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An amber dashboard icon of a car with skid lines beneath it, warning of a fault in the vehicle's electronic stability or traction control system.
Also known as: Traction control light, ESP, DSC, VSC, StabiliTrak, AdvanceTrac
A flashing light indicates the system is actively correcting a loss of traction (normal operation); a steady light indicates a fault disabling the safety feature. Sold under many different manufacturer trade names for the same underlying function.
A flashing light indicates the system is actively intervening to correct a skid or loss of traction (normal, momentary behaviour, e.g. on a wet road); a continuously lit light indicates a fault that has disabled the system.
Contexts: Vehicle dashboard
Sold under many different manufacturer trade names for the same or closely related underlying function — no single universal name exists across the industry, unlike most other tell-tales in this system.
Contexts: Vehicle dashboard
A rear view of a car with two wavy lines beneath it representing a skid.
Both belong to the Vehicle dashboard warning symbols system.