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owners manual Volvo XC70 - year of production: 2007 - Volvo XC70 Cross Country II 2 owners manual EN
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08 Starting and driving
3.Align the hole in the ball holder with theTrailer Stability Assist (TSA)• TSA may not intervene when the vehicle
one in the hitch assembly. and trailer begin to sway if the driver tries
Trailer Stability Assist is a system designed to
to compensate for the swaying motion by
help stabilize a vehicle that is towing a trailer
4.Slide the locking bolt through the hitch
moving the steering wheel rapidly
when the vehicle and trailer have begun to
assembly/ball holder.
sway and is part of the stability system. For
How TSA works
5.Insert the cotter pin in the hole at the end
information on the stability system, see Stabil-
Once swaying has begun, it can be very diffi-
of the locking bolt.
ity system – introduction (p. 175)
cult to stop, which makes it difficult to control
Removing the ball holder the vehicle and trailer.
Function
1.Remove the cotter pin from the locking
A vehicle towing a trailer may begin to swayThe TSA system continuously monitors the
bolt and slide the locking bolt out of the
for various reasons. Normally this only occursvehicle's movements, particularly lateral
ball holder/hitch assembly.
at high speeds but, for example, if the trailermovement. If the system detects a tendency
2.Pull the ball holder out of the hitchis overloaded or if the load is unevenly dis-to sway, the brakes are applied individually
assembly. tributed in the trailer, there is risk of swayingon the front wheels, which has a stabilizing
at speeds between approximately 45-55 mpheffect on the vehicle and trailer. This is often
(70-90 km/h). enough to enable the driver to regain control
NOTE
of the vehicle.
Swaying may be caused by factors such as:
A cover for the hitch assembly is also
included in the kit. If this is not adequate to stop the swaying
• The vehicle and trailer are hit by a sud-
motion, the brakes are applied to all of the
den, strong crosswind
wheels on the vehicle and on the trailer if it is
Related information
• The vehicle and trailer are traveling on an
equipped with brakes, and engine power is
• Towing a trailer (p. 281) uneven road surface or drive over a bump
temporarily reduced. As the swaying motion
• Sudden movements of the steering wheel
begins to decrease and the vehicle-trailer
have once again become stable, TSA will now
Facts about TSA
stop regulating the brakes/engine power and
• TSA intervenes at speeds above approxi-
the driver regains control of the vehicle.
mately 40 mph (60 km/h)
The stability system symbol in the instru-Related information
•
ment panel will flash when TSA is working• Towing a trailer (p. 281)
• If the driver switches off the stability sys-• Loading – general (p. 142)
tem's Spin Control function, TSA will also
08
be switched off (but will be on again the
next time the engine is started)
283
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Volvo XC70 Cross Country II 2 owners manual
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