Traction Control System (Tcs) (3800 V6 Engine) - Chevrolet 2003 Impala Owner's Manual

Traction Control System (TCS)
(3800 V6 Engine)
Your vehicle may have a traction control system that
limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery road
conditions. The system operates only if it senses that one
or both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to
lose traction. When this happens, the system reduces
engine power and may also upshift the transaxle and
apply the front brakes to limit wheel spin.
I I I
TRACTION
ACTIVE
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This liaht will come on when vour traction control
system is limiting wheel spin. See Traction Active
Message on page 3-40.
You may feel or hear the system working, but this is
normal.
!f your vehic!e is in cruise contra! when the tracti9n
control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may
re-engage the cruise control. See "Cruise Control"
in Turn SignaVMuItifunction Lever on page 3-7.
The traction control system operates in all transaxle
shift lever positions. But the system can upshift
the transaxle only as high as the shift lever position
you've chosen, so you should use the lower gears only
when necessary. See Automatic Transaxle Operation
on page 2-23.
TRAC
OFF
When the system is on,
this warning light will come
on to let you know if
there's a problem.
See. When this warning light is on, the system will not
limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly.
To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery road
conditions, you should always leave the traction control
system on. But you can turn the system off if you
ever need to. You should turn the system off if your
vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud or snow and
Vehicle To Get It Out" under If You Are Stuck: In Sand,
Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-30.
recking the vehicle is required. See '"ocking You:
4-9