Traction Control

[daf62757]

My other Toyotas have/had traction control. It has nothing to do with mileage. Its computer controlled. When your wheels slip because of ice or wet pavement, the car's computer tells the drive train what to do. It keeps the wheels from spinning and not getting traction. Its passive and doesn't engage until your car's wheels start to spin without forward/rear traction.

[Strider199]

Thanks daf62757. Nice info.

[matthewai]

Originally Posted by daf62757

My other Toyotas have/had traction control. It has nothing to do with mileage. Its computer controlled. When your wheels slip because of ice or wet pavement, the car's computer tells the drive train what to do. It keeps the wheels from spinning and not getting traction. Its passive and doesn't engage until your car's wheels start to spin without forward/rear traction.

for this reason i turn mine off - (dash lights come ON) when the roads are dry

[daf62757]

Originally Posted by matthewai

for this reason i turn mine off - (dash lights come ON) when the roads are dry

On my 4runner...now owned by my dauther....when it did come on, I head some clicking from under the dash. That is how I knew it was engaged. It wasn't a big deal and I never really gave it a thought. I guess I could have turned it off but I didn't see a reason to.