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Stabilitrac:
A system which stabilizes the traction of the vehicle. It was designed to help prevent rollovers and driver error in emergency manuvers.
ABS:
Automatic Braking System...self explanatory
ETC or Electronic Traction Control:
A system which recognizes a wheel with out traction thereby transferring the power to the wheel that is not spinning allowing the new "powered" wheel to move.
In deep sand if you spin the tires the only direction you will go is down. If you can back up/out then do so. Same approach applies to deep mud, the only direction you will be going in deeper in the mud. Only momentum is your friend.
However, in soil, (dirt without rocks) as long as you allow the free wheel or wheels to spin the ETC will transfer power to those wheels the are not spinning.
In cases where the sudden traction or contact of a spinning wheel would cause damage, BTM prevents the spinning wheel from freely spinning. This way when it does finally make contact, you won't explode something in your driveline.
So to Recap:
Rock Crawling, Slickrock or other such hard surfaces = BTM (Brake Throttle Modulation)
Loose soil, Dirt, Shallow Sand = Electronic Traction Control
Deep Sand, Deep Mud = Momentum
Snow, Ice, Rain soaked Streets = Stabilitrac
You cannot turn off the ETC, or ABS. You can turn off Stabilitrac.
If you have a Manual transmission, you do NOT have Stabilitrac.If you have the button, the car with squiggly lines underneath it, most likely, it is non operational. Only the Automatic Transmissions come with Stabilitrac.
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