Do all C5 vettes have TC and AH?
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Originally Posted by screw991le
Do they have both? Do all C5s have competitive mode?
Robert
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No. They all have Traction Control, but Active Handling wasn't available until late in the 98 model year. Then it was a stand alone option until later in the C5's production run. I know on my 99 it was a $500 option.
At some point TC/AH became a standard feature. I'm sure someone will chime in.
Tom
At some point TC/AH became a standard feature. I'm sure someone will chime in.
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All C5's have Traction Control.
Active Handling become an option (as mentioned above) in '98. It then became standard in 2001.
Competitive driving mode is only on cars with Active Handling, as this mode turns Traction Control off, but leaves Active Handling on.
If you don't have Active Handling, you can't exactly leave it on, so thus there is no competitive mode.
Active Handling become an option (as mentioned above) in '98. It then became standard in 2001.
Competitive driving mode is only on cars with Active Handling, as this mode turns Traction Control off, but leaves Active Handling on.
If you don't have Active Handling, you can't exactly leave it on, so thus there is no competitive mode.
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Originally Posted by No Rice
I have a 2000 and I have the AH button on the console, but I did not know I can switch between different modes. I thought it was just on or off.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
If you press and hold the button for 5+ seconds, you should see "competitive driving" appear on the DIC display. On a 2000, you must be at a stop to do this. On 01/newer cars, you can do this at any speed.
And whats the benefit to this vs. having it on?
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Originally Posted by No Rice
And whats the benefit to this vs. having it on?
Competitive driving mode turns traction control off, but leaves active handling on.
Both are on by default everytime you start the car.
If you simply press the button,, you turn both systems off.
If you press and hold it (as explained above) to enter competitive mode, you turn off traction control (ie: you can do a burnout), but you also leave active handling on (which can still prevent you from totally losing control of the car if you get too wild or begin to slide). This is the preferred way to have a little fun, yet still have that safety net than active handling can provide.