Driving
Pullthereleaselevertoreleasethe
brake.Drivingwiththeparking
brakeonwillcausethebrakesto
wearoutquicklyandreducefuel
economy.
TRACTION CONTROLி (IF EQUIPPED)
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeoptionalTractionControl
system.Thissystemhelpsyoumaintainthestabilityandsteerabilityof
yourvehicle.Itisespeciallyusefulonslipperyand/orhillyroadsurfaces.
Thesystemoperatesbydetectingandcontrollingwheelspin.Thesystem
borrowsmanyoftheelectronicandmechanicalelementsalreadypresent
intheanti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS).
Wheel-speedsensorsallowexcessfrontwheelspintobedetectedbythe
TractionControlportionoftheABScomputer.Anyexcessivewheel
spiniscontrolledbyautomaticallyapplyingandreleasingthefront
brakesinconjunctionwithenginetorquereductions.Enginetorque
reductionisrealizedviathefullyelectronicsparkandfuelinjection
systems.Thisprocessisverysensitivetodrivingconditionsandveryfast
acting.Thefrontwheels“search”foroptimumtractionseveraltimesa
secondandadjustmentsaremadeaccordingly.
TheTractionControlsystemwillallowyourvehicletomakebetteruse
ofavailabletractiononslipperysurfaces.Thesystemisadriveraid
whichmakesyourvehicleeasiertohandleprimarilyonsnow,icecovered
andgravelroads.
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