Driver Steering Recommendation

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Driver Steering Recommendation (DSR) is a feature of the Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP) system on several Volkswagen Group car models, including the SEAT León Mk2 (Typ 1P),{{cite web|title=Suppliers to the new SEAT Leon|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050725/CUTAWAY/507250790|url-access=subscription|date=25 July 2005|work=Automotive News|publisher=AutoNews.com|accessdate=1 December 2011}} Volkswagen Golf Plus, and Volkswagen Scirocco.{{Cite web|url=http://www.volkswagen.com/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/en2/models/scirocco/engineering.html|title=The Scirocco: Technical Highlights|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226165718/http://www.volkswagen.com:80/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/en2/models/scirocco/engineering.html|archive-date=February 26, 2009}} The system is supplied by Continental Automotive Systems.

Sensors detect when the car is starting to skid, and the steering's electronic control unit (ECU) provides a prompt to the driver to correct the problem by making the steering wheel move slightly. Since most drivers find the idea of a car steering itself troubling, VW Group stresses that the robotic nudge is merely a suggestion, which the driver is free to override.

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