Traction Control Turn it off?

Can the traction control be turned off on a p38

Really does my head in ?? :frusty:

jacko996 said:

Can the traction control be turned off on a p38

Really does my head in ?? :frusty:

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Don't think so.

No it can't, I don't like it or the ABS on ice, takes away all feeling for the level of grip.

Datatek said:

No it can't, I don't like it or the ABS on ice, takes away all feeling for the level of grip.

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Can you just pull a fuse out

jacko996 said:

Can you just pull a fuse out

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Probably give the BECM a fit and you would get loads of fault messages

No you can't...it's tied into the ABS system sensors

I can understand the ABS p*ssing you off in snow but the TC? How does that interfere?

u can put tc off,the way to do it is by puting 2 new rear tires lol,or by keeping ur speed above 50 kms,or having ur both rear tires on loose surface.if it is from 99 4 new tires lol x 2,and speed above 70 kms.
or overheat it till u get traction overheat,tht will keep it off 4 a min or 2.anyway as spudh mentioned how is it bothering u?

Well I pulled out of a junction on very snowy and icey road and something very strange was going on on the back end.

It felt like the wheels had locked up and was dragging the back of the car over to one side of the road, as if you were in some sort of slow motion slide if you get what I mean??

Also all the clicking and clonking gets right on my tits

TC will automaticaly stop working upon applying the brakes pedal.
if the clicking is bothering u,i suggest u ignore it by turning ur radio on high volume,i prefer the buzzing and clicking of the TC than to plant rangies a$$ in a ditch especialy on icy roads.

jacko996 said:

Well I pulled out of a junction on very snowy and icey road and something very strange was going on on the back end.

It felt like the wheels had locked up and was dragging the back of the car over to one side of the road, as if you were in some sort of slow motion slide if you get what I mean??

Also all the clicking and clonking gets right on my tits

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I don't mean to insult you here but you don't really seem to understand just what TC on a P38 is or does. The TC on a P38 is not like that on other cars, it doesn't cut power to the wheels, it applies a brake to the wheel it has detected spinning so it can't actually 'intefere' with your driving in the way most cars fitted with ETC/ESP are reported to do. And you seem so oblivious to road conditions that you should consider whether you really should be out in them at all let alone with TC off:doh::doh:

The very fact that the TC is clicking and banging means that your tires have exceeded the traction available. In a permanent 4 wheel drive vehicle this is normally down to one of 2 things:
1 The numpty behind the wheel is stomping on the loud pedal too hard
2 Its flippin slippery

jacko996 said:

Well I pulled out of a junction on very snowy and icey road and something very strange was going on on the back end

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The good part is, you've recognised that it was very snowy and icey
The bad part is that you didn't expect something very strange was going on on the back end
If you had been driving anything less capable you'da been spinning like a top into the ditch on the other side of the road

jacko996 said:

It felt like the wheels had locked up and was dragging the back of the car over to one side of the road

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That is exactly what the TC was trying to control despite the oblivion of the driver

jacko996 said:

as if you were in some sort of slow motion slide if you get what I mean??

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I know what you mean, and that was exactly what was happening

jacko996 said:

Also all the clicking and clonking gets right on my tits

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A simple solution would be for you to not drive anywhere else until the cold spell is over so the rest of us can be a little less concerned about being written off by 2 and half ton's of barely/mis guided metal coming out of the next icey junction

Thanks for your very informative sarky reply!!
It has confirmed to me that nothing is wrong with the tc (apart from it's going to keep annoying me)
And that you are a jumped up know it all with nothing better to do than take the **** out me!!

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SpudH said:

I can understand the ABS p*ssing you off in snow but the TC? How does that interfere?

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It prevents me getting any idea of the real levels of grip available on ice