Description

Description:

EDC III is a fully automatic adjusting damper control system which is a further refinement of earlier systems (EDC I & II) offered in markets other than the U.S. It also allows the driver the choice of two dampening programs, Comfort or Sport.

Conventional non-adjustable systems have damper (shock absorber) settings which provide an acceptable damping action over as wide a range of speeds and loads as possible. This means a compromise between comfortable softness and sportive hardness. Modern technology enables this trade-off to be resolved with variable damping, and this principle has been adopted on the EDC III system.

The system uses various input parameters directly relating to road condition, load on the car and driving style to select one of three damping characteristics, (soft, medium or firm).

The result is optimum damping over a wide range of speeds and loads, and definite gains in both ride comfort and safety.

This is achieved by continuously matching the damping force to road conditions, vehicle load and driving style.