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owners manual Volvo XC60
owners manual Volvo XC60 - year of production: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 - Volvo XC60 I 1 FL owners manual EN
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07 During your trip
Towing a trailer
Trailer Stability Assist (TSA)be switched off (but will be on again the
next time the engine is started)
Trailer Stability Assist is a system designed to
help stabilize a vehicle that is towing a trailer• TSA may not intervene when the vehicle
when the vehicle and trailer have begun toand trailer begin to sway if the driver tries
to compensate for the swaying motion by
sway and is part of the Dynamic Stability and
moving the steering wheel rapidly
Traction Control system (DSTC). See page
142 for information on DSTC.
How TSA works
Once swaying has begun, it can be very diffi-
Function
cult to stop, which makes it difficult to control
A vehicle towing a trailer may begin to sway
the vehicle and trailer.
for various reasons. Normally this only occurs
at high speeds but, for example, if the trailer
The TSA system continuously monitors the
is overloaded or if the load is unevenly dis-
vehicle's movements, particularly lateral
tributed in the trailer, there is risk of swaying
movement. If the system detects a tendency
at speeds between approximately 45-55 mph
to sway, the brakes are applied individually
(70-90 km/h).
on the front wheels, which has a stabilizing
effect on the vehicle and trailer. This is often
Swaying may be caused by factors such as:
enough to enable the driver to regain control
• The vehicle and trailer are hit by a sud-
of the vehicle.
den, strong crosswind
If this is not adequate to stop the swaying
• The vehicle and trailer are traveling on an
motion, the brakes are applied to all of the
uneven road surface or drive over a bump
wheels on the vehicle and on the trailer if it is
• Sudden movements of the steering wheel
equipped with brakes, and engine power is
temporarily reduced. As the swaying motion
07
Facts about TSA
begins to decrease and the vehicle-trailer
• TSA intervenes at speeds above approxi-
have once again become stable, TSA will no
mately 40 mph (60 km/h)
stop regulating the brakes/engine power and
•
The DSTC symbol () in the instru-
the driver regains control of the vehicle.
ment panel will flash when TSA is working
• If the driver switches off the DSTC sys-
tem's Spin Control function, TSA will also
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