traction control CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

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Emergency braking assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly,
 t
hus
 r
educing
 t
he
 s
topping
 d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The
 e

ffect
 o
f
 t
his
 i
s
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 t
he
 re

sistance
 o
f
 t
he
 p
edal
 a
nd
 a
n
 i
ncrease
 i
n
 br

aking
 ef
ficiency.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 fi

rmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
ressure.
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (
dS
C)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t

he
 w
heels,
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 dr

iving
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 to k

eep
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 r
equired
 by t

he
 d
river,
 w
ithin
 t
he
 l
imits
 o
f
 t
he
 l
aws
 o
f
 ph

ysics.Activation
These systems are activated automatically ea ch t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
 c

ome
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a g
rip
 or tr

ajectory
 proble
m.
This
 i

s
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Safety