Active Handling Off - but still on!?!?!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bergen County NJ
Active Handling Off - but still on!?!?!
I use my Z06 for DE days a few times a year. I've been driving in Competitive Mode since I started using the car but lately have been comfortable enough to turn all the Active and Traction Controls off to try to find the edge of both my skill and the car.
So with all the controls turned off I did a few laps at Monticello this weekend. To my surprise when the car got loose, the Active Handling starts kicking in and straightening the car!
And yes, I am positive the Active Handling is turned off...it says it in the display but then gets overridden by the system anyway. I did a few more laps where I tested it on purpose and even on the wet track the car still wouldn't do what i wanted.
Any thoughts?
So with all the controls turned off I did a few laps at Monticello this weekend. To my surprise when the car got loose, the Active Handling starts kicking in and straightening the car!
And yes, I am positive the Active Handling is turned off...it says it in the display but then gets overridden by the system anyway. I did a few more laps where I tested it on purpose and even on the wet track the car still wouldn't do what i wanted.
Any thoughts?
Drifting
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From: Rockaway NJ
sounds like it saved you..... be happy ? In the manual i remember reading to turn active handling TRULEY off it was different then just hitting the traction button twice... take a look in the manual
Drifting
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From: Oshawa Ontario
Pressing and HOLDING the button for 10 seconds, and getting the message "Traction Control and Active Handling OFF", correct?
Hmm, I thought it should shut everything off as well, but doesn't surprise me that the "nannies" are still there
. I don't have enough experience with mine yet to know if that's truly the case.
Hmm, I thought it should shut everything off as well, but doesn't surprise me that the "nannies" are still there
. I don't have enough experience with mine yet to know if that's truly the case.
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From: Daytona Beach FL
When AH is off, it's OFF!!!
In Comp mode the AH is still on but doesn't intervene as early.
Even when AH and TC are OFF, the TMS (Torque Management System) is still working.
TM can be pretty well tuned out using tuning software - or at least the point at which it starts to activate can be changed so it effectively is out of the picture.
TM is to protect the drivetrain, so you'll feel it come into play during hard acceleration.
Do you have a tune that may have reduced TM?
Was the intervention you felt during acceleration? If so, it could just be TM trying to protect the power train.
Bob
In Comp mode the AH is still on but doesn't intervene as early.
Even when AH and TC are OFF, the TMS (Torque Management System) is still working.
TM can be pretty well tuned out using tuning software - or at least the point at which it starts to activate can be changed so it effectively is out of the picture.
TM is to protect the drivetrain, so you'll feel it come into play during hard acceleration.
Do you have a tune that may have reduced TM?
Was the intervention you felt during acceleration? If so, it could just be TM trying to protect the power train.
Bob
Last edited by BEZ06; Aug 3, 2010 at 05:31 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Brighton Mi
When AH is off, it's OFF!!!
In Comp mode the AH is still on but doesn't intervene as early.
Even when AH and TC are OFF, the TMS (Traction Management System) is still working.
TM can be pretty well tuned out using tuning software - or at least the point at which it starts to activate can be changed so it effectively is out of the picture.
TM is to protect the drivetrain, so you'll feel it come into play during hard acceleration.
Do you have a tune that may have reduced TM?
Was the intervention you felt during acceleration? If so, it could just be TM trying to protect the power train.
Bob
In Comp mode the AH is still on but doesn't intervene as early.
Even when AH and TC are OFF, the TMS (Traction Management System) is still working.
TM can be pretty well tuned out using tuning software - or at least the point at which it starts to activate can be changed so it effectively is out of the picture.
TM is to protect the drivetrain, so you'll feel it come into play during hard acceleration.
Do you have a tune that may have reduced TM?
Was the intervention you felt during acceleration? If so, it could just be TM trying to protect the power train.
Bob
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From: Daytona Beach FL
However......TM is definitely present in manual transmission cars.
Bob
