1994 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 132

1994 Pontiac Firebird Manual

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F TRACTION TCS OFF If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise control will automatically disengage.When road conditions allowyou to safely use it again, you may re-engage the cruise control. (See "Cruise Control" in the Index.) The "TCS OFF" warning light will come on when you turn the traction control system off. When the system is on, this light will come on to let you know if there's a problem with your traction control system. See "Traction Control System Warning Light" in the Index. When this warning light is on, the system will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly. 'he traction control system automatically omes on whenever you start your vehicle ' limit wheel spin, especially in 0 lippery road conditions, you should lways leave the system on. But you can urn the traction control system off you if ver need to. (You should turn the system Iff if your vehicle ever gets stuck in sand. mud, ice or snow. See "Rocking Your [ehicle" in the Index.) ' turn the systemoff, press the button 0 .ear thecenter of the console behind the hift lever. The light on the button will ;ooff, and the "TCS OFF" warning light Jill comeon and stay on. If the traction ontrol system is limiting wheel spin {hen you press the button,the system won't turn off right away. It will wait until there's no longer a current need to limit wheel spin. You can turn the system back on at any time by pressing the buttonagain. The light on the button should come on, and the "TCS OFF" warning light should go off. If your car is equipped with P245/50ZR16 tires, the traction control system will automatically turn off at speeds above 108 mph ( 173 km/h). (The "TCS OFF" warning light will not come on.) When the vehicle speed drops below 103 mph (165 km/h), the system will automatically turn on again. 131 ...

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TCS
OFF
If
your
vehicle
is
in cruise
control
when
the
traction
control
system
begins
to
limit wheel spin,
the
cruise
control
will
automatically
disengage.When
road
conditions
allow you to safely use
it
again, you
may re-engage
the
cruise
control.
(See “Cruise Control”
in
the
Index.)
The “TCS
OFF”
warning
light
will come
on
when
you
turn
the
traction
control
system
off.
When
the
system
is
on,
this
light
will
come
on
to
let
you
know
if
there’s a problem
with
your
traction
control
system.
See
“Traction
Control
System
Warning Light”
in
the
Index.
When
this
warning
light
is
on,
the system
will
not
limit
wheel
spin.
Adjust
your
driving
accordingly.
F
TRACTION
’he traction control system automatically
omes
on
whenever
you
start
your
vehicle
’0
limit
wheel spin, especially
in
lippery
road conditions, you
should
lways leave the
system on. But
you
can
urn the
traction
control
system
off
if you
ver
need to. (You should
turn
the
system
Iff
if your
vehicle ever gets
stuck in sand.
mud, ice
or
snow. See “Rocking Your
[ehicle”
in
the
Index.)
’0
turn
the
systemoff, press
the
button
.ear
the center of the console behind
the
hift
lever. The light on
the button will
;o
off, and the “TCS
OFF”
warning light
Jill
comeon and stay on.
If
the
traction
ontrol
system
is
limiting
wheel
spin
{hen
you
press
the
button,
the system
won’t
turn
off right
away. It will
wait
until
there’s
no
longer a current need to
limit
wheel
spin.
You can
turn
the
system
back on at any
time by pressing
the
button again. The
light on
the
button
should come on, and
the “TCS
OFF”
warning light should go
off.
If your
car
is
equipped
with
P245/50ZR16
tires, the
traction
control system will
automatically
turn off at speeds above
108
mph
(
173
km/h). (The “TCS
OFF”
warning
light
will
not come on.) When
the
vehicle
speed
drops
below
103
mph
(165 km/h), the
system
will automatically
turn
on again.
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