traction control VOLVO V60 2012 User Guide

06 During your journey
Driving with a trailer
06
288* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Push the protective cover until it snaps
tight.
Trailer Stability Assist - TSA*
The TSA system (Trailer Stability Assist) serves
to stabilise the car and trailer combination if it
begins to snake.
The TSA function is part of the DSTC system
(Dynamic Stability and Traction Control), see
page 168.
FunctionThe snaking phenomenon can occur with any
car/trailer combination. Normally, snaking
occurs at extremely high speeds. But, there is
a risk of it occurring at lower speeds
(70-90 km/h) if the trailer is overloaded or the
load is improperly distributed, e.g. too far back.
In order for snaking to occur, there must be a
triggering factor, e.g.:
•Car with trailer subjected to a sudden and
powerful side wind.
•Car with trailer drives on an uneven road
surface or in a pothole.
•Sweeping steering wheel movements.
OperationIf snaking has started, it could be difficult or
even impossible to suppress. This makes the
car/trailer combination difficult to control and
there is a risk that you could, for example, end
up in the wrong lane or leave the carriageway.
TSA system continually monitors car move-
ments, particularly lateral movements. If snak-
ing is detected, the front wheels are individually
braked. This serves to stabilise the car/trailer
combination. This is often enough to help the
driver regain control of the car.
If snaking is not eliminated the first time the
TSA system comes into action, the car/trailer
combination is braked with all wheels and
engine power is reduced. Once snaking has
been gradually suppressed and the car/trailer
combination is once again stable, the TSA sys-
tem stops regulating and the driver once again
has full control of the car.
MiscellaneousThe TSA system can engage within the speed
interval 60 to 160 km/h.
NOTE
TSA function is switched off if the driver
selects Sport mode, see page 168.
TSA may fail to engage if the driver uses severe
steering wheel movements to try to rectify the
snaking because in such a situation the TSA
system cannot determine whether it is the
trailer or the driver that is causing the snaking.
The DSTC symbol in the combined
instrument panel flashes when the
TSA is working.
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388
seatbelts............................................. 347
upholstery........................................... 346
Clean Zone Interior Package (CZIP)........ 153
Climate control........................................ 152
general................................................ 152
sensors............................................... 152
Clock, setting............................................. 78
CO
2 emissions ........................................ 363
Collision..................................................... 30
Collision warning.............................192, 193
Collision warning system
radar sensor........................ 181, 188, 193
Collision Warning with Auto Brake*......... 192
Colour code, paint................................... 348
Combined instrument panel.................... 142
Comfort inside the passenger compart-
ment......................................................... 215
Comfort lighting......................................... 93
Compass................................................. 105
calibration........................................... 105
Condensation in headlamps.................... 344
controls
centre console ...........................223, 263Controls
centre console.................................... 144
Controls, lights........................................... 88
Cooling system........................................ 270
Corner Traction Control .......................... 168
Crash, see Collision................................... 30
Cruise control.......................................... 171
CZIP (Clear Zone Interior Package)......... 153
D
DAB Radio............................................... 233
Deadlock
deactivation.......................................... 62
temporary deactivation......................... 63
Deadlocks.................................................. 62
Defroster.................................................. 159
Diesel.......................................................275
Diesel particle filter..................................276
Dipstick, electronic.................................. 315
Direction indicators.................................... 91
Disengaging the gear selector inhibitor. . . 120
Display lighting.......................................... 88Distance Warning....................................185
Dolby Surround Pro Logic II.................... 220
Door mirrors............................................. 102
Driveable punctured tyres........................ 304
Driver Alert Control.................................. 199
Driver Alert System.................................. 199
Driving...................................................... 270
cooling system.................................... 270
with the tailgate open.........................271
with trailer........................................... 283
Driving in water........................................ 270
Driving with a trailer
towball load........................................ 355
towing capacity..................................355
DSTC, see also Stability control system.. 169
DVD ......................................................... 236
E
ECC, electronic climate control...............155
Economical driving.................................. 270
ECO pressure.......................................... 301
Eco Start/Stop DRIVe.............................. 123
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394
Seatbelt
rear seat................................................ 18
seatbelt tensioner................................. 18
Seatbelt reminder...................................... 18
Seatbelts.................................................... 16
Seats.......................................................... 82
head restraints, rear.............................. 84
heating................................................ 157
lowering the front backrest................... 82
lowering the rear backrest.................... 85
power seats.......................................... 83
Securing loads (Loading)......................... 279
Sensus....................................................... 79
Service programme................................. 312
Set time interval....................................... 185
Side airbags............................................... 24
Signal input, external.......................222, 240
SIPS bags.................................................. 24
Soot filter................................................. 276
Soot filter full............................................ 276
Spare wheel............................................. 299
Spin control............................................. 168
Spin control function...............................168
SST – Self Supporting run flat Tyres....... 304Stability and traction control system....... 168
Stability system....................................... 168
Stains....................................................... 346
Start assistance....................................... 116
Steering force, speed related.................. 170
Steering force level, see Steering force... 170
Steering lock............................................ 113
Steering wheel........................................... 87
keypad.......................... 87, 145, 171, 224
keypad, adaptive cruise control......... 177
steering wheel adjustment.................... 87
Stone chips and scratches...................... 347
Storage spaces in the passenger compart-
ment......................................................... 215
Sunroof
opening and closing...........................106
pinch protection.................................. 107
sunscreen........................................... 107
ventilation position.............................. 106
Sunscreen, sunroof.................................. 107
Surround.......................................... 220, 227
Symbols................................................... 169
indicator symbols................................. 74
information symbols............................. 74
warning symbols................................... 74Symbols and messages
Collision Warning with Auto
Brake..........................................191, 197
Distance Alert..................................... 186
Driver Alert Control............................. 201
Lane Departure Warning..................... 203
Symbols and messages in the Adaptive
cruise control........................................... 183
T
Tailgate
locking/unlocking.................................. 61
Temperature
actual temperature.............................152
Temperature control................................ 158
Theatre lighting.......................................... 93
Timer........................................................ 159
Total airing function...........................60, 153
Towbar
detachable, attachment ..................... 286
detachable, removal .......................... 287
Towbar, see Towing equipment.............. 284
Towing..................................................... 289
towing eye.......................................... 290
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395
Towing capacity....................................... 355
Towing equipment................................... 284
specifications...................................... 285
Towing eye.............................................. 290
TPMS – Tyre Pressure Monitoring........... 303
Trailer.......................................................283
cable...................................................283
driving with a trailer............................283
snaking............................................... 288
Trailer stability assist ..............................168
Trailer Stability Assist..............................288
Transmission............................................ 117
Transponder............................................ 100
Trip computer.......................................... 166
Trip meter.................................................. 77
TSA - trailer stability assist .............168, 288
TV............................................................. 246
Type approval, remote control key sys-
tem........................................................... 370
Type designation..................................... 352
Tyres
direction of rotation............................294
driving characteristics......................... 294
maintenance....................................... 294pressure.............................................. 301
puncture repair................................... 305
specifications...................................... 296
speed ratings...................................... 297
tread wear indicators.......................... 295
tyre pressure monitoring..................... 303
winter tyres......................................... 296
U
Unlocking
from the inside...................................... 60
from the outside................................... 59
USB, connection...................................... 240
V
Vanity mirror......................................92, 217
Ventilation................................................ 154
Vibration damper..................................... 284
Voice control, mobile phone....................259
Volvo Sensus............................................. 79
W
Warning lamp
adaptive cruise control....................... 175
collision warning system.................... 193
stability and traction control system. . 168
Warning lamps
airbags SRS.......................................... 76
alternator not charging......................... 76
fault in brake system............................ 76
low oil pressure..................................... 76
parking brake applied........................... 76
seatbelt reminder.................................. 76
warning.................................................76
Warning sound
collision warning system.................... 193
Warning symbol, airbag system................ 19
Warning triangle....................................... 302
Washer fluid, filling................................... 326
Washer nozzles, heated............................. 98
Washers
rear window.......................................... 98
washer fluid, filling.............................. 326
windscreen........................................... 98
Water and dirt-repellent coating.............. 100
Water-repellent surface, cleaning............ 345
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