Traction control failures ? Any one

[sav]

Originally Posted by stugray

I experimented in a wet parking lot and I could only spin the car after the pedal dance.
Disabling the VSC/TC with the 5 second press would still not let it spin.

Definitely different here then. I wonder if Ecutec or similar would be able to reprogram it?

[Vic_RSA]

Very different indeed. Never tried the pedal dance, I've read it disables the ABS as well? I've used the same method sav describes and also managed a full 360 degree spin on skidpan.

Originally Posted by stugray

I experimented in a wet parking lot and I could only spin the car after the pedal dance.
Disabling the VSC/TC with the 5 second press would still not let it spin.

[BentAnat]

Pedal Dance disables "oh sh!t brakes", I read. Those being the "panic detection breaking" that the FRS has in (not sure the 86 has it).

It DOES SOMETHING in our SA spec cars.

[sav]

You mean emergency brake assist?
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_brake_assist"]Emergency brake assist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

[BentAnat]

Not quite, I think.
it's explained here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25494

[sav]

Interesting, thanks.

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by Jacques Blom

Many factors are in play eg Tyre size , road conditions , speed ect.. but are there any of you there that had a similar experience..? and what happened ?

Being the first car I've owned with electronic nannies, I've enjoyed putting them to the test under a variety of conditions to see how they work, and what they can do. I think they're amazing. Their reaction time is a lot quicker than mine, and in most cases, the action taken and the result achieved is spot-on.

However, I have found that they sometimes get a bit confused under very poor traction conditions. But nobody said that they can work miracles...

On public roads, I always keep my nannies on, unless I very intentionally want them off (rarely). Their purpose is to save the situation when I lose concentration and do something stupid. That's happened to me twice, and they've done exactly that - and done it very well.

I have so much confidence in them that I leave all the nannies on for my first few sessions on an unfamiliar racetrack. Once I get the feel of the track and start pushing harder and can feel them kicking in, then I'll take them off. If I have a passenger with me on track, I'll always leave the nannies on.

My comments above are based on R-compound semi-slick tyres. I don't know how the nannies work with stock tyres because I ditched mine very soon.