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On ice or snow, there's really nothing you can do to stop the drive wheel from spinning besides letting off the throttle. When the vehicle senses traction loss ie; wheel slippage(one wheel spinning faster than the other three), it activates ASC which cuts off airflow to the engine and applies braking to the opposite wheels. During this time, you'll see the ASC light flash until traction is regained. You can however, turn ASC off by pressing the button. You'll see the light illuminate and it will remain illuminated until you press the button again. The ABS works the same way, but you can't turn it off. If the vehicle senses skidding, the ABS pump will activate and you'll hear a buzzing sound along with a pulsating feel in the pedal.
Now if your system is remaining on for days, then you probably have an issue. Perhaps you have a cracked/frayed wire, dirty ABS sensors(don't try to remove the fronts, they'll crumble if you do). Another cause of these problems would be if you're running differnt diameter tires. The vehicle will think one wheel is spinning at a different rate as the others(which it would be), and it would trigger ABS and/or ASC. I'd recommend investing in some nice snow tires. |