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    2010 traction control

    Thanks, CivicQc! That would seem to confirm the earlier report about a qualitatively improved TRAC that will for the first time allow the car to...
    Post by: was, Jul 31, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 traction control

    Steve, I am in 100% agreement with you about winter tires and have used them for years here in the Boston area (even on my all wheel drive Audi...
    Post by: was, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 traction control

    DaveShermata and HTMLSpinner, Thanks very much for your observations. To me they support (but don't confirm) the report that the 2010 TRAC...
    Post by: was, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 traction control

    Thanks, Doug, but that still leaves unanswered the question of whether the revised TRAC system will *brake* an individual spinning front wheel to...
    Post by: was, Jun 16, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 traction control

    Of course that's not how such traction control systems work at all. It's essentially a function of the stability control system, which would never...
    Post by: was, Jun 16, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 traction control

    Can Prius Team or anyone with a 2010 confirm the suggestion made here:...
    Thread by: was, Jun 16, 2009, 52 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Nav dead reckoning

    Can anyone report on the accuracy and usefulness of the dead reckoning capability in the built-in nav system? In a big city, for example, where...
    Thread by: was, Jun 15, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    I have to sell my 2010 Prius II! How much is it worth?

    Steve, Very sorry to hear of your continuing problems. I can see how, without knowing the exact cause of the problem it's tough to hit upon a...
    Post by: was, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My 2010 Prius Causing Me Back Problems!

    Steve, sorry to hear about your back problem. Don't know if this will be of any interest to you, but I have a truly wonderful and unusual...
    Post by: was, Jun 7, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    A few answers to your questions...

    Prius Team, can you tell us anything about how the traction control in the new Prius will differ from that in the current model? In particular,...
    Post by: was, Mar 12, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Question for Prius Team: traction control on 2010

    Dear Prius Team, If it is possible for you to do so at this point, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could explain how the traction control in...
    Thread by: was, Feb 22, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Traction Control (TRAC)

    But does the current TRAC brake an *individual* front wheel that's lost traction, thereby allowing the other one to drive the car if it has any...
    Post by: was, Feb 10, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum