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Ganthrithor · 06-08-2013, 08:23 PM

Hey duders,

I was driving my car in a spirited manner today and noticed that-- despite having held down the stability control off button and gotten the two amber lights on the cluster-- the traction control system engaged a couple of times while trying to slide around some slightly bumpy, vertical hairpins. This is not the first time the system has intervened (while "off") on vertical corners or where there are significant undulations in the road surface.

What's this about? Do I need to do the bloody pedal dance to prevent this? Why does the VSC system tolerate all kinds of retarded shenanigans on flat surfaces / dirt, but freak out the moment there's a bump in a corner?

This is kind of frustrating...

06-08-2013, 08:23 PM	#1
Ganthrithor Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: '13 BRZ, '06 997, Other Things(TM) Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,078 Thanks: 1,715 Thanked 670 Times in 351 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why doesn't traction/stability control actually turn off? Hey duders, I was driving my car in a spirited manner today and noticed that-- despite having held down the stability control off button and gotten the two amber lights on the cluster-- the traction control system engaged a couple of times while trying to slide around some slightly bumpy, vertical hairpins. This is not the first time the system has intervened (while "off") on vertical corners or where there are significant undulations in the road surface. What's this about? Do I need to do the bloody pedal dance to prevent this? Why does the VSC system tolerate all kinds of retarded shenanigans on flat surfaces / dirt, but freak out the moment there's a bump in a corner? This is kind of frustrating...