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owners manual Skoda Octavia - year of production: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - Skoda Octavia II 2 owners manual EN
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Intelligent Technology 169
Traction control system (TCS) The TCS should normally always be switched on. It may be good practice in certain
The traction control system prevents the driven wheels from spinning exceptional cases, such as when you wish to have wheel slip, to switch off the system.
when accelerating. Examples:
when driving with snow chains,
when driving in deep snow or on a loose surface,
when it is necessary to rock a vehicle when it has become stuck.
then you should switch on the TCS again.
WARNING
You should always adjust your style of driving to the conditions of the road
Fig. 150 TCS switch surface and the traffic situation. The increased safety offered must not tempt
you to take greater risks than otherwise - risk of an accident!
General
The TCS makes it much easier, and sometimes at all possible, to start off, accelerate and Note
climb a steep hill when the conditions of the road surface are unfavourable. All four wheels must be fitted with the same tyres in order to achieve problem-free
operation of the TCS. Differing rolling circumferences of the tyres can lead to an unde-
Operating principle sirable reduction in the engine output.
The TCS switches on automatically when the engine is started and then conducts a Changes to vehicle (e.g. on engine, on the brakes, on chassis or another combina-
self-test. The system monitors the speeds of the driven wheels with the aid of the ABS tion of tyres and wheels) can influence the function of the TCS page 214, “Accesso-
sensors. If the wheels are spinning, the force transmitted to the road surface is auto-ries, changes and replacement of parts”.
matically adapted by reducing the engine speed. The system operates at all speeds.
The TCS operates in combination with the ABS page171, “Antilock brake system Active driver-steering recommendation (DSR)*
(ABS)”. The TCS will not function if a fault exists in the ABS system.
The TCS warning light lights up in the instrument cluster when there is a fault on the Vehicles with ESP are equipped with active driver-steering recommendation (DSR).
TCS page32. This function indicates to the driver in crit ical situations a steering recommendation in
During an intervention of the system, the TCS warning light flashes in the instru-order to stabilise the vehicle. The active driver-steering recommendation is activated,
ment cluster page32. for example, on the right and left vehicle side when braking sharply on different road
surfaces.
Switching off
You can switch the TCS off and on again as you wish by pressing the button fig. 150. WARNING
The TCS warning light lights up in the instrument cluster when the system is switched
off page32. Even with this function the vehicle cann ot steer itself! The driver is furthermore
responsible for the steering of the vehicle!
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