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owners manual Volvo S60
owners manual Volvo S60 - year of production: 2010 - Volvo S60 II 2 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
NOTE
next time the engine is started)
Trailer Stability Assist is a system designed to
• When parking the vehicle with a trailer
help stabilize a vehicle that is towing a trailer• TSA may not intervene when the vehicle
on a hill, apply the parking brake
when the vehicle and trailer have begun toand trailer begin to sway if the driver tries
before putting the gear selector in P.
to compensate for the swaying motion by
sway and is part of the Dynamic Stability and
Always follow the trailer manufactur-
moving the steering wheel rapidly
Traction Control system (DSTC). See page
er's recommendations for wheel
148 for information on DSTC.
chocking.
How TSA works
• When starting on a hill, put the gear Once swaying has begun, it can be very diffi-
Function
selector in D before releasing the park- cult to stop, which makes it difficult to control
A vehicle towing a trailer may begin to sway
ing brake.
the vehicle and trailer.
for various reasons. Normally this only occurs
• If you use the manual (Geartronic) shiftat high speeds but, for example, if the trailer
The TSA system continuously monitors the
positions while towing a trailer, makeis overloaded or if the load is unevenly dis-
vehicle's movements, particularly lateral
sure the gear you select does not put
tributed in the trailer, there is risk of swaying
movement. If the system detects a tendency
too much strain on the engine (using
at speeds between approximately 45-55 mph
to sway, the brakes are applied individually
too high a gear).
(70-90 km/h).
on the front wheels, which has a stabilizing
• The drawbar assembly/trailer hitch
effect on the vehicle and trailer. This is often
Swaying may be caused by factors such as:
may be rated for trailers heavier than
enough to enable the driver to regain control
• The vehicle and trailer are hit by a sud-
the vehicle is designed to tow. Please
of the vehicle.
den, strong crosswind
adhere to Volvo's recommended trailer
If this is not adequate to stop the swaying
weights.
• 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
• Avoid driving with a trailer on inclines
wheels on the vehicle and on the trailer if it is
of more than 15%.
• Sudden movements of the steering wheel
equipped with brakes, and engine power is
temporarily reduced. As the swaying motion
07
Facts about TSA
Trailer cable
begins to decrease and the vehicle-trailer
• TSA intervenes at speeds above approxi-
An adapter is required if the vehicle's trailer
have once again become stable, TSA will now
mately 40 mph (60 km/h)
hitch has a 13-pin connector and the trailer
stop regulating the brakes/engine power and
•
has 7 pins. Use an adapter cable approvedThe DSTC symbol () in the instru-
the driver regains control of the vehicle.
by Volvo. Make sure the cable does not dragment panel will flash when TSA is working
on the ground.
• If the driver switches off the DSTC sys-
tem's Spin Control function, TSA will also
301
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