This is done through smoother gear shifts and second - gear starts, minimizing the probability
of wheel slip.
The all - speed traction control system enhances mobility and helps prevent
wheel slip when accelerating on slippery surfaces.
However, if the car's electronic
detect wheel slip of any description, the 4WD system will activate and send power to the wheels with the most grip, front or rear.
During moderate acceleration or when
front wheel slip is detected in dry conditions, up to 40 % of engine torque is transferred to the rear wheels.
An M Dynamic mode will provide the most consistent and fast lap times while directing torque to all four wheels but still allowing a fair amount of
rear wheel slip as well.
The electronic stability control system was further enhanced to allow
increased wheel slip at higher speeds.
All - Speed Traction Control
monitors wheel slip and applies brake pressure to the slipping wheel (s) to maintain stability.
The system's ability to
minimizing wheel slip helps the tires can essentially grip the sand and pull the truck out.
That helps you, as the driver, to be aware of
where wheel slip is occurring and when traction is low so you can alter your drive accordingly.
That's when traction and stability control systems step in to limit
actual wheel slip.
This new system knows when that's coming, involving the rear wheels a half second ahead of
predicted wheel slip.
Although this is not part of the AWD system, the computer makes use of the same sensors to
determine wheel slip and traction.
There's also a variable traction control function that lets drivers dial in how
much wheel slip they want in a turn.
It normally sends 60 percent of power to the rear wheels until the system
detects wheel slip.
As soon as I used the front break my
front wheel slipped out and I hit a parked car head first.
The new drivetrain could direct up to 25 % of the torque to the front wheels to aid traction during
rear wheel slip, thus significantly improving the handling characteristics of the car.
A brief press of a button at lower speeds — e.g. when driving on snow chains — is all it takes to
increase wheel slip.
During standard operation at low loads without the risk
of wheel slip, the new quattro taps into all the advantages of front - wheel drive.
The GLA further refines its performance with variable torque, which
senses wheel slip and reapportions as needed to adjust the power to the rear wheels.
Whereas DSC focuses on correcting understeer or oversteer, MDM allows
more wheel slip for controlled drifting.
Dubbed «ESC Sport», you can simply switch off traction control to allow a bit of wheel spin, or turn down the stability control program's interference significantly, allowing even more
wheel slip before the electronics cut in.
In that instance, more torque is sent to the front wheels while the anti-slip regulation system works to
reduce wheel slip so all four wheels are engaged after a few moments.
All - Speed TCS enhances mobility and
prevents wheel slip when accelerating on slippery surfaces.
The ESC (Electronic Stability Control) system has also been appropriately optimized; it allows increased
wheel slip at higher speeds and the engine torque is restored quicker after it intervenes.
See how the available All - Wheel Drive (AWD) system constantly monitors the traction of all four wheels, and delivers power to the wheels with the best grip
if wheel slip is detected.
This time it comes with Eight - speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic and a mode in the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) that allows
greater wheel slip for... well, you know what for.
Traction control (Aura XE):
Wheel slip sensors convey signals to an electronic control module, which alters the torque output of the engine to find optimal traction in slippery conditions.
And compared specifically to the AWD system on the old CX - 9, the new system strives to prevent
wheel slip from ever happening, rather than correcting for it when it is sensed.
The driver can additionally reduce the traction control effectiveness to allow more
wheel slip by pressing the VSA button should the vehicle become stuck; ABS remains fully operational at all times.
The Race Start function now has increased starting revs and more sensitive
wheel slip control.
It provides discreet assistance for increased responsiveness and stability, while reducing the inner
wheel slip during mid-corner acceleration.
In our test car, it's the Variable Torque Distribution kind, which uses a continuously variable electronically controlled transfer clutch to sluice power fore and aft
as wheel slip dictates.
Even the all - wheel - drive system does great work in a performance - style vehicle like this because it biases power delivery completely to the rear wheels
until wheel slip is detected, then its famously quick - responding, electro - magnetic, central clutch pack diverts power to the front wheels.
Maximum thrust when starting is ensured by Launch Control — a program that manages full acceleration with high engine speed and
minimum wheel slip when starting.
Whether due to the passenger weight or its suspension tuning, the GTI only showed a
little wheel slip under our fast launches.
The AMG GLC43's standard 4Matic all - wheel - drive system puts 69 percent of the torque to the rear wheels by default, for a more sports car - like drive, but shifts torque based
on wheel slip for wet roads and snow.
For example, when one tire
experiences wheel slip due to an ice patch or snow bank, the 4MATIC all - wheel drive system distributes more torque to the other three wheels to help grip and performance.
A software called Agile Handling Assist works in tandem with the car's VSA system to reduce
inner wheel slip by applying light braking force during cornering.
The Multi-terrain Select feature helps the model to get the
needed wheel slip in loose terrain.
The addition of the bright yellow traction control knob which allows nine different levels of
allowable wheel slip is the most important tunability change from the GT and GT S models.
It's pretty smart for a hunk of metal, reducing inside
wheel slip while cornering and shuttling just the right amount of torque to each side.