditions. Reduce your speed,
particularly when driving downhill.
·
Accelerate particularly carefully and
gently. Avoid abrupt and sudden driving
and braking manoeuvres.
·
Take extra care when overtaking. Re-
duce your speed immediately if the
trailer shows even the slightest sign of
snaking.
·
Never try to stop a trailer from snaking
by increasing your speed.
·
Always obey maximum speed limits. In
some areas, speed limits for vehicles
towing trailers are lower than for vehi-
cles without trailers.
Trailer stabilisation
Please refer to and at the start
of the chapter on page 272.
The trailer stabilisation function can detect
if an attached trailer is starting to snake
from side to side and can provide counter
steering assistance.
Trailer stabilisation is an extension of the
Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
If trailer snaking is detected, the trailer sta-
bilisation function automatically helps to
reduce the trailer’s swaying motion using
counter steering assistance. The trailer sta-
bilisation function may be deactivated in
some countries.
Requirements for trailer stabilisation
✓
The vehicle is a factory-fitted towing
bracket or a compatible towing bracket
is
fitted.
✓
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and
Traction Control (TCS) are active. The
indicator lamp or in the instrument
cluster is not lit up.
✓
The trailer is electrically connected to
the towing vehicle via the trailer socket.
✓
The vehicle speed is higher than ap-
proximately 60 km/h (37 mph).
✓
The maximum drawbar load is being
used.
✓
The trailer must have a rigid drawbar.
✓
Trailers with brakes must have a me-
chanical overrun system.
WARNING
Do not let the extra safety afforded by the
trailer stabilisation function tempt you in-
to taking any risks when driving.
·
Adapt your speed and driving style to
the current visibility, weather and road
or
traffic conditions.
·
Accelerate carefully on slippery surfa-
ces.
·
Ease off the accelerator if a system is
performing a control intervention.
WARNING
The trailer stabilisation function may not
be able to detect all driving situations cor-
rectly.
·
Trailer stabilisation is switched off
when ESC is deactivated.
·
Light trailers that are snaking will not be
recognised by the trailer stabilisation
function and stabilised accordingly in
all cases.
·
A trailer can still jack-knife on slippery
roads with little grip, even if the towing
vehicle is equipped with the trailer sta-
bilisation system.
·
Trailers with a high centre of gravity
might tip over before snaking starts.
·
Sudden braking procedures could occur
automatically in extreme driving situa-
tions if the trailer socket is being used
without a trailer.
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