We’ve got the skinny on a few details of the 2020 Ford Explorer.

Thanks to a PDF version of an owner’s manual for the new 2020 Ford Explorer, we can safely report on a few details about the SUV that weren’t available when the Blue Oval showed their new rig a couple of months ago in Detroit.

Like many other SUVs with an off-road bent, the new Explorer will be equipped with a drive mode selector that allows the driver to optimize steering, handling, and powertrain response depending on the surface they are navigating. According to the manual, up to seven different modes will be on tap: deep snow/sand, eco, normal, slippery, sport, tow/haul, and trail.

Shown above is the control knob that will be found in 4×4 Explorers, featuring a rotary wheel framed by four buttons. Of interest is the lower-right button, revealing that certain models of Explorer will be available with downhill descent control. Switches for automatic parking and engine start/stop systems are also nearby.

Two-wheel drive Explorers will forgo the natty wheeled selector, replaced instead with a pair of buttons allowing drivers to cycle through the drive modes. The downhill descent control switch vanishes.

Towing prowess is a topic Ford has been pushing since the Explorer’s introduction in January. On page 280 of the manual, we learn that the oft-quoted maximum rating of 5300lbs is not limited to a single model, nor even to a single engine. In fact, just about every Explorer equipped with the Trailer Tow Package (except for the hybrid version) is capable of hauling that amount of weight. This includes 2WD rigs with 2.3L four-banger engine. Sans the towing kit, Ford’s new rig runs out of towing puff at 3000lbs.

Elsewhere, the Explorer ST power numbers are confirmed, clocking in at a prodigious 400 horsepower and 415lb.-ft of torque. It also appears the hybrid version will be able of running on the battery alone, as the manual says it is possible the Explorer will be “ready to drive without requiring the gas engine to be running.” The high voltage battery will be cooled by the A/C system, by the way.

The new Explorer goes on sale later this year.