What Would Cause Your Audi Traction Control Light To Stay On

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The appearance of the traction control light or TCL on the dash of your Audi tells you that there is something wrong with your traction control system or TCS. If you underestimate this problem and don't take timely action, you may find yourself in trouble when driving on a slippery road. https://emcnv.com/

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00:00What would cause your Audi traction control light to stay on?

00:06Traction control light or TCL of your car if on, it is a sign of trouble.

00:11There are countless reasons why the TCL of a car may come on.

00:17Here, we will discuss some of them in detail.

00:21But, before we proceed, let's have a brief conversion about the traction control system.

00:27Traction control system or TCS, what does it do?

00:33TCS plays an important role in your vehicle's stability control system.

00:37It ensures that your car is not losing traction on a slippery road surface.

00:43It does that by preventing wheels from overspinning.

00:48And, to make that happen, it takes the help of the following component.

00:52A hydraulic controller, an electronic control unit, wheel speed sensors, wires, connectors.

01:01If your car's TCS stops working, TCL will light up to warn you about the problem.

01:07Traction control light reasons why it may come on.

01:12Wheel speed sensors are faulty.

01:14If your Audi's TCL is on, it is usually because your wheel speed sensors are faulty.

01:23To turn off the TCL, you have to identify and replace the defective sensors.

01:29Electronic control unit, AQ, is defective.

01:34AQ is programmed to regulate different aspects of TCS operation in your car.

01:39If it fails due to a programming error or for any other reason, TCL will be triggered.

01:46ABS may be failing.

01:51Abs and TCS are two sides of the same coin.

01:56They may seem different from the outside, but they are very closely related.

02:00If one goes down, the other will follow suit.

02:08If ABS goes bad, the TCL will come on.

02:12Failing braking system

02:14It has also been found that problems in the braking system of a car can trigger TCL.

02:24Sum up

02:24Lit up TCL warns you that there is something wrong with your car's TCS.

02:33Get to the bottom of the problem before it's too late.

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