Traction Control General Description

REGULATING BRAKE PRESSURE
The ABS VI regulates the brake pressure at each front wheel and both rear wheels as a pair to reduce the tendency of any wheel to lock-up, thus improving the driver's control of the vehicle during braking. Improved stability and steerability allow the vehicle to be controlled around obstacles during a panic stop.

WHEN ABS IS ACTIVE
ABS operation is available from approximately 5 km/h (3 mph) to the maximum vehicle speed. ABS VI cannot increase brake pressure above master cylinder pressure applied by the driver and cannot apply the brakes by itself.

SYSTEMS SHARING COMPONENTS
The Antilock Brake System and the Traction Control System (ABS/TCS) are both part of the same hydraulic and electric system. Both systems use many of the same components and a problem in either system may disable the other system until it is repaired. Antilock braking controls wheel slip when braking; traction control controls wheel slip when accelerating. Under normal operating conditions, the brake system will operate using conventional braking by means of brake pedal force, the vacuum booster, and the compact master cylinder. For the front wheels, the brake fluid flows from the master cylinder, through the ABS brake modulator, and then out to the front wheels. The fluid flow to the rear wheels flows first through the master cylinder, through the ABS brake modulator, through the TCS modulator, and then out to the rear wheels.