Traction Control Explained - Safe Winter Driving | with Rick & Scout
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Traction Control (TC) helps reduce slippage or wheel-spin on slippery roads.It is always ON - except when you push the button on your dash. More at mycardoeswhat.... Watch here to find out how it works and the rare cases where you want to turn it OFF.
Different car makers call it by different names including TCS, ATC, ETC, DTC, ASR and others. It is designed to work when starting up or at slow speeds.
Pushing the button or turning it OFF does not affect mileage or how your car drives. Best to keep it ON.
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No time wastage straight to the point
Clean explanation
This is a great feature, especially in winter Chicago driving. Traction Control is almost a necessity in Chicago.
I have had more issues with Traction control then any thing else i freaking disable the whole tc system in winter.Even with a good set of tires Tc will make you're tire spin no matter what.
Exactly if you have a Awd vehicle turn the shit off.
I have driven on snowy, wintery roads for 30 years.
In my experience, traction control makes the car harder to control in the winter, at least for front wheel drive cars.
I always keep it off in the winter.
If you keep it on in the winter, there is a great chance you will get stuck in the snow or have a very hard time making right hand turns.
This is very interesting. I just discovered I have traction control on my car, and it behaves totally differently than other cars I've had that I don't believe had it. In snowy and steep conditions, it slides from side to side, both downhill and uphill, and loses so much speed uphill uphill that I have issues getting up hills that I think would have worked fine with my previous cars. I'll definitely try turn it off. It's also an old system, the car is from 2004.
Winter driving isnt hard, winter stopping is the hard part. Cant count how many times Ive slid past stop signs.
I love how when I am at a stop sign in winter trying to turn and traction control comes on and locks up my tires.
HaHa
And the funny part is he thinks it helps
Finally some one straight to the point 😁 no 10m BS
Finally, I understand that button on my dash. Guess I'll just leave it on.
This was a big help! Thanks for the info.
Right to the point! 👍🏾
If traction control doesn't help me come out of snow/mud then what's the use of having it in my car? In normal drive we don't need TCS, then what's the whole point of having it when it can't help me in extreme situations?
Mayank Dogra because tc can only do so much before you have to get out of the car and push it. Also it works great at providing assistant with hydroplaning situations
Just use your AWD. That's what I do.
It’s good for novice drivers who may need a little extra help. Me personally I like stability control as I truly find that more useful in bad weather.
Your previous video says that symbol is the "Electronic Stability Control" Now Im more confused. I'm looking for answers to what exactly "Roll Stability Control" "Electronic Stability Control" and "Traction Control System" ARE! Since they can be disabled individually I want to know what each one does!
This gave an instruction (which is already in your car's user manual) but didn't explain anything. Why should you turn it off in snow? What's the reason? Still unanswered.
Is it better to use stability control or tc on ice and snow.
Yes I am my cars own safety feature. That's why I always turn off traction control, if I'm going to drive spirited.
ok so how bout in 4 wheel drive? It should be off right?
No. Only if your stuck or in a situation that you need some wheel spin.
So I took my Jeep out into 2 to 4 feet of snow. At first my pedal was dead and couldn’t get any power then I turned off the traction control and that thing woke up big time and tore it up. I still can’t believe how much snow it could go through with a 2.5 inch lift and 35 inch deep tread Nitto Ridge Grapplers on it. But with the traction control system on it was like driving in oatmeal!
@@thetechlibrarian awd turn it off smh. You are defeating the purpose of awd.
@@botlifegamer7026 yeah maybe if you are stuck but when you go around a corner and hit a ice patch and don’t have but 2 feet to spare you want a computer Breaking individual wheels are cutting throttle because it can be done faster than you could ever manage with individual wheel control. Now If your stuck and need some controlled wheel spin then it makes more sense. But not just during normal driving.
@@thetechlibrarian I winter drive and Mud drive all the time awd traction Control off handles better and is easier to control