{"id":1587,"date":"2017-08-12T08:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartreatments.com\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2022-04-20T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:38:22","slug":"electronic-stability-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Stability Control Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic stability control technology is designed to enhance the stability of a vehicle and to help it maintain traction on the road. Since it is electronic, you probably guessed that it uses a computerized technology to detect when the <a href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/traction-control-light-on\/\">car is losing traction<\/a> and starting to skid.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to a series of sensors that are set up in the car to detect these things. Overall, if your vehicle swerves off the direction in which you have been steering, then a wheel brake will automatically be applied to each individual wheel.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you were to understeer on a turn, then your inner rear wheel would have a brake applied to it. If you were to oversteer, then your outer front wheel would have the brake applied.<\/p>\n<p><em>See Also: <a href=\"http:\/\/cartreatments.com\/service-advancetrac\/\">How to Reset &#8220;Service AdvanceTrac&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-639b06b54fe90\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #23627c;color:#23627c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #23627c;color:#23627c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-639b06b54fe90\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/#Main-Functions-of-Electronic-Stability-Control\" title=\"Main Functions of Electronic Stability Control\">Main Functions of Electronic Stability Control<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/#1-Lateral-Acceleration\" title=\"#1 \u2013 Lateral Acceleration\">#1 \u2013 Lateral Acceleration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/#2-Fishtail-Prevention\" title=\"#2 \u2013 Fishtail Prevention\">#2 \u2013 Fishtail Prevention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/#3-Steering-Wheel-Positioning\" title=\"#3 \u2013 Steering Wheel Positioning\">#3 \u2013 Steering Wheel Positioning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/electronic-stability-control\/#4-Wheel-Speed-Sensor\" title=\"#4 \u2013 Wheel Speed Sensor\">#4 \u2013 Wheel Speed Sensor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Main-Functions-of-Electronic-Stability-Control\"><\/span>Main Functions of Electronic Stability Control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-508606\" src=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traction-control-vs-stability-control.jpg\" alt=\"traction control vs stability control\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traction-control-vs-stability-control.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traction-control-vs-stability-control-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traction-control-vs-stability-control-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traction-control-vs-stability-control-213x120.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below are the 4 main sensors of electronic stability control technology which perform its essential functions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Lateral-Acceleration\"><\/span>#1 \u2013 Lateral Acceleration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The sensor for lateral acceleration is what detects the force and speed of your turns. This may be combined with other sensors as well but the lateral acceleration sensor is what detects whether you\u2019re oversteering or understeering your turns.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Fishtail-Prevention\"><\/span>#2 \u2013 Fishtail Prevention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is something called fishtailing which describes when your car\u2019s rear wheels start to have reduced traction. This is how oversteering usually occurs. This might happen if you\u2019re driving on rough surfaces like roads covered with ice, snow, rain, gravel, or sand.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the yaw rate sensor detects the direction of your vehicle and when fishtailing is about to happen.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Steering-Wheel-Positioning\"><\/span>#3 \u2013 Steering Wheel Positioning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/steering-angle-sensor-info\/\">steering angle position sensor<\/a> is how the vehicle knows which direction you are trying to drive. It compares your steering to the actual direction in which the vehicle is going.<\/p>\n<p>If the sensor finds the direction to be off course, it tells this to the control module and then braking is automatically applied to get the steering wheel back into position.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Wheel-Speed-Sensor\"><\/span>#4 \u2013 Wheel Speed Sensor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/symptoms-of-a-faulty-speed-sensor\/\">wheel speed sensor<\/a> is a very important sensor that all the other sensors really depend on. As this sensor detects the speed of your wheels, it will know how much brake power is needed under the given circumstance where you\u2019re losing stability of your vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cartreatments.com\/drive-by-wire-technology\/\">5 Advantages of Drive-by-Wire Technology<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It used to be that luxury cars only had electronic stability control technology in them, but not anymore. Most newer cars these days have it in them as well and you don&#8217;t have to spend <a href=\"http:\/\/cartreatments.com\/best-sports-cars-under-50k\/\">$50k<\/a> to get it.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have experienced the benefits of this technology and how it stabilizes your driving experience, you will never want to go without it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic stability control technology is designed to enhance the stability of a vehicle and to help it maintain traction on the road. 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