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198 Driving and operating ● driver seat belt is unfastened. Extended hold hill start assist Vehicles with automatic transmission are additionally equipped with the extended hold hill start assist. This function holds the vehicle stationary for up to five minutes after the brake pedal is released. automatically activated to prevent vehicle movement when one of the following conditions occurs: ● extended hold hill start assist is deactivated after five minutes. ● ignition is switched off. Hill start assist or extended hold hill start assist can be selected in the vehicle personalisation. 3 124 Note Hill start assist and extended hold hill start assist will not be activated in neutral gear. If neutral gear is selected during an active hold, assists will deactivate and vehicle may start moving. Ride control systems Traction Control system The Traction Control system (TC) is a component of the Electronic Stability Control (ESC). necessary, regardless of the type of road surface or tyre grip, by preventing the drive wheels from spinning. spin, engine output is reduced and the wheel spinning the most is braked individually. This considerably improves the driving stability of the vehicle on slippery road surfaces. TC is operational after each engine start as soon as the control indicator b extinguishes. When TC operates b flashes. |