Ours is a '94 I think and we haven't hit the button by accident yet (where's some wood?)

I have a little BMW (328is) for those corners - you're right - the Explorer just isn't a sports car !

We've been very happy with it and the only time we ever got stuck has been on Ice (I told him not to go there!) We've been in some pretty precarious places in it and pulled a few others out of a problem. So stay out of the ice and you'll be fine!

Canie