traction control...

[SteveS]

the button... in the car... turns off traction control.. right?

well i have it turned off but when going round a corner reasonably right. i feel almost like its on... the power feels off and on until it suddenly picks up...

when turning it off, should it turn it off completely or is it still on a tad???

 

[182_blue]

the button... in the car... turns off traction control.. right?

well i have it turned off but when going round a corner reasonably right. i feel almost like its on... the power feels off and on until it suddenly picks up...

when turning it off, should it turn it off completely or is it still on a tad???

 

not sure on the Golf but i know on my old ST that off never meant fully off, and the GTi is probably the same

[Steve78]

Even when off, it steps in when needed.  So it's always on, technically speaking.

[SteveS]

well thats annoying... guess it wouldnt be if i ended up in a tree without it, but still, i want the control..

[Rosie]

Hmmmm, i pushed my button the other day as well. When i bought the car the salesman described it as the "fun" button lol.

Anyway, corners seemed fine but it was just wheelspining all the time. Turned it off again coz of the smell of burning rubber and the fact i was getting funny looks, and all was well again  

[Hurdy]

You'll never get full control unless the dealer disengages it ....and I can't see that happening.....and I can't see you telling the insurance if you did

Yes sir, that'll be another £XXXXXXX with £XXXXX excess

Seriously though, the traction control is still in the background even when you switch it off. It only comes back in to play when it thinks you ARE going into a hedge backwards.

[SteveS]

well darn! i want it offfffffffffff

[Manu_R32]

would traction control work the same on the r32 or would it work differently, not sure if i am making sense or not??

[SteveS]

yours would work diff i guess being 4wd, just shifts the power to different wheels... mainly the rear i hear

[Spaced]

If it wasn't for traction control and ESP hot hatches would still only have 130 hp, the technology gives the engineers the scope to put 200+hp into FWD cars.

When you do loose traction and control and it is always when you least expect it, for example on a straight road during an overtake, next thing you know you are driving on the verge.

I think on a typical UK road you are foolish to try to turn it off. Just my opinion.