Control system and method for a vehicle having a continuously variable transmission

A vehicle control system in a vehicle having a continuously variable transmission (CVT) system including a CVT pulley assembly and a clutch mechanism for transmitting a torque to wheels from a power source rotatably connected with an input shaft, the vehicle control system comprising:

• a communicator operable to detect a real time speed of at least one of the wheels;
• and
• a controller operable to evaluate an allowable target speed of the input shaft, the controller determining to activate the vehicle control system by comparing the real time speed of the at least one of the wheels to the allowable target speed,
• wherein the controller modulates a torque capacity of the clutch mechanism by activating the system when controller determines a wheel slip of the CVT system.