Re: potential new S4 owner

["Romeo Shayne Pavlic'" <bcpi@arias.net>]

I know.  I was just being sarcastic when I said that.  Point being, the 1992
WO trac control + dif lock does a fab job I am not sure why anyone would
need it....


Shayne.




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>From: ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)
>To: bcpi@arias.net (Romeo Shayne Pavlic')
>Cc: psanger@flashmail.com (Patrick Sanger), quattro@audifans.com (Audi List)
>Subject: Re: potential new S4 owner
>Date: Sun, Nov 14, 1999, 13:57
>

> Romeo Shayne Pavlic' writes:
>> > -is traction control really not needed w/ awd? I don't think it is offered
>> > on the S4.
>>
>> Why would you need it on a AWD car?
>
> The current Audis (including the '00 S4) actually do have
> "traction control" on its quattro models.  It's called EDL
> (electronic differential lock).  The mechanism is pretty much
> the same as normal traction control -- it uses ABS wheel sensors
> to detect wheel spin and apply selective braking to the spinning
> wheel.  The works from side to side on each axle.  Between
> the front and rear axles, the Torsen differential does the work.
>
> -Ti
> 96 A4 2.8 quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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