Ford has released information on a new-to-Ford advanced traction control system that will make it’s ford debut on the 2011 Explorer. This system replaces the previous three mode system with a more user friendly **** that allows drivers to choose from: normal roads, muddy/rutted roads, snowy roads or sandy roads.

The system will make changes to the vehicle’s behavior for the engine, transmission, brakes, wheel rotation speed and more. Ford says this will help drivers in unfamiliar driving conditions, such as snow or sand. When in snow, for example, the system will use more braking to slow the wheels down, where as in sand the system would aim to keep constant wheel movement to avoid becoming stuck.

“People…want an SUV to have the capability to go off road, but because they don’t do it a lot, they don’t know how,” Holland told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “We just want them to feel capable.”

In addition to gaining Land Rover-sourced traction control, the new Explorer will also borrow hill descent assist system, found on the F-150 and F-150 Raptor. This system, engaged by a button found in the middle of the traction control dial, will automatically apply brakes and adjust engine output to slowly descend hills.

Through April, the current Explorer outsold the boxy, polarizing Flex 19,487 to 12,598.Explorer sales increased 41.2%, while Flex sales increased 16.7%.