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A trailer sway management characteristic is accessible on 2008-up fashions of the Grand Cherokee. Trailer Sway Control makes use of sensors within the car to acknowledge an excessively swaying trailer and can take the suitable actions to try to cease the sway. The system could scale back engine energy and apply the brake of the suitable wheel(s) to counteract the sway of the trailer. The TSC will turn out to be energetic mechanically as soon as an excessively swaying trailer is acknowledged. No driver motion is required.
What it Does:
- Reduces trailer sway and improves dealing with in adversarial towing circumstances attributable to crosswinds, visitors and improper weight distribution on the trailer
How it Works:
- The system screens the car’s motion relative to the driving force’s supposed path and the car yaw sensor acknowledges sway
- System applies brake strain on one entrance wheel to counteract the yaw induced by the trailer and applies brake strain to all 4 wheels to gradual the car
- As the trailer sways to the opposite aspect of the car, Trailer Sway Control will improve strain to the alternative aspect of the car
- The system will proceed to use alternating brake strain and scale back engine torque till the trailer is underneath management
