What's the difference between Active Handling and Traction Control?
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What's the difference between Active Handling and Traction Control?
The other day, while waiting at a light ready to turn right, I saw an opportunity to pull out. Like the novice I am, (and still used to the Camry,) I gunned it through my right turn from a standstill. The 'Vette fishtailed a bit, but corrected itself quickly. I saw a message flash in the DIC, but couldn't tell what it said. I did not happen to see the yellow indicator in the cluster, but that does not necessarily mean it didn't flash. Can anyone tell me what happened during this very brief and educational thrillride? Was AH, TC, or both protecting my butt that day?
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Full Active handling is a system designed to keep your car pointed in the direction that the steering wheel is and it includes traction control. Basically, it's a safety system.
Depending on model year, you can also activate "Competition Mode", which keeps active handling active, but disables traction control.
Traction control is just that, it limits wheel spin. It was AH that saved your butt.
Depending on model year, you can also activate "Competition Mode", which keeps active handling active, but disables traction control.
Traction control is just that, it limits wheel spin. It was AH that saved your butt.
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Traction control modulates the throttle setting when it detects wheelspining, to eliminate it.
Active handling uses steering wheel input and accelerometers to determine if the car is not "going where you want it to". It then applies individual or several brakes to have the car go "where you want it to".
Active handling uses steering wheel input and accelerometers to determine if the car is not "going where you want it to". It then applies individual or several brakes to have the car go "where you want it to".
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Traction control senses rear wheel spin adjusts the throttle and applies the ABS to mitigate it.
Active handling senses the direction of travel of the car relative to the direction of the steering wheel and cuts the throttle and applies ABS braking to the appropriate wheel(s) *(may be front or back) to bring the car back into a trajectory that matches the direction of the steering wheel.
Active handling senses the direction of travel of the car relative to the direction of the steering wheel and cuts the throttle and applies ABS braking to the appropriate wheel(s) *(may be front or back) to bring the car back into a trajectory that matches the direction of the steering wheel.
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Sounds like it was the traction control that kicked in this time.TC default is to "on" you have to turn it off .I frequently see the little flash you mentioned not to mention feeling the momentary bog. 
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