veczar Gold Platinum Member Member 1,081 Member For: 22y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 07/07/08 09:13 AM Posted 07/07/08 09:13 AM Interesting thing happened tonight, I lost traction in the wet, wheels spun for about 4 seconds, and the traction control off light stayed on. The button would not turn TC back on again until I restarted the car. Maybe because I have more power now? The TC doesn't stop wheel spin AT ALL with my current power level, with my old level (250rw) it used to half work. Anyway just interested on it turning itself off...?
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 20y 4m 20d Gender: Male Posted 07/07/08 09:19 AM Posted 07/07/08 09:19 AM (edited) Dont stress mate it happens all the time to me.What are you doing driving with it on anyway Edited 07/07/08 09:19 AM by YPURV4
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 19y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 07/07/08 11:01 AM Posted 07/07/08 11:01 AM pretty sure it happens with all tuned carsI was told to always turn TC off
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 20y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/07/08 11:05 AM Posted 07/07/08 11:05 AM Whenever I've tested mine its always worked and continued working. But I never drive with mine on, only did it to test that it worked.
7MA61 Member 471 Member For: 19y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 07/07/08 11:08 AM Posted 07/07/08 11:08 AM I thought the TC button is the starter button, well I know its part of the ignition procedure anyway
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 20y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/07/08 11:22 AM Posted 07/07/08 11:22 AM Yep that's what happens when I start mine. Its the very next thing I do after I turn the key.
t6xr Member 826 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: MELB STH EAST Posted 07/07/08 04:21 PM Posted 07/07/08 04:21 PM The first thing I do after starting my car is turn off the traction control. It doesntwork to well after modding and having more power!!!, so dont worry you'll be right.
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 19y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 07/07/08 04:41 PM Posted 07/07/08 04:41 PM +1 to that.Wet or dry... turn key, turn off traction control, put in seat belt
iTec TEAM BA Legacy Donating Member 1,755 Member For: 21y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 07/07/08 05:55 PM Posted 07/07/08 05:55 PM Anyway just interested on it turning itself off...?Just to answer your question, it is a failsafe feature, you overworked the traction control and it had a dummy spit and was letting you know that there may be a fault with the traction control (the fault in this case is so much power the TC became useless) turn off the ignition and it resets... In the time I have had my car I have only done the same thing once and that was doing exactly as you were
GreenXR6T Legacy Donating Member 630 Member For: 21y 22d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 07/07/08 11:45 PM Posted 07/07/08 11:45 PM pretty sure it happens with all tuned carsI was told to always turn TC offI think Tom could be right.Mine doesn't work in the slightest. I assume it was deactivated when it was tuned, not that my tuner mentioned it at all.I've been to WSID twice and each time I had a reminder taped to the console to turn the TC off. After having driven it for a while now, I've realised it does diddly squat anyway.It would be nice to have it working in the wet though.
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