Vehicle Skid Control System - Toyota Avalon 2000 Operating Manual

Vehicle skid control system

The vehicle skid control system helps
provide comprehensive control of the
systems such as an anti- lock brake
system, brake assist system, traction
control, engine control, etc. This sys-
tem automatically controls the output of
the brakes or engine to help prevent
the vehicle from skidding when corner-
ing on a slippery road surface or
abrupt steering wheel operation occurs.
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If the vehicles is going to skid during
driving, the slip indicator light flashes and
an alarm sounds intermittently.
The vehicle skid control system activates
when the vehicle speed is about more
than 15 km/h (9 mph).
While the "VSC" warning light and "VSC
OFF" indicator light come on, the vehicle
skid control system cannot be operated.
You may hear a sound in the engine
compartment for a few seconds when the
engine is started or just after the vehicle
is started. This means that the vehicle
skid control is in the self- check mode and
does not indicate a malfunction.
You can turn off the vehicle skid con-
trol system by pushing the "VSC OFF"
switch. The "VSC OFF" indicator light
will come on. Pushing the "VSC OFF"
switch a second time turns the system
again and the "VSC OFF" indicator light
will go off. At this time, the traction
control also turns off and on simulta-
neously.
When you turn the ignition switch on, this
system always turns on.