HOLDEN WH II 2002 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 85

Chapter 4
4-6
DRIVING
Traction control helps prevent the driving
wheels from spinning. As soon as even one
driving wheel starts to spin traction control
reduces the power from the engine and
applies the brakes, as necessary. This
improves the car's stability, particularly on
snow and ice, as well as on wet or slippery
roads.
The LOW TRAC light on the instrument
pane! flashes when traction control is
controlling wheel spin, indicating that the
car is now in a critical situation.
In addition, if the car has a V8 engine,
traction control, when activated, provides
feedback to the driver by pulsing the
accelerator pedal.
Traction control helps you to keep control
of the car and reminds you to match your
speed to the road conditions. Do not,
Traffic safety can only be achieved by
Traction control is automatically turned on whenever the ignition is turned from of f to
To check that the buibs are working the TRAC OFF and LO\"J TRAC lights on the
instrument panel light up for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on. Pressing
the TRAC CTRL button switches the system off, pressing the button again switches the
system on.
If the TRAC OFF warning light does not light up when the button is pressed, or if it comes
on during driving, a fault is indicated in the system and traction control is no longer
operational. You should contact your Holden Dealer.
In certain circumstances where slippage of the driving wheels is desired, it may be
helpful to disable the traction control
particularly on steep gravel inclines, or if the car is bogged, it may be possible to get more
traction from a slightly spinning wheel. In addition, whenever snow chains are fitted,
the traction control system should be turned off. This is achieved by pressing the
TRAC CTRL button. The TRAG OFF warning light then lights up to show that traction
control is no longer operational. The system can be switched on again by pressing the
TRAG CTRL, or when the ignition is next turned on.
CAUTiON WITH V6 ENGINES ONLY:
The traction control system can take up to 3 minutes to warm up if the outside
temperature is low and the engine is
On cold days the traction control system initially provides braking to reduce wheel spin.
As soon as the engine starts to warm up the traction control system also reduces engine
power if the wheels start to
Owners should use caution when starting a car in cold conditions and on road surfaces
that offer poor traction, e.g., starting the car on a cold morning and driving on a slippery
surface.
TRACTION CONTROL
system.
cold.
spin. The colder the day the longer this will take.
For example, in some circumstances,
on.