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Originally Posted by 08hybridok
How it worked in my Freestar was it "took over" control by lowering rpm's etc. I could floor it, and it would only provide enough power to the wheels to not slip. It had an override switch so you could turn it off and sit and spin and spin... I belive when it was on, both wheels would turn, like old fashioned posi, but with it off only one turned. Also when it was active there was an indicator or message on the dash display that said it was on. I was alone in this test, so not sure how many tires spun, but there was no computer take over or indicators in the dash.
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My wife used to have a Monte Carlo SS that had traction control.
My driveway is slightly uphill & you have to turn sharply into it at the bottom so you can't get a running head start.
If the driveway was snowy, the T/C would totally prevent the car from making it up the driveway. As soon as the wheels started to slip, the T/C would bog everything down & the car would not budge another inch.. If you turned off the T/C before attempting the climb up the incline (there was a switch on the center console to turn it off), you could blast your way up just fine however (with the wheels spinning the whole time)
~John