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There are two little arrows, one each pointing at the front wheels. In this photo they look lit, but they aren't. I've never seen them lit, and am not sure they are supposed to.
What condition has to exist to get them to light up?
There are two little arrows, one each pointing at the front wheels. In this photo they look lit, but they aren't. I've never seen them lit, and am not sure they are supposed to.
What condition has to exist to get them to light up?
Try turning your steering wheel while watching them....se what they do.
Try turning your steering wheel while watching them....se what they do.
Tried that, the orange lines that connect the front wheels to the rear wheels get short and point the direction of the turn, and the number up top indicates the number of degrees of the turn, but those two little arrows insist on not doing anything, and I can't find a reference to them anywhere...
I think they're pointing from the number "zero degrees" to the tires or the yellow lines sticking from the tires. I think it means the steering angle on these tires is zero degrees. But that is a total guess. So just a part of a static graphic if I am right.
I just assumed it was showing you the degree of the turning wheels. Pointing to what it was referring to.
Me too, but those darn arrows look like they aren't just on the display, but should light up. So I got to wondering if anybody had ever seen them light up and knew what caused it. I'm still not convinced they don't light up, but I'm thinking they might light up and that it would be tied to vehicle stability control. Of course, in a situation where stability control is in play two little arrows are about the last thing anybody is worried about.
So when your truck is trying to skid out of control you can look down and see what way and how far your wheels are turned.
Exactly!
Actually, I think I figured it out (sort of). Last night I needed to go out and move the truck from one parking spot to another. The off road function was still on from earlier (it's usually on fuel economy) and I noticed the arrows that I thought were unlit weren't there. No matter what I did (turn the wheels lock to lock) I couldn't get them to come on. In other words, the vehicle has to be in motion (probably 15 mph or more - certainly not moving from parking spot to parking spot speed) to come on.
So, while I'm still not really sure what it is they are telling me, I now know that they do light up, when they aren't lit up they aren't visible, and the most likely purpose is (as suggested earlier) to point to the wheels to indicate the number of degrees they are off centerline.
Me too, but those darn arrows look like they aren't just on the display, but should light up. So I got to wondering if anybody had ever seen them light up and knew what caused it. I'm still not convinced they don't light up, but I'm thinking they might light up and that it would be tied to vehicle stability control. Of course, in a situation where stability control is in play two little arrows are about the last thing anybody is worried about.
ADVANCETRAC WITH ROLL STABILITY CONTROL™ (RSC ) STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (ALL SINGLE REAR WHEEL (SRW) VEHICLES)
The AdvanceTrac with RSC system provides the following stability enhancement features for certain driving situations:
• Traction control system (TCS), which functions to help avoid drive-wheel spin and loss of traction. • Electronic stability control (ESC), which functions to help avoid skids or lateral slides. • Roll Stability Control™ (RSC ), which functions to help avoid a vehicle roll-over.
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Electronic stability control (ESC) may enhance your vehicle's directional stability during adverse maneuvers, for example when cornering severely or avoiding objects in the roadway. ESC operates by applying brakes to one or more of the wheels individually and, if necessary, reducing engine power if the system detects that the vehicle is about to skid or slide laterally.
During ESC events, the stability control light in the instrument cluster will flash.
Certain adverse driving maneuvers may activate the ESC system, which include but are not limited to:
• Taking a turn too fast • Maneuvering quickly to avoid an accident, pedestrian or obstacle • Driving over a patch of ice or other slippery surfaces • Changing lanes on a snow-rutted road • Entering a snow-free road from a snow-covered side street, or vice versa • Entering a paved road from a gravel road, or vice versa • Cornering while towing a heavily loaded trailer (refer to Trailer towing in the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter).
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