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How does electronic stability control work?

Electronic stability control systems Electronic stability control is designed to prevent your vehicle from skidding to the side or losing control. It’s a very effective way to avoid severe collisions. In fact, government data shows that ESC equipped vehicle were involved in approximately 35% fewer severe collisions that involved loss of vehicle control versus non-ESC equipped vehicles. Electronic stability control systems were developed by BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch and Continental and the first system was installed in the 1995 S-Class Mercedes. GM introduced their own StabiliTrac system on a few Cadillac … Read More