Thread: Traction control

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Not sure if I have got this correct or not, but I believe that the traction control does not work in reverse.
We needed to have a vehicle do a 3 point turn on a snow covered steep road, and the driver was surprised that he had wheel spin and no TC light showing.
cheers

Mine does. I have a MY12 D90 and it definitely got me out of one hell of bog hole one day.

Originally Posted by DeanoH

What I do know is that ABS can be a very dangerous, even potentially lethal on loose surfaces regardless of what tyres you've got.

Deano

Exactly what i found with all the D2's i owned over the years.
You get used to it & drive to the conditions,particularly at high speeds on gravel roads that had a lot of loose stuff on the surface.