DC ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁safety ▁net ▁which ▁includes ▁an ▁anti - lock ▁bra king ▁system ▁( AB S ) ▁with ▁electronic ▁bra ke force ▁distribution ▁( EB D ) ▁and ▁bra ke ▁assist ▁( BA ), ▁hill - hold ▁assist ▁( H HA ), ▁tra ction ▁control ▁( T CS ) ▁and ▁electronic ▁stability ▁control ▁( ES C ). ▁ ▁The ▁sole ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁V DC ▁program ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁or ▁minim ise ▁the ▁ris ks ▁of ▁a ▁potential ▁accident . ▁Up ▁to ▁ten ▁computer ▁systems ▁monitor ▁all ▁four ▁whe els ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁ste ering , ▁thro tt le ▁and ▁bra king ▁input , ▁in ▁real ▁time . ▁Should ▁the ▁V DC ▁system ▁detect ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁tra ction , ▁an ▁aud ible ▁alarm ▁is ▁sound ed ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁driver , ▁whilst ▁the ▁E SC ▁and ▁T CS ▁components ▁automatically ▁apply ▁bra king ▁or ▁acceleration ▁pressure ▁and ▁reduce ▁engine ▁speed ▁to ▁prevent ▁over ste er ▁or ▁under ste er , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁the ▁driver ▁remains ▁in ▁control . ▁Should ▁the ▁driver ▁apply ▁the ▁bra kes ▁in ▁an ▁emer gency , ▁the ▁A BS ▁component ▁prevents ▁the ▁whe els ▁from ▁lock ing ▁up , ▁while ▁E BD ▁assign s ▁appropriate ▁bra ke ▁force ▁to ▁each ▁wheel ▁and ▁B A ▁increases ▁bra king ▁pressure ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁a ▁safe ▁and ▁complete ▁stop . ▁The ▁H HA ▁component ▁prevents ▁the ▁car ▁from ▁rolling ▁backwards ▁whilst ▁on ▁a ▁hill , ▁should ▁the ▁bra ke ▁ped al ▁be