Start up in Track mode

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 24, 2017 | 01:15 PM

MIGHTYM0USE

Thread Starter

Melting Slicks

Joined: Dec 2011

Posts: 2,690

Likes: 116

From: Richmond area Va

Start up in Track mode

my 2016 ats-v starts up in whatever drive mode you shut it off in.
that makes sense
my 2016 z06 starts up in touring.

can i fix that? anybody?

Oct 24, 2017 | 01:21 PM

davepl

Le Mans Master

Joined: May 2000

Posts: 8,729

Likes: 1,508

From: Redmond WA

The car will stay in Sport mode if left there, and start with a loud bark. But it will not stay in Track mode, and you can't change/fix that.

Oct 24, 2017 | 02:52 PM

NSC5

Safety Car

Joined: Aug 2012

Posts: 3,960

Likes: 1,106

And you can also lock the exhaust into track mode, go into vehicle settings/engine sound management and choose track and the NPP exhaust will stay set to track regardless of driver mode. I leave my exhaust set to track and steering set to sport.

Cadillac does some weird stuff too, when I set my 2014 ATS to snow mode it defaults back to tour mode upon restart but it will stay in sport mode. It was a little exciting when I discovered this because I had been compensating for the slow throttle progression of snow mode on a slushy day and when I started again after filling up I did a near 180 leaving the fuel station.

Oct 24, 2017 | 05:40 PM

PobreWey

Racer

Joined: Oct 2017

Posts: 274

Likes: 86

From: Calgary

Guessing that is a safety feature as track mode is really really awesome?

Last edited by PobreWey; Oct 24, 2017 at 05:40 PM.

Oct 24, 2017 | 05:49 PM

Dr.Mudge

Intermediate

Joined: Oct 2017

Posts: 48

Likes: 1

From: Bay Area CA

I don't start in track mode, but as said above locking in the exhaust to be "open" remains as set even in Economy mode.

Oct 24, 2017 | 06:06 PM

davepl

Le Mans Master

Joined: May 2000

Posts: 8,729

Likes: 1,508

From: Redmond WA

Quote:

Originally Posted by NSC5

Do you get the loud cold-start when the exhaust mode is set to Track in the preferences and left there (as opposed to Link to Drive Mode being left in Track, which resets to Tour)?

Oct 24, 2017 | 07:46 PM

NSC5

Safety Car

Joined: Aug 2012

Posts: 3,960

Likes: 1,106

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAVE396LT1

Do you get the loud cold-start when the exhaust mode is set to Track in the preferences and left there (as opposed to Link to Drive Mode being left in Track, which resets to Tour)?

Yes! Last summer while staying in Townsend TN there was a motorcycle club from Canada staying at the same hotel. I remote started my Z06 one morning after I forgot to turn the engine sound management back to tour (I try to be quiet at hotels in the morning). One of the bikers starting laughing and said his Harley parked near my Z06 just pissed itself

At home the cold start bark rattles my garage door.

Oct 25, 2017 | 09:19 AM

MIGHTYM0USE

Thread Starter

Melting Slicks

Joined: Dec 2011

Posts: 2,690

Likes: 116

From: Richmond area Va

im not worried about the sound.

paging through all the business when i am sitting at the burnout box makes for a lot of frustration and easy mistakes. enough other stuff going on

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Joe Kucinski

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Joe Kucinski

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Joe Kucinski

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Brett Foote

Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Michael S. Palmer

10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Joe Kucinski

5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Michael S. Palmer

2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor

Joe Kucinski

Oct 25, 2017 | 09:49 AM

JGarland

Le Mans Master

Joined: Oct 2009

Posts: 7,397

Likes: 124

From: Frisco TX

Whats the difference in steering modes?

Oct 25, 2017 | 11:13 AM

#10

Bill Dearborn

Tech Contributor

Joined: Oct 1999

Posts: 41,036

Likes: 9,798

From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIGHTYM0USE

im not worried about the sound.

paging through all the business when i am sitting at the burnout box makes for a lot of frustration and easy mistakes. enough other stuff going on

About the only way I know to avoid the issue is to get into the habit of starting the engine, selecting the drive mode and then fastening your seat belt/harnesses. I have noticed that sometimes the selection won't reset if the driver accidentally stalls the engine and restarts it right away. Maybe, there is a way to expand that characteristic to more than an engine stall.

Bill