How often do you turn off TCS?
 

Almost every time I drive I'm in sport mode. The TCS kicks in when I'm changing directions fast over crests, or pushing out of a corner in 2nd or 3rd where I'm really hoofing it.

I expect the characteristics of the car will just slide the back a bit and can be easily corrected but I've not found any safe-to-test areas for TCS all off.

How "dangerous" is TCS off in the dry?

I had an '82 carolla that was stupid dangerous and could 180deg spin at 20kms in the wet.

I usually leave it iff due to the fact that it is dangerously unpredictable and will cut power at times that can cause accidents. Like when you need to pull out into a busy road during heavy traffic, and the car decides to cut all power leaving you in the middle of a busy road for a second while it makes up its mind to turn the engine back on or not... Id recommend you leave it off as this car is very predictable especially with the stock tires, and safer if you dont drive like an idiot on public roads


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I turn it off for AutoX. Otherwise I rarely even trip it, let alone remember it's even there. I do occasionally use VSC sport mode if I have to merge onto the highway in the city with a very short onramp and crazy drivers.

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I always have it off in the dry.
VSC in the rain
All on if rain very bad

With my Michelin PS AS3s I turned it off always.
But I have the stocks back on for fun in the summer so when it rains badly I turn all on when on the interstate.......but off on the side roads.

It's always off on track or for some shenanigans on deserted public roads, otherwise it's fully on.
I hate the VSC Sport mode with a passion, far more dangerous than the other two IMO.

I keep everything on while driving on the street. I don't drive hard enough to kick in TC/VSC in every day driving. though, sometimes when making a right turn at a stop light and there's a large gutter I will get VSC to kick in and bog me, which makes me look like a noob driver lol. though I do agree that TC/VSC is too easy to kick in on this car, but it doesn't bother me too much. I was never put in a situation where the TC/VSC put me in a dangerous situation yet (knock on wood)

Only drive on public roads so I never turn it off. I only see TC trigger if I'm taking a hard turn and misjudge the amount of acceleration in the wet.

So it's pretty safe is what the general consensus is :) Good. I'll drive with it off a bit on my spirited drives. As long as I don't swing the back end onto the wrong side of the road, it sounds like it's quite reasonable.

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I turn mine off when ever I get in it as long as its above 40degs. Tires I have are useless under 40deg till they get some heat into them.

It will be totally totalled :)

I don't drive hard when traffic is around. That'd be stupid.

Off for the track, on for public roads. If you know what you're doing the car is very predictable with it off, but I wouldn't turn it off just for the sake of it.