Traction Plus System - Fiat DUCATO Owner's Handbook Manual

65) The HBA system is an aid for the
driver, who must always pay full
attention while driving. The
responsibility always rests with
the driver. The features of the
HBA system must never be tested
in imprudent or dangerous ways,
with the possibility of putting
the safety of the driver, occupants
or other road users at risk.
66) The performance of a vehicle
with ERM must never be tested
in imprudent or dangerous ways,
with the possibility of putting
the safety of the driver or other
people at risk.
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IMPORTANT
8) Prolonged use of the system may
overheat the braking system. If
the brakes overheat, the HDC
system, when active, will be
gradually deactivated after
suitably informing the driver (the
LED on the button turns off): it
can be reactivated only when the
brakes have cooled sufficiently.
The distance that can be covered
depends on the temperature of
the brakes and therefore on the
gradient, load and speed of the
vehicle.
TRACTION PLUS
SYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Traction Plus is a driving aid, useful
for setting off in poor grip conditions on
non-homogeneous road surfaces
(snow/asphalt, ice/asphalt, mud/
asphalt, etc.), which allows the drive
force to be distributed adequately
on the engine axle when one of the two
drive wheels slips.
Traction Plus acts by braking the wheel
with poor grip (or slipping more than
the others), thereby transferring the
drive force to that which has greater
grip on the ground.
This function can be activated manually
by pressing button A on the dashboard
fig. 127 and operates under 50 km/h.
When this speed is exceeded, it is
automatically deactivated (the LED on
the button is still on) and it is
reactivated again when the speed falls
below 30 km/h.
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