Tensioncontrolsystem(TCS)
(ifinstalled)
Fordrivingonaslipperyground,the
tensioncontrolsystem(TCS)canlim鄄
ittheslipperyoftiresandtoenable
steadystartofthevehicle.Thissys鄄
temmayincreasetheweightofthe
vehicleandpermitsafeturningat
highspeed.
Reducingaccident
Whenthevehicleisstartedona
slippery ground or turn at high
speed,thissystemcanlimitthehigh
speedrotationofwheelsandavoid
lossofbalancewithwheels.
Suggestions
TCScannotincreasethebrakeper鄄
formance.Pleasereducethespeed
beforemakingturns.
TCSmode
The indicators on the instrument
panelwillstopdisplayinginTCS
mode.
Caution院
音 TheTCScancontrolsliding
whentheTCSindicatorisflashing.
Whentheroadisslipperyorthe
vehicleisrunningathighspeed,
releasetheacceleratorpedaland
keepthevehiclesteady.
Warning院
音 TheTCSsystemisacompo鄄
nent of the vehicle; and all
guardingdevicesshouldbeput
intoserviceinwinteroronslip鄄
peryroads.
Note院
音 1)TheTCSmodewillbeau鄄
tomaticallystartedwhentheen鄄
gineisstartedagainafterbeing
stopped.
2)Youmayfeelslightjitteringof
thevehicleafterappropriatead鄄
justmentofthetensioncontrol
device.Thisisonlytheeffectof
controlof brake and not an
anomaly.
3)Whentheengineisstarted,
youcanhearaclicknoisefrom
theenginecompartment,and
thisisonlythesoundfromthe
tensioncontroldevice.
4)Theacceleratingdevicemay
notfunctionwhenthevehicleis
running on muddy or snowy
ground.
Drivingyourvehicle
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Indicatorandwarninglight
Theindicatorswillflashwhentheig鄄
nitionkeyisturnedonorthevehicle
isstarted.Ifitdoesnotflash,haveit
checkedbytheauthorizeddealer.
Thewarninglightwillindicateawarn鄄
ingincaseofanomalywiththeTCS
device.
WhentheTCSindicatorworks,park
thevehicleatasafeplace.Startthe
engineagaintocheckiftheTCSin鄄
dicatorcontinuestowork.
Iftheindicatorstillworksaftertheen鄄
gineisstarted,haveitcheckedby
theauthorizedJACdealer.
Safedrivingofallwheeldrive
vehicles
(1)Fastenthesafetybelt.
(2)Neverattempttomakeatrywhen
thevehicledesignanddriverskillis
notsuitableforrunningoncross-
countryground.
(3)Reducethespeedinstrongwind,
asyourvehicleislikelytobeaffect鄄
edby strong wind. Reducing the
speedcanavoidlossofcontrol.
(4)Checkthebrakesystemafter
drivinginrainydaysoronaroad
withslurry.Driveslowlyandstepon
thebrakepedalinseveraltimesuntil
itworksnormally.
(5)Neverdriveonroadwithmuch
water(forexamplebrooks,riversand
lakes).
(6)Thebrakingdistancebetweenan
allwheeldrivevehicleandafour-
wheeldrivevehicleisslightlydiffer鄄
ent,thereforeproperspacebetween
vehiclesshouldbekeptwhendriving
onaroadextremelydifficulttodrive.
(7)Thedrivingtorqueiscontrolled
byfourwheels,thereforethetire
qualitycandirectlyaffectthedriving
conditionoftheallwheeldrivevehi鄄
cle.Determinethequalityandsizeof
alltires.
音 Alltiresshouldbereplacedatthe
sametime.
音 Turnthetiresandchecktheair
pressureoftiresundernormalcondi鄄
tions.
(8)Thetirechainsshouldbefittedon
thefronttires.
Note院
音 WhentheTCSisflashing,the
tensioncontrolsystemwillauto鄄
maticallyreducethedrivingforce.
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