[Z06] Active handling acting weird
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
Active handling acting weird
I picked up an 01 Z06 last week and have had several other C5's over the years. I do not recall active handling being this intrusive.
It seems to easily engage when cornering. It may be in my head but it seems more so when making right handers than left.
I tried competitive driving and I don't notice a difference.
It is intrusive enough that it is disrupting my canyon carving but I do not want to turn the system completely off as i recall doing a 180 in a previous Z i owned when doing that.
What is the deal here??
It seems to easily engage when cornering. It may be in my head but it seems more so when making right handers than left.
I tried competitive driving and I don't notice a difference.
It is intrusive enough that it is disrupting my canyon carving but I do not want to turn the system completely off as i recall doing a 180 in a previous Z i owned when doing that.
What is the deal here??
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
On a secondary note is there any way to turn AH off but leave TC on. My Z breaks the wheels lost with even new tires and warmed up shifting from 2-3 let alone 1-2 and i would like TC
AH just seems way too intrusive - I have no error messages or anything - why does it come on so easily
AH just seems way too intrusive - I have no error messages or anything - why does it come on so easily
Pro
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Reno NV
On a secondary note is there any way to turn AH off but leave TC on. My Z breaks the wheels lost with even new tires and warmed up shifting from 2-3 let alone 1-2 and i would like TC
AH just seems way too intrusive - I have no error messages or anything - why does it come on so easily
AH just seems way too intrusive - I have no error messages or anything - why does it come on so easily
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
My understanding is you cannot turn off AH and leave traction control on. You can thru competitive driving mode turn off TC but leave AH on
How do i diagnose this issue. The car has oodles of power (it will break traction in 3rd gear with fresh rubber and a warm day. I don't care about having AH but i sure need TC.
How do i diagnose this issue. The car has oodles of power (it will break traction in 3rd gear with fresh rubber and a warm day. I don't care about having AH but i sure need TC.
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
Car definitely has an issue as again on the way home even if i tried in a left hand turn it would not come on, in right handers it came on fairly easily. Then when i stopped in my garage it said service active handling and service vehicle soon
I took it out to dinner and no messages??
What can I do now besides get bent over at the dealer. It is something with right hand turns, outside of that it is fine?????
I took it out to dinner and no messages??
What can I do now besides get bent over at the dealer. It is something with right hand turns, outside of that it is fine?????
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Joined: May 2006
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St. Jude Donor '09
Are you running stock wheels? I seem to recall reading that service active handling message appears with certain wheel size combinations?
I've run in competitive mode for 4 years without any problems. Has activated maybe twice that I am aware. I wouldn't have a problem with turning it off completely though since I found that switching to 18/19 wheels reduced the need for traction control.
I've run in competitive mode for 4 years without any problems. Has activated maybe twice that I am aware. I wouldn't have a problem with turning it off completely though since I found that switching to 18/19 wheels reduced the need for traction control.
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