traction control BUICK LUCERNE 2009 Get To Know Guide

Thetrac tion contro l
systemlimits
wheel spin ,w hi ch
is esp ecial lyus eful
in slip per yroad
con ditions. Yoush ould alway sle ave
th esy stem on .H owev er,if your vehicle
be com esstuc kand rocking thevehi cle
is required ,th esyst emshould be
turn edoff.
To turn off th e sy stem ,press the
traction contr olbutton located on
the cent ercon sole.For vehicles
with outacen terconsole, the
bu tton isloc ated atthe endof the
gearshi ftlever .
SeeSection 4of your Owner Manual.
StabiliT rak®isan advanced
comp uter\bcon trolledvehic lestabi lity
en hancement system thatassists
with direction alcont rolofthe vehic le
indiffi cult drivingconditions. Ittur ns
on aut omatic ally every timeyou start
yo ur vehi cle.
W hen thesy stem senses adiscrep ancy
betw een your intended pathand the
dire ction thevehic leisac tually
traveling ,it sel ectively applies brake
pr es sure atanyone ofthe wheels to
helpsteer the vehic lein the directi on
inwhi chyou aresteering.
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Stabi liTr ak®–Stab ility
Control System
(if eq ui ppe d)
Ge tting to Know YourLucerne
The brake assi stsys tem monito rs
th ein tent ion of the drive rw hile
br ak in g.If th esystem sens estha t
har d/fa stpress ure hasbeen applie d
to thebra keped al, the system will
ge nera tead di tiona lpress ure,
makin git ea sier to ma inta inbrake
appli cati on .Wh enthishap pens ,the
br ak eped almay feel easier to push.
Thi sis no rm al;jus tho ldthe bra ke
pe dald ow nfir mly .
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Brak eAssi st(if equippe d)PERFORM AN\fE&MAINTENAN\f E
Mag neti cRid eCo ntro la utoma tic ally
a dju sts therid eof yo ur vehi cle
th roug hacomp uter used tocon tro l
and mon itor the suspensi on sys tem.
The computer recei vesinput from
va rio us sen sors to determ inethe
pr oper system resp onse. This
pr ovid es enhanc ed contro la nd
rid ecom fort under ava riety of
roa dcon diti on s.
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Magnetic Ride Cont rol
(if equippe d)
Trac tion Control
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