Seat toledo Owner's Manual page 152

TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Wheelspin c c ontrol ( ( TCS)*
In vehicles with front wheel traction, the
TCS lowers the engine power to stop the
wheel from spinning when you accelerate.
This feature works at any speed in combi-
nation with the ABS. If there is an ABS
breakdown, the TCS stops working.
Vehicles fitted with TCS* are also fitted
with an electronic differential lock (EDL).
The EDL makes it much easier, or even
possible, to pull away, accelerate and
climb steep gradiants in unfavourable
conditions.
The EDL works fully automatically – the
driver does not need to do anything at all.
It uses the ABS sensors to monitor the
speed of the driving wheels. Up to a speed
of about 80 km/h (50 mph), a difference in
speed of the drive wheels of approxi-
mately 100 rpm caused by a slippery road
surface on one s s ide is balanced out by
slowing down the wheel which is slipping
and thereby applying more driving force
to the other drive wheel through the dif-
ferential.
This c c ontrol p p rocedure c c an b b e d d etected
by t t he s s ound i i t m m akes.
In o o rder t t o o o btain t t he b b est p p ossible
performance f f rom t t he E E DL, a a lways
use t t he c c lutch a a nd a a ccelerator p p edals
according t t o t t he r r oad c c onditions
when b b eginning t t o d d rive.
Warning
When a a ccelerating o o n a a s s lippery
road s s urface, e e .g. o o n i i ce o o r s s now,
use t t he a a ccelerator p p edal c c are-
fully. T T he w w heels c c an s s pin, e e ven
with E E DL, a a nd t t hus i i mpair d d riving
stability.
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To ensure that the brake disc of the
braked wheel does not overheat, the EDL
will automatically switch itself off if exces-
sive demands are placed on it. The vehi-
cle remains operational and has the same
characteristics as a vehicle without EDL.
For this reason, the switching off of the
EDL is not noticed.
As soon as the brakes have cooled off, the
EDL will switch itself back on again.
If the ABS warning lamp lights up there
may be a fault present in the EDL. Take the
vehicle to a Technical Service Centre as
soon as possible!
Warning
The s s tyle o o f d d riving m m ust a a lways
be a a dapted t t o s s uit t t he r r oad s s ur-
face a a nd t t raffic c c onditions. T T he
increased s s afety o o ffered b b y t t he
EDL s s hould n n ot e e ncourage o o ne t t o
take u u nnecessary r r isks.
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