1994 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 142

Your Driving and the Road Traction Control System (Option) Your vehicle may havea traction control system that Iimits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery road conditions. The system operates only if it senses that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system works the front brakes andreduces Here's how anti-lock works. Let's say You can steer around the obstacle while engine power (by shutting off fuel injectors and managing spark) to limit the road is wet. You're driving safely. braking hard. wheel spin. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front As you brake, your computer keeps of you. The TRACTION ACTIVE light will receiving updates on wheel speed and come on when your tractioncontrol controls braking pressure accordingly. You slam on the brakes. Here's what system is limiting wheel spin. See happens with ABS. Remember: Anti-lockdoesn't change Traction Control SystemActive Lightin the time you need to get your foot up to the Index. A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is the brake pedal. If you get too close to If your vehicle has the Driver about to stoprolling, the computer will the vehicle infront of you, youwon't Information System, theTRACTION separately work the brakes at each front have time to apply your brakes if that CNTL ACTIVE message will appear wheel and at therear wheels. vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always when your traction control system is leave enough room up ahead to stop, The anti-lock system can change the limiting wheel spin. See Driver even though you have anti-lock brakes. brake pressure faster than any driver Information System in the Index. could. The computer is programmed to To Use Anti-Lock make the most of available tire androacI Don't pump the brakes. Just hold the conditions. brake pedal down and let anti-lock work for you. You may hear a motor or clicking noise during a hard stop, but this is normal. (