Electronic stability control is an active safety system that detects and reduces loss of traction. When the system's sensors detect that the vehicle is not going where the driver is steering, it automatically applies braking force to individual wheels to help steer the vehicle back on its intended path.
Heard on the job
The ESC kicked in hard when I hit that patch of black ice on the off-ramp.
Also heard as
- VSC
- StabiliTrak
- AdvanceTrac
Do not mix it up with
- ESP: ESP is simply another manufacturer's acronym for the exact same stability control technology.