07 Driver Support; Stability And Traction Control System (Dstc) - Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual

07 Driver support

Stability and traction control system
(DSTC)
The stability and traction control system,
DSTC (Dynamic Stability & Traction Control),
helps the driver to avoid skidding and
improves the car's traction.
The activation of the system during braking
may be noticed as a throbbing sound. The
car may accelerate slower than expected
when the accelerator pedal is depressed.
The system consists of the following func-
tions:
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Active Yaw Control
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Spin Control
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Traction control system
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Engine drag control - EDC
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Corner Traction Control - CTC
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Trailer Stability Assist* - TSA
Active Yaw Control
The function checks the driving and brake
force of the wheels individually in order to
stabilise the car.
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Spin Control
The function prevents the driving wheels from
spinning against the road surface during
acceleration.
Included in the installation of Volvo genuine towbar.
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Traction control system
The function is active at low speed and trans-
fers power from the driving wheel that is spin-
ning to the one that is not.
Engine drag control (EDC)
EDC (Engine Drag Control) prevents involun-
tary wheel locking, e.g. after shifting down or
engine braking when driving in low gears on
slippery road surfaces.
Involuntary wheel locking while driving can,
amongst other things, impair the driver's abil-
ity to steer the car.
Corner Traction Control (CTC)
CTC compensates for understeer and allows
higher than normal acceleration in a bend
without wheelspin on the inner wheel, e.g. on
an arcing motorway entrance road to quickly
reach the prevailing traffic speed.
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Trailer Stability Assist
Trailer stability assist (p. 301) function is to
stabilise the car and trailer combination if it
begins to snake. For more information, see
Driving with a trailer (p. 296).
NOTE
The function is deactivated if the driver
selects Sport mode.
Related information
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Stability and traction control system
(DSTC) - operation (p. 179)
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Stability and traction control system
(DSTC) - symbols and messages (p. 180)