I was reading through my Fabia brochure last night and saw that the vRS comes with ABS+EDL+MSR as opposed to the elegance which comes with ABS+EDL+ASR. The glossary section explains that ASR is Anti-Slip Regulation, which appears to be traction control. There is no definition of what MSR is. Could somebody let me know please.

Thanks,

Paul

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Proberbly a typo error in the brochure.

multi-slip regulation?

There are plenty of write-ups on the Fabia Vrs which mention that ABS, ASR and MSR electronic traction systems are standard and are designed to improve safety by transferring the driving force from the wheels to the road.

There are plenty of write-ups on the Fabia Vrs which mention that ABS, ASR and MSR electronic traction systems are standard and are designed to improve safety by transferring the driving force from the wheels to the road.

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Phil

Thanks, what is the difference then?

probably nothing. As long as the car stays on tamac there should be no problem, be wary of driving in the wet with the fabias michelins as they leave a lot to be desired

"Motor Slip Regulator" - it stops the wheels locking under excessive engine braking. I think 4x4s have it as well, but not by this name.

If you think it's a slightly contrived acronym, that's because it is derived from the Czech; the English translation has been fudged to fit "MSR".

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Want it you who answered dsemuk on irc?

MSR is Mechanical Slip Regulation.. or EDL (Electronic Differential Lock)for the Seat boys

its basically a crude version of having a Locked Differential.

If say you have one front wheel on wet grass, the other on tarmac and the wheel on the grass is spinning freely, therefore all the drive is diverted thru the differential to the wheel with the least resistance. what MSR does is use the ABS system to brake the spinning wheel which forces the differential to transfer the drive to the other wheel.. Its very rare that the MSR will do anything, as it only works on light throttle and under 20mph to avoid excessive mechanical stress. but it just sounds like the ABS and you might feel little tugs on the steering wheel as the diff takes the strain. its quite good in the snow i find

hope this helps

Ah, wrong furby driver .

Ah, wrong furby driver .

Easy mistake to make

MSR is not the same thing as EDL I'm afraid. MSR is part of the Bosch ESR (Electronic Slip Reduction), or traction control to you and me. It works on engine overrun, i.e. when you come off the throttle. On v. slippery surfaces this can cause the front wheels to skid, so MSR allows a little more torque from the engine when you come off the throttle to stop this happening. It's more for the RWD brigade than us, as drag locking the rear wheels generally causes a spin.

i stand corrected

least someone round here knows what they are talking about

MSR is not the same thing as EDL I'm afraid. MSR is part of the Bosch ESR (Electronic Slip Reduction), or traction control to you and me. It works on engine overrun, i.e. when you come off the throttle. On v. slippery surfaces this can cause the front wheels to skid, so MSR allows a little more torque from the engine when you come off the throttle to stop this happening. It's more for the RWD brigade than us, as drag locking the rear wheels generally causes a spin.

Yep, that was what I was trying to say.... Will have to work on the terminology a bit