The stability and traction control systems
have several features built into it to help
you maintain control of your vehicle:
AdvanceTrac™ Electronic
Stability Control
The system enhances your vehicle’s ability
to prevent skids or lateral slides by
applying brakes to one or more of the
wheels individually and, if necessary,
reducing engine power.
Traction Control
The system enhances your vehicle’s ability
to maintain traction of the wheels by
detecting and controlling wheel spin.
Traction control settings on your vehicle
are integrated into the AdvanceTrac
Stability Control system.
USING STABILITY CONTROL
AdvanceTrac™ Electronic
Stability Control
The system automatically turns on each
time you switch the ignition on.
AdvanceTrac electronic stability control is
disabled when the transmission is in
reverse (R). You can also use the stability
control button on the center console to
adjust the operation of the AdvanceTrac
stability control system. The amount of
change you can make to the AdvanceTrac
stability control system depends on the
Drive Mode you have selected. The chart
below shows how much you can change
the stability control and traction control
for each Drive Mode.
How to select
Operation
Available Setting(s)
Drive Mode
No input required
Normal
On
Normal, Wet and
V-Max
No input required
Normal
On
Sport and Track
Press the ESC
button once
Stability control is
reduced, traction
control remains on
Performance
Press the ESC
button twice within
0.5 seconds
Stability control is
reduced, traction
control is disabled
Perf
Press the ESC
button for 5 seconds
Stability and traction
control is disabled
Off
If the stability or traction control system
has been reduced or disabled, press the
stability and traction control button once
to return to the normal on setting.
Note:
Do not use Track or V-Max modes on
public roadways.
Note:
Messages appear in the instrument
cluster when you make changes to the
AdvanceTrac system.
Note:
When you start your vehicle,
AdvanceTrac turns on for all drive modes.
It does not remember the previous setting.
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