ok....
hold for 5 secs and the display says "comp driving"

do I have to do this every time I start my car to be in comp mode?

when in comp mode, it won't let me access odometer, trip, mpg, etc... does pressing reset put me back in normal mode?

thanks for the info
-Rich

 

Yes, to enter competition mode you will need to hold the button down each time you re-start the car, unless you purchase an aftermarket device. Pushing reset maintains the competition mode and allows you to utilize your other DIC buttons.

:cheers:

 

Unfortunately this mode doesn't seem to be user definable as a default "Driving Mode" however there are aftermarket alternatives I believe that disable Active Handling / Traction Control as well as a few other features. Unit plugs into the service port I think.
As for the "Comp Mode" message in the DIC being present all the time:
All you have to do to get back to all other visible info is hit reset after you hold the AH button for 5 sec and see the "Comp Mode" message on the DIC.
One thing about "Comp Mode" that I have noticed is that if I get any sideways movement on the 1-2 shift AH kicks in and feels just like the traction control. So for all out straight line acceleration I would disable it all together and then hit the reset button to get other stats.

Hope this helps a little.

 

thanks, thats the info i needed
-Rich

 

A warning.

Turning off active handling has led to the totalling of many Z06s.

Said another way, "I don't need no stinking computer driving my car...," are famous last words.

What fighter pilot turns off the electronic assists?

My advice, keep that active handling "active," including at the drags.

Ranger


[Modified by Ranger, 12:17 AM 2/6/2003]

 

Selecting Competitive driving mode does NOT turn off active handling it ONLY turns off traction control

 

:iagree: :cheers:

 

:withstupid: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:

 

I turn off both AH & TC when I am at the drags. Doing that turns on the yellow idiot light in the dash so I can be sure that traction control is off at a glance.

Competition mode leaves the T/C idiot light off and the only way to be assured that you are in it is to leave the "Competition Mode" label in the DIC. That is not a good option for me because I like to monitor my oil temp there.

I personally do not need A/H when at the drags. I am smart enough to know that if the car gets really squirrely during the run push in the clutch and give up the run.

 

All right. You all are confusing the young grasshopper. If I am in CD mode, is AH still on? In short, if I start getting sideways off the line, will AH take over and help me straighten it up? :confused: :confused:


[Modified by Patriot24, 11:02 AM 2/7/2003]

 

Yes AH is still on, but it will "Help" by applying the brakes, therefore slowing you down. All you do in Comp mode is disable Traction control.

 

You can still monitor all functions. After you select Competition mode, select (hit) reset.Your Z06 will still in Competition mode but you will have no indication that it is in Competition mode. Not a perfect world but you can monitor all functions.
:chevy

 

Take Ranger's advise operate your Z in the default mode TC/AH on
at the Drag Strip Comp Mode AH on TC off
They didn't put all these lights bells and whistles in your Z for nothing.

:chevy

 

Yeah I know. As I said above the Yellow idiot light is not lit when in Competition Driving. When you clear the Competition Driving label from the DIC to monitor your other functions you have no indication that Traction Control is disabled. I sometimes get nervous when pulling up to the dragstrip line and I do not want to have to worry about if I remembered to turn off T/C.

On the street I always leave both TC & AH on


[Modified by rbartick, 1:32 PM 2/7/2003]

 

:withstupid:

 

Back in 1998 I was invited to the "Ride of a Lifetime" traveling Corvette road show that gave participants the opportunity to drive new active handling equipped Corvettes on an autocross course. I ran into Dick Guldstrand there and said: "Hey Goldie, you leaned how to manhandle a solid axle Corvette, and I learned how to deal with the tricky "rubber axle" on the Sting Ray. We don't need no stinkin' computer second guessing us, do we."

Dick's eyes got real big and he replied: "Oh yes you do"! The first trip around the course convinced me that Dick was right. I knew I was making little mistakes, but the AH was correcting and allowing me to drive the car much faster than I would have originally though possible, and I have 40 years of racing and hot lapping experience. With AH you can drive more aggrssively with less risk of going over the edge, which is a real benefit in a car you're not intimately familiar with or when road conditions contain unexpected surprises - like a loss of grip due to ice, water, oil, or debris on the road. After a couple of trips around the course with AH I became familiar and comfortable with the car and was very impressed.

The AH really works without being intrusive, and I would not recommend that it be deactivated in normal driving. If you run track events, you can experiment. Start out with AH enabled, and once you've got some familiarity with the car try competition mode and see if you can do better. GM admits that an "expert" driver can beat AH in Comp mode, but "expert" means a very seasoned competitive driver - either a pro or a very competent amateur.

Duke