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Offline missmouse

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ESP?
« on: 20 May 2019, 18:27 »
anyone ideas about the ESP button on a Mk6 gti? Whats it meant to do? mine does nothing! No lights come on or anything! Ran Vagcom but no faults showing ( apart from air quality sensor ;) )

Offline dubber36

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Re: ESP?
« Reply #1 on: 21 May 2019, 08:32 »
It works constantly behind the scenes. Wearing out your rear brakes without you even realising.
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Offline missmouse

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Re: ESP?
« Reply #2 on: 21 May 2019, 11:26 »
whats the point of the switch then? It doesnt seem to do anything! My old B5 Passat has one & a light comes on to warn you also same on my B5 RS4!

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Re: ESP?
« Reply #3 on: 21 May 2019, 11:39 »
Its all in the manual  :wink: if  you have one that is..
It depends on the age of the car. Later ones you could turn it off completely depending what country your from.
In the USA for example they did not include that option but it could be coded back in. APR show you how to do it. (Site says R but works for GTI 2012 models too)
https://www.goapr.com/support/esp-defeat.html
« Last Edit: 21 May 2019, 12:04 by Snoopy »
Mk6 GTI  &  Mk1 GTI 
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