I've recently purchased a car with Traction Control, there's a button on the dash to switch it on or off. Should it always be on,or just when road conditions are poor, If I have it on permanently will somethingwear out quicker than if I leave it off! . Thanks.
a.woodrow,
Sep 21, 9:05pm
It will be on by default usually when you start the car. leave it on for normal driving, switch it off when you want to do a skid
pollymay,
Sep 22, 1:57am
Personally I like it off in the rain. Counter intuitive but in a slide I put my foot up it to bring it straight again and the wheel speed difference in a slide means the TC is having none of that which makes it more scary. On my car the active stability control and traction control are 2 different things, one stops wheel slip/wheelspin and the other is an active stability control which I leave on cause it helps.
Depends what kinda driver you are, given you are asking this question I'd leave it
v8power,
Sep 22, 5:19am
If you have no idea how to react and control a vehicle in a slide/skid then leave the button well alone. When traction is lost wheel speed sensors signal the ECU and engine power is instantly cut preventing drive to the wheels for a very short period allowing them to gain traction again.
You might think this is a good thing but often it may not be depending on how deep you are in it.
Drive to the conditions and leave the TC on and you will be fine though.
therafter1,
Sep 22, 5:31am
Turn the bloody thing off mate. Your right (and left foot) in a manual are your traction control, traction control is for people that cannot drive. You may one day (as I did) find yourself in a situation whereby you require acceleration on what turns out to be a marginal surface, and you won't have any acceleration courtesy of the traction control . not nice trying to accelerate out of a situation and not having any acceleration. After my momentary indiscretion it was turned off and marked "never to be turned on again".
There are no wearable parts associated with traction control other than tyres lol . its in the ECU.
And your traction control isn't necessary anyway as you might get some bug splatter on the thing ! . and why hasn't it (and you two) made an appearance down here in it yet hmmmmmmmm !
therafter1,
Sep 22, 5:36am
In your blurb for the S2000 you have that you have owned it for 4 years.
We bought our green thing at around about the same time as you bought the S2000 and we have owned it for 6 years in October.
therafter1,
Sep 22, 5:44am
My almost incident with traction control was at the Otaihanga /SH1 intersection when they were in the process of doing it up. Traffic was travelling at restricted speeds due to the road work and it was coming from both directions in continuous streams with the odd small opportunity now and then with no one giving a shite that you were obviously trapped by said traffic streams, so I, in tandem with my passenger opted to work together and take advantage of any gaps in the traffic that appeared. We jointly announced that we should be right and I hit the go button only to find myself creeping across the bloody road like a bloody slug. There was no danger but it was extremely disconcerting trying to use acceleration in a specific situation, only to find that you had no acceleration when you needed it most !
therafter1,
Sep 22, 5:53am
Stability control is another anti idiot feature that is causing problems for some.
We have a customer that has recently purchased a Hyundai Tucson that lives on a winding country road and has done for a long time, so therefore know the road and drive it reasonably enthusiastically. She recently came in and complained that there appeared to be something wrong with it as something serious was happening to the stability and steering in the vehicle in certain situations particularly braking into corners and cornering. I asked if the vehicle had traction control to which she replied yes, so I suggested that she turn it off and see if the problem persisted and come back and let us know if there was a difference . needless to say she is no longer a stability control user !
clark20,
Sep 22, 8:56am
When I turn mine off I end up with smoke coming from the back of the car!
patiki1,
Sep 22, 11:13am
Try driving a VX ss in the wet.When you lose it for the first time,you will always keep it on.
elect70,
Sep 22, 12:41pm
Personally i dont like ABS either . In my old disco nearly went through thegatesongrass verge astheyactivated on applying brakes, ,slamming on the handbrake saved it .
bjmh,
Sep 22, 1:08pm
i have a new hilux with traction control,its the weirdest feeling towing a small trailer on a metal road,the ute does its traction cycle and the trailer is hooning sideways.we are going to have a new generation of drivers who won't be able to drive older vehicles without tcs etc
greenwing,
Sep 22, 5:30pm
Hey "therafter1", don't blame the Traction Control for that, would have happened with it switched off anyway -its normal performance for a MRS.
pickles26,
Sep 22, 6:10pm
Btw for reference on traction control it applies the brake to the wheel that is spinning before reducing power. Depending on vehicle it could also reduce torque to that wheel only.
icemans1,
Sep 23, 12:21am
i agree. i leave it on when dry, off when wet. it can be a real pain in the @r$e if left on in the wet.
pollymay,
Sep 23, 1:07am
It really depends on the system. Mine is pretty passive, some are aggressive. I like it to an extent. I trust my judgement far more than the car's however I'm not always paying full attention, you get complacent on straight bits of road etc. Like I said 2 different systems on my car, the traction control is highly aggressive, the VSC you can just feel it giving a slight tug when you're pushing it. The traction control is the big deal, if I forget to turn that off in the rain and I get a slide going it's like you turned the car off, it has fly by wire throttle so just laughs at your attempts to floor it.
therafter1,
Sep 23, 6:31am
Crikey flamin' richard (face palm), it wasn't the MRS . some people just cannot resist the urge to take cheap shots (shakes head in exasperation) !
You stick to asking the questions, and I will stick to taking the guesses and making the assumptions, because you do not appear to be very good at it lol
I'm fine with cheap shots, but it has to be a correct cheap shot or its not a cheap shot, its a misslol
funkydunky,
Sep 23, 7:14am
How often are you in a slide!!
splinter67,
Sep 23, 7:29am
Easy learn to drive if you are getting into slides slow down or lift the right foot a little Had traction control in the hyundai van you couldnt take off from the lights quickly without it on
wasser61,
Sep 23, 3:57pm
yes dear, of course dear.pats head.
edangus,
Sep 23, 4:45pm
My 300C has 3 settings. ON, Sorta On and WTF are you doin! I leave it in ON, still does massives skids.
therafter1,
Sep 23, 6:54pm
That's a concise informative contribution to the thread, but then I suppose that is to be expected from a self proclaimed 'general all round nice guy' !
It depends how you read the post I imagine, and it looks like you read it your way, and it is your prerogative to do so
smac,
Sep 24, 11:23am
Wow.this thread has bought the BS out more than most.
If you can accelerate on a marginal surface faster with TC off than on, your car has a particularly crap (or broken) implementation.
curlcrown,
Sep 24, 12:29pm
The only time you would turn it off is if you are driving on wet grass or mud or snow or the like when you must allow the wheels to spin to get the car to move.
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