Ford EXPLORER 2024 - Automatic Return to Park (P) - Excluding: Police; Grade Assist

EXITING TEMPORARY NEUTRAL
MODE
1. Press the brake pedal.
2. Shift into park (P), or power your
vehicle on and shift into drive (D) or
reverse (R).
AUTOMATIC RETURN TO
PARK (P) - EXCLUDING:
POLICE
HOW DOES AUTOMATIC RETURN
TO PARK (P) WORK
Your vehicle shifts into park (P) when your
vehicle is stationary and any of the
following occur:
• You switch the vehicle off.
• You open the driver door with your
seatbelt unfastened.
• You unfasten the driver seatbelt when
the driver door is open.
Note: Do not use automatic return to park
(P) when your vehicle is moving, except in
an emergency. See Stopping the Engine
When Your Vehicle is Moving (page 178).
AUTOMATIC RETURN TO PARK
(P) LIMITATIONS
Automatic return to park (P) may not work
if any of the following occur:
• The driver door ajar sensor is
malfunctioning.
• The driver seatbelt sensor is
malfunctioning.
See an authorized dealer if any of the
following occur:
• Seatbelt indicator illuminates or tone
sounds with the driver seatbelt
fastened.
• Door ajar indicator does not illuminate
with the driver door open.
• Door ajar indicator illuminates with the
driver door closed.
• Transmission not in park message
appears, with the driver door closed,
after you shift out of park (P).
GRADE ASSIST
HOW DOES GRADE ASSIST WORK
This feature helps maintain vehicle speed
when driving down a slope. The system
uses a combination of engine motoring and
regenerative braking to maintain vehicle
speed.
Note: You could hear engine speed
increasing and decreasing. This is normal
operation.
The system activates when all the
following occur:
• Your vehicle is on a downhill slope.
• The selector is in drive (D).
• You release the accelerator pedal.
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Explorer (CTW) Canada/Mexico/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202401, DOM
Automatic Transmission