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My battery died this morning with the snow. I bump started it and drove 300 miles without stopping. No ABS. TCS, or SRS

Does ABS /TCS help in the snow? Or do you have to modulate the throttle by foot anyways?

Better than nothing. Especially if you panic. It’s even better if they don’t kick in at all.

It does help. Tcs will stop your wheel from breaking contact on acceleration and abs does the same in reverse while breaking

Trip was OK except for round abouts

What car has ABS that doesn’t function when the battery isn’t charging?

One that doesn't have ABS at all, though an alternator or charging issue can effect abs because abs relies on high pressure pumps that are powered electrically

There's a "bug" in older Accords that when voltage is low [like starting on a low battery] the camshaft position sensor sends ECU into limp mode that sometimes can only be cleared with dealer scanner (or or the Chinese knock off that you have to buy manufacturer specific profile.)

Limp mode is one thing, disabling ABS just because no battery, even if alternator is putting out current, seems like a design flaw.

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