Comp. Driving mode - What does it do ?
Le Mans Master
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press it once and it turns off everything, hold it down, comp. driving shows on the DIC and it turns off traction control, but leaves on the active handling
read this
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=competitive
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My advice to you as a new owner:
1. Read the manual. This is not a "secret trick". It's discussed in the manual. You really will learn a lot starting at page one and reading to the end. It will be a positive exercise. Many of the little "tricks/secrets" discussed. Without reading I will wager your next post will ask what's with the screwy memory seats and the settings, and the air conditioner going on by itself and the radio station changing and.....
OR you'll be asking what active handling is....
2. Use the Forum Search Engine. It is your friend. This issue has been thoroughly discussed MANY times.
I'm NOT being a smartass, just sharing what I learned when I got my C5.
Congrats on getting a great car.
Also, post a pic of yourself to let us see if you are truly a "Corvette Fox"
Rick
1. Read the manual. This is not a "secret trick". It's discussed in the manual. You really will learn a lot starting at page one and reading to the end. It will be a positive exercise. Many of the little "tricks/secrets" discussed. Without reading I will wager your next post will ask what's with the screwy memory seats and the settings, and the air conditioner going on by itself and the radio station changing and.....
OR you'll be asking what active handling is....
2. Use the Forum Search Engine. It is your friend. This issue has been thoroughly discussed MANY times.
I'm NOT being a smartass, just sharing what I learned when I got my C5.
Congrats on getting a great car.
Also, post a pic of yourself to let us see if you are truly a "Corvette Fox"
Rick
Last edited by rikhek; May 14, 2006 at 01:45 AM.
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I can't let this go without responding.....I find it hard to imagine a senior member like "phils C5" doesn't know about something this basic, which is such a critical safety issue regarding the use of a high performance car like ours. Bad advice can get a new owner hurt. If you don't know, don't offer advice. Pushing the "button" once can get you in over your head VERY quickly, and subsequently, on your head.
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
Rick
P.S. I read my owners manual....
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
Rick
P.S. I read my owners manual....
Last edited by rikhek; May 14, 2006 at 01:59 AM.
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Originally Posted by rikhek
I can't let this go without responding.....I find it hard to imagine a senior member like "phils C5" doesn't know about something this basic, which is such a critical safety issue regarding the use of a high performance car like ours. Bad advice can get a new owner hurt. If you don't know, don't offer advice. Pushing the "button" once can get you in over your head VERY quickly, and subsequently, on your head.
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
Rick
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
Rick
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If you turn the AH and TC OFF,,,,,,,you will be like many of the guys in the C5 Parts For sale section parting out their totaled C5!
Run in NORMA mode until you LEARN what you car can and cant do! You will find out that there is a very fine line between holding the line and just plain holding on for dear life!!!
Active handling is a very good thing but if you try to over come the laws of physics, it wont do you any good!! The back end likes to swap ends with the front!!
If you think that your a good driver and can figure out the how the C5 handles or don't handles, good luck! I would be willing to say that most of the C5 Corvette owners on the forum have more than one close call trying to out smart the car!
Learn the traits and limitations of your car in a slow and controlled manner and YES,, read the manual!
Leave the OFF mode alone for a while and be careful with COMP MODE!!
Drive safe~~~~~
Bill C
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Originally Posted by chriswtx
press it once and it turns off everything, hold it down, comp. driving shows on the DIC and it turns off traction control, but leaves on the active handling read this
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=competitive
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Originally Posted by chriswtx
press it once and it turns off everything, hold it down, comp. driving shows on the DIC and it turns off traction control, but leaves on the active handling read this
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=competitive
And if you want to try the car with T/C and A/H off, then find a very big empty parking lot or empty track with NO walls, curbs, cars, people, dogs.....you get the idea, and get ready for a wild and crazy ride. You will probably find yourself doing a 360 before you can blink and eye.
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Originally Posted by rikhek
I can't let this go without responding.....I find it hard to imagine a senior member like "phils C5" doesn't know about something this basic, which is such a critical safety issue regarding the use of a high performance car like ours. Bad advice can get a new owner hurt. If you don't know, don't offer advice. Pushing the "button" once can get you in over your head VERY quickly, and subsequently, on your head.
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
RickP.S. I read my owners manual....
One push of the button and you're on your own with no active handling or traction control.
An 8 - 10 second push turns on comp mode which shuts off traction control but leaves active handling enabled. And yes, I am sure.
RickP.S. I read my owners manual....
ok Ill take the heat for posting at almost 1am in the morning.
Page 2-98 in the owners manual.
here a more acurrate answer from one "senior member" to another
Pressing the AHS console button briefly (once quickly ) WILL turn the T/C A/H OFF
The anti lock brakes system remains ON with the T/C and A/H system is off.
Press the button for more than 5 seconds ( I said 10, and it really is closer to 10 seconds ) the Competitive driving mode allows the driver to have FULL control of the rear wheels ( "the car is yours" ) while the AHS helps steer the vehicle by selective brake applications.
My use of the word " everything" was used incorrectly.
Hope this helps
Phil
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I'd really like to know what the advantage would be to drive in Competition Mode? I'm too apprehensive to not have it on with my driving skills. I did drive it a couple of times in comp. mode and the rear is sometimes hard to control if you're not on top of it. I guess I'm not skilled enough to drive in the mode or my a**hole is too tight. 
What would one gain in this mode? Give me some insight.
What would one gain in this mode? Give me some insight.
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Originally Posted by Tact
I'd really like to know what the advantage would be to drive in Competition Mode? I'm too apprehensive to not have it on with my driving skills. I did drive it a couple of times in comp. mode and the rear is sometimes hard to control if you're not on top of it. I guess I'm not skilled enough to drive in the mode or my a**hole is too tight. What would one gain in this mode? Give me some insight.
What would one gain in this mode? Give me some insight. nothing more embrassing then the damn t/c killing your fun
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Tact
To sum Comp mode up in a few words:
You can burn rubber all you want with the added protection of knowing if the *** end gets a little out of control, the computer will help get you back in a straight line! It applies the brakes to the wheels that need breaking to help get the car straight (the direction that the front wheels are pointing!) You just have to remember, if you you go into a 90 degree turn at 50 mph, all the AH/TC OR ABS that the car can muster up, wont help you!!
Thats it. No other magic!!
BC
To sum Comp mode up in a few words:
You can burn rubber all you want with the added protection of knowing if the *** end gets a little out of control, the computer will help get you back in a straight line! It applies the brakes to the wheels that need breaking to help get the car straight (the direction that the front wheels are pointing!) You just have to remember, if you you go into a 90 degree turn at 50 mph, all the AH/TC OR ABS that the car can muster up, wont help you!!
Thats it. No other magic!!
BC
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As mentioned, Traction Control is deactivated in Competitive Driving while Active Handling still functions. There are actually two distinct versions of Active handling. And, no, Generation I Active Handling cannot be upgraded to Generation II Active handling as much of the actual hardware, and programming, is different.
Generation I Active handling became an option in late 1998, and remained an option through the 2000 model year. Beginning in 2001, Generation II Active Handling became a, no-cost, standard feature on all Corvettes.
Generation II Active Handling is less intrusive than Generation I and Competitive Driving can be activated while the car is moving. With Generation I, the car cannot be moving at the moment of Competitive Driving engagment. In other words, you can push the button down rolling up to a light, but at the moment of timeout, the car must be stopped or it will not engage. Also, Generation II Active Handling will allow you to powerbrake the car, and Generation I will actually downpower the car if you try to powerbrake it.
Enjoy your car! 
Ed
Generation I Active handling became an option in late 1998, and remained an option through the 2000 model year. Beginning in 2001, Generation II Active Handling became a, no-cost, standard feature on all Corvettes.
Generation II Active Handling is less intrusive than Generation I and Competitive Driving can be activated while the car is moving. With Generation I, the car cannot be moving at the moment of Competitive Driving engagment. In other words, you can push the button down rolling up to a light, but at the moment of timeout, the car must be stopped or it will not engage. Also, Generation II Active Handling will allow you to powerbrake the car, and Generation I will actually downpower the car if you try to powerbrake it.
Enjoy your car!
Ed
