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Automatic Stability Control (ASC+T)

ASC prevents unintentional wheel slip of the drive wheels in every situation.

The DSC III control unit determines if the vehicle is loosing traction due to excessive longitudinal wheel slip based on input from the wheel speed sensors. An ASC regulating sequence is initiated if the wheel slip exceeds the control units stored allowable values.

The DSC III can control longitudinal wheel slip by two means: