Traction Control/ active handling
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Racer
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Traction Control/ active handling
Even though I shut off my traction control off active handling still comes on under hard load. Anyone have any experience with how to shut all of this junk off?
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St. Jude Donor '13, '15
Hold the button down for about 8 to 10 seconds and the DIC will say TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING OFF.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
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Owners Manual explains it but not completely; Both TC and AH are full on when you start the car. You have a choice of 4 modes;
Full on. (do nothing)
First press and release of the button = DIC states "TC Off"
Second press and release of the button = DIC states "Comp. mode" (TC Off, AH reduced interference).
OR; Just hold the button for aprx. 10 seconds and the DIC states "TC and AH OFF". No TC and No AH.
Full on. (do nothing)
First press and release of the button = DIC states "TC Off"
Second press and release of the button = DIC states "Comp. mode" (TC Off, AH reduced interference).
OR; Just hold the button for aprx. 10 seconds and the DIC states "TC and AH OFF". No TC and No AH.
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Hold the button down for about 8 to 10 seconds and the DIC will say TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING OFF.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
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Burning Brakes
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"SERVICE Active Handling" under hard runs at the track. They said it was because of the 18" AFTERMARKET rims in the rear spinning faster and the computer getting confused from the 19" STOCK RIMS
We took care of that problem I hope with the new rims and tires
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Hold the button down for about 8 to 10 seconds and the DIC will say TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING OFF.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
Procede at your own risk....
You can also press the button twice to go into Competetion mode, which is traction control off, and active handling on, but in a reduced capacity.
I've seen the results with evrything off. You don't want to do that!
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '08
That comment wasnt necessary. Anyway not sure about the 05
but 07 hit the TC button once look at the DIC it should say TC off.
Hit it 1 more time and it should say competitive driving mode
Mike
but 07 hit the TC button once look at the DIC it should say TC off.
Hit it 1 more time and it should say competitive driving mode
Mike
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Not true. I've seen experienced race car drivers spin out and I've heard enough horror stories on street and dragstrip. At the autox you can turn AH off and learn how your car handles at it's limits. On the street it's best to leave it on. You gain NOTHING on the street by turning it off.
My comment wasn't meant to be rude, more like reality check. Why buy a sports cars if you don't explore the limits or drive it like the way it should, you might as well save the environment and get yourself a Prius. Don't be telling people to run the stupid traction control simply because you can't control the car. My first track day on my C6 was in a heavy downpour with no stability control, I didn't crash. I simply slow down and drove with my brains. This is almost like the people who want to lower the speed limit now in the name of safety, yet they can't create better drivers and drive more fuel efficient cars. It makes no sense, band-aid fixes are not the way to go. Get in a local car club and start with some autox before you move to the track, so sick of seeing people riding their cars from one car show to another and teaching others how to drive their car.
Sorry if i offend anyone, no one specific.
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all the people that wrecked do you know if they had tc and ah off, or did they have tc off ah on and the ah wrecked the car by trying to compensate for the driver, and the driver was trying to compensate for ah. kinda like abs brakes pumping caused a lot of accidents instead of holding to the floor, i don't know to many people that are going to just hold the wheel straight and let the ah take car of the slide
Burning Brakes
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Right on, I had incidents where the computer did what I was trying to do to correct a slide. It's not pretty, thank god for runoff space.
all the people that wrecked do you know if they had tc and ah off, or did they have tc off ah on and the ah wrecked the car by trying to compensate for the driver, and the driver was trying to compensate for ah. kinda like abs brakes pumping caused a lot of accidents instead of holding to the floor, i don't know to many people that are going to just hold the wheel straight and let the ah take car of the slide
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How fast do you freaking drive on the street to be in constant danger? Rather than fixing the problem (driver), you put band-aid fixes to keep drivers from driving like an a$$hole. How does that make sense?
My comment wasn't meant to be rude, more like reality check. Why buy a sports cars if you don't explore the limits or drive it like the way it should, you might as well save the environment and get yourself a Prius. Don't be telling people to run the stupid traction control simply because you can't control the car. My first track day on my C6 was in a heavy downpour with no stability control, I didn't crash. I simply slow down and drove with my brains. This is almost like the people who want to lower the speed limit now in the name of safety, yet they can't create better drivers and drive more fuel efficient cars. It makes no sense, band-aid fixes are not the way to go. Get in a local car club and start with some autox before you move to the track, so sick of seeing people riding their cars from one car show to another and teaching others how to drive their car.
Sorry if i offend anyone, no one specific.
My comment wasn't meant to be rude, more like reality check. Why buy a sports cars if you don't explore the limits or drive it like the way it should, you might as well save the environment and get yourself a Prius. Don't be telling people to run the stupid traction control simply because you can't control the car. My first track day on my C6 was in a heavy downpour with no stability control, I didn't crash. I simply slow down and drove with my brains. This is almost like the people who want to lower the speed limit now in the name of safety, yet they can't create better drivers and drive more fuel efficient cars. It makes no sense, band-aid fixes are not the way to go. Get in a local car club and start with some autox before you move to the track, so sick of seeing people riding their cars from one car show to another and teaching others how to drive their car.
Sorry if i offend anyone, no one specific.
Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08
I've noticed on videos of high speed runs that the traction control, active handling, and sometimes the low tire pressure warning lights all come on. What's up with that? I've seen this several times on videos.
Burning Brakes
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No it's not. You buy a 400HP sports car, you have to accept the consequences of owning one. You can't let people be morons and expect electronics to save them. If you have money and want to get one, that's fine. If you crash it, don't blame anyone but yourself.
I was trying to give the OP some good advice. People buy vettes because they want one and can afford it. Most will never take it to the track. But at some point many will think "let's see what this baby can do". That's when the nannies can help you avoid a bad day. Also, I wasn't telling him to leave traction control on, I was telling him to leave AH on. Big difference.
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Peter
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Hey Peter,
I'm taking a long shot but you say that it ONLY DOES 1 THING and when I was running aftermarket 18" rims WITHOUT the sensors in them the car wouldn't go into Competition Mode after the computer loses contact with them. I kept the stock tires in the garage and the car would recognize the sensors when I pulled back in the garage but if I went away on a 2-3 day trip the computer would not be able to find the sensors after many hours into the trip and I would get a XX readout for rear tire pressure for BOTH tires.
I'm taking a long shot but you say that it ONLY DOES 1 THING and when I was running aftermarket 18" rims WITHOUT the sensors in them the car wouldn't go into Competition Mode after the computer loses contact with them. I kept the stock tires in the garage and the car would recognize the sensors when I pulled back in the garage but if I went away on a 2-3 day trip the computer would not be able to find the sensors after many hours into the trip and I would get a XX readout for rear tire pressure for BOTH tires.
Safety Car
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Guys, not to worry, believe me I can handle the car. I made 1022 rwhp to the wheels on pump gas. The 101 mil turbo is barely working at this boost level. I can handle the car. the problem is all this bull**** active handling keeps coming on. My button only does one thing shuts traction control off does nothing to active handling no matter how many times pressed. We have tried shutting it down with hp tuners and no luck.
Peter
Peter