Hi all,

Within the Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec (mk2.5) I noticed that you can select ESP manually by going through the menu.

Previously when driving my dads lexus 4x4 I went over a round about a bit too quick, and ESP kicked in and saved me from a little accident

But a little confused about the Focus, if you have to manually select this on, whats the point? Shouldnt this kick in automatically?

Can anyone please advise why I can enable\disable this via menu and in what instances will I need to do so?

The ESP is active and has to be manual switched off and I found switching this off in the snow last year helped because when I left it in and I lost traction it killed all power to the wheels.

[color=#0000ff][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]It stays in the off position if you manually turn it off, then when you next start the car, it reverts automatically back to the on position.[/font][/size][/color]

As wat the others said......