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04 Comfort and driving pleasure
DSTC – Stability and traction control system
General information on DSTC
The stability and traction control system, DSTC
(Dynamic Stability and 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.
Active Yaw Control
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The function limits the driving and brake force
of the wheels individually in order to stabilise
the car.
Spin Control
The function prevents the driving wheels from
spinning against the road surface during accel-
eration.
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.
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Operation
Reduced operation
System operation during skidding and accel-
eration can be reduced. Operation during skid-
ding is delayed and so allows more skidding
which provides greater freedom for dynamic
driving. Traction in deep snow or sand is
improved as traction is no longer limited.
1. Turn the thumbwheel (1) until the
menu is shown.
DSTC-ON
means that the
system function is unchanged.
DSTC spin control OFF
means that sys-
tem operation is reduced.
2. Press and hold RESET (2) until the
menu is changed.
The system will remain reduced until the engine
is switched off - after the engine is started the
next time DSTC is back in its normal mode
again.
WARNING
The car's driving characteristics may dete-
riorate if the function is reduced.
Messages in the information display
DSTC Temporarily OFF
tem has been temporarily reduced due to
excessive temperature in the brake discs.
±
The function is reactivated automatically
when the brakes have cooled.
DSTC Service required
to a fault.
±
Stop the car in a safe place and turn off the
engine.
> If the message remains when the engine
DSTC
is restarted, drive to a workshop. An
authorised Volvo workshop is recom-
mended.
Symbols in the combined instrument
panel
DSTC
If the symbols
the same time - read the message on the infor-
mation display.
means that the sys-
system disabled due
and
are shown at
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