1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 143

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Manual

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Enhanced Traction System Warning Light (3100 or 3800 Engine) When this warning light ison, the system will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly. Low Traction Light TRAC OFF The Enhanced Traction System warning light may come on forthe following reasons: 0 LOW TRAC When your anti-lock system is adjusting brake pressure to help avoid a braking skid, this light will come on. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" earlierin this section. If you turn the system off by pressing the TRAC button on the right hand side the Driver far of Information Center, the warning light will come on and stay on. To the system back on, press the turn button again. The warninglight should go off. (See "Enhanced Traction System" the Indexfor more in information.) If the Enhanced Traction System warninglight comes on and stays on an extended period of for time when the system is turned on, your vehicle needs service. Adjust your driving accordingly. If you have the Enhanced Traction System the or Traction Control System, this light will also come on when the systemis limiting wheel spin.You may feel or hear the system working, but is normal. Slippery this road conditions may exist the low tractionlight comes if on, so adjust your driving accordingly. light will The stay onfor a few seconds after the traction system stops limiting wheel spin.See "Enhanced Traction System"or "Traction Control System" the Index. in If the traction control systemis affected by an engine-related problem, the system will turn and off the warning light will come on. 2-68

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Enhanced
Traction
System
Warning
Light
(3100
or
3800
Engine)
TRAC
OFF
The
Enhanced
Traction
System
warning
light
may
come
on
for
the
following
reasons:
0
If
you
turn
the
system
off
by
pressing
the
TRAC
button
on
the
far right
hand
side of the
Driver
Information
Center,
the
warning
light
will
come
on
and
stay
on.
To
turn
the
system
back
on,
press
the
button
again.
The
warning
light should
go
off.
(See
“Enhanced
Traction
System”
in the
Index
for
more
information.)
If the
Enhanced
Traction
System
warning
light
comes
on
and
stays
on
for
an
extended
period
of
time
when
the
system
is
turned
on,
your
vehicle
needs
service.
Adjust
your
driving
accordingly.
If
the
traction
control
system
is
affected
by
an
engine-related
problem,
the
system
will
turn
off
and
the
warning
light
will
come
on.
When
this
warning
light
is
on,
the system
will
not
limit
wheel
spin.
Adjust
your
driving
accordingly.
Low
Traction
Light
LOW
TRAC
When
your
anti-lock
system
is
adjusting
brake
pressure
to
help
avoid
a
braking
skid,
this
light
will
come on.
See
“Anti-Lock
Brake
System
Warning
Light”
earlier
in
this
section.
If
you
have
the
Enhanced
Traction
System
or
the
Traction
Control
System,
this
light will
also
come
on
when
the
system
is
limiting
wheel
spin. You
may feel or
hear
the
system
working,
but
this
is normal.
Slippery
road
conditions
may
exist
if
the low
traction
light comes
on,
so
adjust
your
driving
accordingly.
The
light
will
stay
on for a
few
seconds
after
the
traction
system
stops
limiting
wheel
spin. See “Enhanced
Traction
System”
or
“Traction
Control
System”
in
the
Index.
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