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Land Rover Freelander System Description and Operation37 · BRAKES
37 · Brakes

Traction Control

Make
Land Rover
Model
Freelander System Description and Operation
Section
Operation › Traction Control
BRAKESTraction Control
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BRAKES

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Traction Control
This feature uses brake intervention to prevent wheel slippage (i.e. wheel speed faster than vehicle reference speed) 
during attempts to accelerate or on a slippery road surface. This is done by the ECU, which monitors the speed of 
each wheel. If any wheel is spinning faster than others, brake pressure is applied to that wheel to slow it down, 
bringing it in line with other wheel speeds, thus  providing the optimum traction between the road surface and each 
vehicle tyre. Traction control will not function with speeds above 50 km/h.

If ETC is required and the brake pedal is not depressed, the ECU starts the re-circulation pump to draw fluid into the 
system from the master cylinder. Additional valves are required for the purpose of controlling the volumetric flow. The 
Continental TEVES system uses two additional solenoid valves in each brake circuit. As the pump starts up, the 
separation valve blocks the delivery line to the master cylinder and diverts the fluid flow to the pump circuit. The 
changeover, or electric shuttle valves, control fluid flow from the master cylinder and reservoir. Actual wheel control 
takes place in the same way as ABS via the control of the individual inlet and outlet valves. Excess volumetric flow of 
the pump is routed via the pressure relief valve, which is integrated into the separation valve on the Continental 
TEVES system.

The traction control warning lamp is amber in colour and is illuminated in the following circumstances/conditions:

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It illuminates for a minimum of 2 seconds when TC is active or longer if TC  is active for longer than 2 seconds

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During the initialisation phase and a following test phase controlled by the microprocessor

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In the event of  TC fault condition

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Fully 'on' when manual disable TC function is operated

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Flashing when brakes are hot (over 350 

°

C)

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When the controller is switched off, for as long as ignition voltage is supplied to the ABS ECU

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During diagnostics

To allow the vehicle to be tested on two wheel rolling roads there is a feature which allows the ETC function to be 
disabled. To disable ETC, the brake pedal has to be operated 10 times within 10 seconds of turning the ignition on. 
When traction control is disabled, the ETC warning lamp will be illuminated in the instrument pack and no wheel 
braking will occur during this period. Also, the road speed signal will be an average of the two rotating wheels and no 
ABS sensor or accelerometer faults will be registered during this period.

The ETC function can be re-enabled at the start of a subsequent ignition cycle by again operating the brake pedal 10 
times within 10 seconds of turning the ignition on. Alternatively, the ABS ECU will automatically re-enable the ETC 
function when it receives a 4.4 mph (7 km/h) speed signal from all four ABS sensors.

Should the ETC (or HDC) be active for long periods the temperature of the brakes may cause damage to the brake 
components (disks, drums, pads and shoes). To prevent this there is a safety feature that disables the ETC or HDC 
if it considers the system is overheating. The system functions by the ABS calculating the brake temperature. When 
the first temperature limit (350

°

C) is reached the ETC warning lamp will start to flash (if HDC is also 'ON' then the HDC 

fault lamp will also flash). When the second temperature limit (400

°

C) has been reached the warning lights will 

continue to flash but the ETC and HDC functionality will become inactive. Should HDC be active as the second 
temperature limit is reached the HDC will fade out gradually. System functionality will return when the brakes have 
returned to the third limit (300

°

C).

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