AL-KO ATC Trailer Control

Anyone who has experienced a ‘Snake’ when towing a caravan, knows how sensitively an outfit can react at higher speeds.  Any slight evasive action, side wind or turbulence from overtaking a heavy goods vehicle, can quickly create an unstable driving condition that results in the loss of control of the car and caravan.  When this happens the results can be extremely visual and devasting.

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AL-KO ATC Trailer Control is an ingeniously simple electronic control system that reacts quickly to maintain the stability of the car and caravan.  AL-KO ATC is similar to the ESP-system on some cars, continually monitoring the stability of the caravan during a journey and only operates when an unstable condition is encountered.  When AL-KO ATC activates, the driver will feel the vehicle being slowed down by the soft braking of the caravan.

Lateral acceleration sensors in the AL-KO ATC unit, monitor’s for slight side movements or a large swinging motion of a caravan. Even before an ESP system has detected the swinging movements of the car, AL-KO ATC applies the brakes on the caravan to slow the outfit down, before the situation becomes critical.  The braking operation lasts only for a few seconds, long enough to re-establish control and to bring the car and caravan back to a safe driving condition.

Al-KO ATC is a passive emergency safety system that connects to the car via the normal 12S and 12N connection cables.  When the system is ‘plugged in’ the AL-KO ATC automatically starts a ‘Pre-Flight’ test that engages the plunger, applying the caravan brakes.  Once this test is complete, the LED warning light on the front fairing changes from red to green to indicate the system is monitoring the caravan and in a ‘ready for travel’ state.

AL-KO ATC has been designed to be an integral part of the complete towing safety system:

1. AL-KO ATC system which (like the vehicle ABS) detects and controls caravan instability automatically.
   
   
2. AL-KO AKS Stabilisers, an effective stabiliser that raises the “CRITICAL SPEED” beyond the normal legal speed limit.
   
   
3. The Driver, who is responsible, under law, to ensure that the basic elements of safe towing are met, and is comfortably in control of the outfit.

The AL-KO safety systems of AKS + ATC operating together with responsible driving is a complete solution for improved safer towing.

AL-KO ATC can be retrofitted to most caravans with an AL-KO Chassis. A number of variants are available dependent on the number of axles and the gross weight (MPTLM) of the caravan.

For further information download our product brochure.

To enquire about ATC please email marketing@al-ko.co.uk