what is traction control system on a car?

Question

the car is a 2002 pt cruiser

Answer 1

The vehicle senses when a tire is spinning and applies brake pressure to that wheel. If both drive wheels are spinning, it will let off on the accelerator until the wheels stop spinning. The idea is, when a tire is spinning, it has no traction.

Answer 2

I find it to be a waste of money on a car. Put simply, When you accelerate too hard or when the tires begin to slip, it cuts the gas and stops the wheel from slipping. The end. I would never pay for that as an option on a car. I can do that myself.

But stability control is more useful. When it detects skidding and sliding, It applies the gas and brakes to individual tires to keep the car headed in the intended direction. On suv's the stability control sometimes has anti-roll integrated into it.

Traction control - not needed
Stability control- Could possibly help you avoid an accident.

Answer 3

well my friend i can help you in finding some related material regarding traction control in cars.
I am providing some sites for your reference below and i hope that these links or references may help you out in the way you thought.
well refer to the below links for further reference.

By the way traction control means: " Traction control is part of a series of three braking technology developments that began appearing in vehicles in the mid-eighties. (Note: Many German vehicle manufacturers call traction control by its original German name: ASR traction control. ASR stands for "Acceleration Slip Regulation." It's the same technology we're talking about here, but with a fancier name that most Americans have never heard of.) In chronological order, these developments are: anti-lock brakes, aka ABS (1978), traction control (1985), and stability control (1995). All three technologies come from the laboratories of Robert Bosch Company in Germany, and all address the issue of improving contact (traction) between your car's tires and the road. "

Answer 4

It keeps you on the road. If it snows or rains, it will try to stay in control and it will not let the car slide. It will try to keep traction on the road. Alsmost all new cars have this.

Answer 5

Traction control deals with loss of friction during acceleration.
Here is a link to an article that explains it in an understandable way:
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/safety/articles/46352/article.html

Answer 6

its pretty much what it says it is ,it helps the vehicle get better traction, if one wheel slips once in a while ,but over all if its not needed it needs to be cut off,it makes any vehicle its on use more gas,but it does improve the handling of anything that has it,thing of it is though,its not needed all the time,most roadways we drive are kept in pretty good condition now,good luck,i hope this help,s.

Answer 7

It keeps your tires from spinning. It also uses more gas. I turn mine off for regular driving and on for driving on dirt roads, wet pavement......etc. Somehow it knows if your tires are starting to lose traction and compensates so that you don't.

Answer 8

it makes use of your brakes to maintain the wheels from spinning. sensors music wheel velocity, in the event that they experience one is accelerating too speedy it makes use of the ABS to carry on with the brake on that wheel. it does this in small pulses, merely adequate to give up the wheel from spinning too speedy