Honda Accord Euro, Technical Product Book

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The Honda Accord Euro
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Typical situations are where low grip, slippery conditions cause the car to understeer or oversteer when
entering a corner or during sharp braking where the performance is affected by a road surface which has
different friction coefficients - for example where it is dry on one side and slippery on the other because
of, say, wet leaves or snow and where there is a danger of the car becoming unsettled as a result of the
overbraking of a wheel. The VSA sensors immediately identify the instability and via the EPS a steering
impulse in the required direction is initiated.
The input from the EPS is barely noticeable and represents just a small amount of steering wheel
movement; control of the steering remains with the driver at all times. But this supporting steering torque
is enough to prompt the driver to act intuitively and to choose the optimum steering movement - steering
into the skid when oversteering or prompting greater steering movement into the turn when understeering.
This steering support and the driver's reaction as a result is enough to regain stability or to shorten braking
distances, allowing control to be maintained.
Towing weights
Towing weights are 1500kg maximum warrantable for all models.