ATC
AS C+T/DS C *
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In o rd e r to ta ke d rivin g c ond itio ns in to
a c c ount, ATC re gis te rs c orn e rs a nd
b oth u p hill a nd d ownhill gra d ie nts . Fo r Fo r in s ta nc e , th e s ys te m re c ognize s
e xa m p le , if yo u m a inta in s p e e d th ro ugh s to p -a nd -go tra ffic a nd th e n p ro c e e d s
a c urve , th e tra ns m is s ion d oe s n ot u p -
s hift.
By re c ognizing tra ffic c ond itio ns , ATC
c a n re ta in m a xim um d rivin g c om fort.
P re c is ion s e ns ors m onito r th e n um b e r
of re vo lutio ns o f th e w he e ls . Wh e n
e q uip p e d w ith DS C, th e y a ls o m onito r
s te e ring a ngle , la te ra l a c c e le ra tio n,
b ra ke p re s s ure a nd th e m ove m e nt o f
th e ve hic le a ro und its ve rtic a l a xis .
only in s e c ond g e a r u ntil it e nc ounte rs
highe r s ta rtin g lo a d s .
On u p hill gra d ie nts , it s hifts o nly w he n
th e e ngine s p e e d in c re a s e s in o rd e r to
m a ke m ore e ffic ie nt u s e o f p owe r re -
s e rve s . O n d ownhill gra d ie nts ATC
d owns hifts w he n th e s p e e d o f th e ve hi-
c le s in c re a s e s c a us ing th e d rive r to
s te p o n th e b ra ke s .
Of c ours e th e s e le c to r le ve r c a n s till b e If d iffe re nc e s in th e w he e l s p e e d s o c -
us e d to s e le c t s p e c ific g e a r ra tio s . P e r- c ur, th e s ys te m c ounte ra c ts th e d a nge r
form a nc e -orie nte d d rivin g is e na b le d b y of w he e ls p in b y re d uc ing to rq ue . If n e c -
s hifting fro m d rive p os itio n "D" to "S ,"
" o r "2 ." P os itio ns "3 " a nd "2 " e a c h
lim it u p s hifts to th e n e xt g e a r. P os itio n
" is b e s t fo r d rivin g on s te e p m ounta in
s lop e s w ith a h e a vy lo a d .
e s s a ry, th e s ys te m a ls o re s p ond s w ith
a d d itio na l a p p lic a tio ns o f th e b ra ke s a t
th e re a r w he e ls .
"3
"2
If the s ys te m d e te c ts a n ins ta b ility in th e
ve hic le 's c ond itio n, th e b ra kin g a c tio n
c a n a ls o b e d ire c te d to th e fro nt w he e ls
b y th e DS C in o rd e r to s ta b ilize th e ve -
hic le .
With re s p e c t to ro a d c ond itio ns , ATC
m onito rs th e fric tio n b e tw e e n th e tire s
a nd th e ro a d . Th e s ys te m re s p ond s to
s lip p e ry ro a d s urfa c e s (s now a nd ic e )
b y a c tiva tin g th e w inte r p ro gra m .
S e c ond g e a r is u s e d w he n m oving
a wa y fro m a s ta nd s till, u p s hifts o c c ur
s oone r, a nd o n d e s c e nts d owns hifting
d oe s n ot o c c ur in s p ite o f th e a p p lic a -
tio n o f b ra ke s . Th is e na b le s yo u to
"fe e l" th e ro a d a s yo u d rive a nd p ro -
d uc e s g re a te r d yn a m ic s ta b ility. If th e
fric tio n b e tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d
is a d e q ua te , th e n orm a l s ys te m is a ga in
a c tiva te d . Th e s ys te m a ls o le a ve s th e
winte r p ro gra m w he n yo u s hift fro m
d rive p os itio n "D" to "S ," "3 " o r "2 ," o r if
th e AS C+T/DS C* is d e a c tiva te d .
You m a y n e e d s om e tim e to b e c om e
a c c us to m e d to th is s ys te m inte rve ntio n.
Ho we ve r, it h e lp s p ro vid e o p tim um p ro -
p uls ive fo rc e a nd d rivin g s ta b ility.
The b ra kin g in te rve ntio n m a y b e a c -
c om p a nie d b y a c e rta in d e gre e o f
nois e .
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