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Traction contol on all the time, yes or no? 850

posted by  rtparr on  Sat Jan 26 06:27 CST 2002
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Though it is winter and I have trac control on, come spring and summer should I switch it off? It goes off at street speeds according to the book, but that little glaring orange light subconsciously gets to me, like a warning. Ditto the same for the A/C. Given state of the art today, am I prematurely wearing out tracs by not turning them off under normal driving conditions? Same with the A/C, which Volvo suggests, between the lines, should be left on. Any thoughts? Dick








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    Traction contol on all the time, yes or no? 850

    posted by  Jake850 on  Sat Jan 26 12:10 CST 2002
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    No, you are not wearing out TRACS by leaving it on, Traction control uses the Anti-lock breaking system in your car to control wheel spin. You might often need TRACS more in the spring and summer during heavy rainfall, TRACS is not on all the time, when you turn on the switch and you see the Orange indicator light that just means it is on standby waiting for the speed sensors at each wheel to tell it when it needs to activate. So just leave it on, it does come in handy in some low-speed driving situations.







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