Corvette "problems"
Team Owner
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From: Rochester, NY
A lot of good help for launch control here. This is what I gave my wife for our 2016 automatic. Yes, you heard right. My wife.
Drive Mode Selector To Track mode
Press Drive Mode Button Twice with 2 seconds between presses.
Steering Wheel Straight
Car in Drive
Floor Brake
Floor Gas - It will rev high and then settle in.
Release brake quickly.
she went!
Drive Mode Selector To Track mode
Press Drive Mode Button Twice with 2 seconds between presses.
Steering Wheel Straight
Car in Drive
Floor Brake
Floor Gas - It will rev high and then settle in.
Release brake quickly.
she went!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 812
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A lot of good help for launch control here. This is what I gave my wife for our 2016 automatic. Yes, you heard right. My wife.
Drive Mode Selector To Track mode
Press Drive Mode Button Twice with 2 seconds between presses.
Steering Wheel Straight
Car in Drive
Floor Brake
Floor Gas - It will rev high and then settle in.
Release brake quickly. she went!
Drive Mode Selector To Track mode
Press Drive Mode Button Twice with 2 seconds between presses.
Steering Wheel Straight
Car in Drive
Floor Brake
Floor Gas - It will rev high and then settle in.
Release brake quickly.
she went!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 5,887
Likes: 1,555
From: Calgary Alberta
How are the seats, specifically the left leg bolster?
My wish is that cylinder deactivation could be a setting, on, off, auto. When I am in the city and going from light to light, stuck behind cars, I don't need 8 cylinders. I wish I could just click a button and switch to the 4 and leave it until I get back to more of an open road. Its a complete waste of power and gas going a block at at time and it shifting between 1-2 because I can't go faster. Too many cars in front.
My wish is that cylinder deactivation could be a setting, on, off, auto. When I am in the city and going from light to light, stuck behind cars, I don't need 8 cylinders. I wish I could just click a button and switch to the 4 and leave it until I get back to more of an open road. Its a complete waste of power and gas going a block at at time and it shifting between 1-2 because I can't go faster. Too many cars in front.
Great April Fools joke. 
Burning Brakes
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Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Austin Texas
St. Jude Donor '15
In launch control for a manual floor it, wait for the rpm's to level out, release the clutch normally. This works very well but with practice you can launch the car faster the old fashion way. Do it yourself.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Bunnell fl
1. Just look at the dash before you turn off your vehicle and also gear-park your car. It's the same way I trained my brain to watch my garage door close completely before I leave somewhere
2. Use it a handful of times and it will become second nature
3. Ditto. It's sunny and high of 79 here in a Phoenix and I'm stuck in my gray cube. I will definitely be leaving the office early today to enjoy some targa top time
2. Use it a handful of times and it will become second nature
3. Ditto. It's sunny and high of 79 here in a Phoenix and I'm stuck in my gray cube. I will definitely be leaving the office early today to enjoy some targa top time
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Burning Brakes
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C7 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
I have never gotten the rpm's to stabilize, just stay at redline. I will try harder on the brake next time. Try to make my intention clear to my car.
Last edited by theplatinumog; Apr 2, 2016 at 04:27 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '09, '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
launch control could easily be engaged with the push of one button, something tells me GM made it so complicated so people wouldn't use it often and mess up the tranny.
Last edited by themonk; Apr 1, 2016 at 11:49 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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I have "problems" in my life that some people would love to have. We call these first world problems
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Burning Brakes
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In the cluster, yes. But when I turn off the motor and forget if I set the parking brake I have to look really really quick before the screen turns off. I wish the button itself lit up while engaged.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Launch control is as easy as 1-2-3...
1) Set driving mode to Track and press the traction control button two times (one thousand one, one thousand two)
2) Put left foot on brake. HARD. Like you are making a panic stop.
3) Floor accelerator and hold.
Once you let go of the brake, do not lift on the accelerator, until you are ready to slow down or stop.
I have used it probably 15 times now, and it hasn't failed me once.
1) Set driving mode to Track and press the traction control button two times (one thousand one, one thousand two)
2) Put left foot on brake. HARD. Like you are making a panic stop.
3) Floor accelerator and hold.
Once you let go of the brake, do not lift on the accelerator, until you are ready to slow down or stop.
I have used it probably 15 times now, and it hasn't failed me once.
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
If it does, that means anytime I am not sure, I can just pull it again.
Tip: If you're in an M7 on a hill waiting for a long light, yes the "hill assist" feature will hold the brake for you while you move your foot to press on the gas and your other foot is on the clutch, however... If that light is long or you're just rolling slightly at a stop light, simply flick the e-brake on. It'll release when you give it the gas and you don't have to worry about the "hill assist" braking action only lasting a few seconds.
As for setting the e-brake when parked, IMHO, Chevy should update that such that if the engine is off and the fob has "left the building" the e-brake is automatically applied if not already applied. IOW the e-brake should set itself if the engine is off and nobody's in the car. Additionally, if you need to say tow the car, you should be able to disable this feature.
