Any Peugeot dealers around who can tell me exactly what these features do. I think that they enhance stability by applying braking to certain wheels but any advice is welcome.
Thanks
Am thinking of buying a 3008 and maybe will wait for one with Grip Control.
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I've just been reading up on these systems as my newly delivered Citroen C5 has ESP plus traction control that is biased towards grip/stability in snow (the gearlever surround is engraved "Snowmotion"). Today was the first time I've been able to test it in snow.
Some folks here with other makes have grumbled their traction control on snow just ends up cutting the power back so you go nowhere. The C5 Snowmotion allows a fair degree of wheel slip before it cuts in (light flickers on dash) but that works well and allows you to get moving well.
When in running on snow they say...
"The Snow Motion system relies on information collected by a number of sensors and related to road conditions, steering wheel movement and acceleration. Depending on these details, the system automatically generates a set of optimized settings, adjusting the vehicle behavior on the road by applying more or less brake force and traction control on a certain wheel."
The 3008 has a further advanced system called Grip Control which has a selector for Normal/Snow/Sand/Mud/Off with slightly altered programs for each situation.
They say if you add winter tyres to a Snowmotion /Grip Control car the performance is close to a 4x4.
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