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Your Driving and the Road<br />
Traction Control System<br />
(Option: 3800 V6 Engine)<br />
(CONI)<br />
The traction control system automatically<br />
comes on whenever you start your<br />
vehicle.<br />
To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery<br />
road conditions, you should always leave<br />
the system on. But you can turn the<br />
traction control system off if you ever<br />
need to. (You should turn the system off if<br />
your vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud,<br />
ice or snow. See “Rocking Your Vehicle”<br />
in the Index.)<br />
To turn the system off, press the button.<br />
The light on the button will go off. If the<br />
raction control system is limiting wheel<br />
;pin when you press the button, the<br />
;ystem won’t turn off right away. It will<br />
rYait until there’s no longer a current need<br />
.o limit wheel spin.<br />
You can turn the system back on at any<br />
:ime by pressing the button again. The<br />
ight on the button should come on.<br />
Braking in Emergencies<br />
Use your anti-lock braking system when<br />
you need to. With anti-lock, you can steer<br />
md brake at the same time. In many<br />
emergencies, steering can help you more<br />
than even the very best braking.<br />
Steering<br />
Power Steering<br />
If you lose power steering assist because<br />
the engine stops or the system is not<br />
functioning, you can steer but it will take<br />
much more effort.<br />
Steering Tips<br />
Driving on Curves<br />
:t’s important to take curves at a<br />
.easonable speed.<br />
9 lot of the “driver lost control” accidents<br />
nentioned on the news happen on curves.<br />
-Iere’s why:<br />
Zxperienced driver or beginner, each of<br />
1s is subject to the same laws of physics<br />
when driving on curves. The traction of<br />
.he tires against the road surface makes it<br />
Jossible for the vehicle to change its path,<br />
when you turn the front wheels. If there’s<br />
IO traction, inertia will keep the vehicle<br />
going in the same direction. If you’ve<br />
ever tried to steer a vehicle on wet ice,<br />
you’ll understand this.<br />
The traction you can get in a curve<br />
depends on the condition of your tires and<br />
the road surface, the angle at which the<br />
curve is banked, and your speed. While<br />
you’re in a curve, speed is the one factor<br />
you can control.<br />
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