Question about Sport Mode on 2013-2016 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JesseG · 09-29-2020, 07:41 PM

So I haven’t looked in the manual, and I haven’t searched, but I wanted to get some info from the experts on here. I trust you guys more than other sources.

In pre facelift twins, what exactly are the different traction modes for? There is a VSC Sport button, and a Traction Off button (the one with the pic of the car with squiggly lines under the tires). When I press Sport button one time I get a Sport and VSC Off indicator on the dash. I’m assuming that’s just level 1? If I try to hold the Sport button down, nothing else happens.
If I’m in Sport mode and I hit the Trac Off button it removes the VSC Off indicator on the dash? I think??
Please explain what the button presses do.

I only ever hit the Sport mode button, and I can tell it allows a little more slip and won’t cut the throttle as quickly.

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Adam_L · 09-29-2020, 09:02 PM

These are indeed mysteries of Science , and these are the days of our lives.

Traction control I've found is nice/best in wet weather , less likely for the rear wheels to slip ... so I'm pretty sure it engages the LSD more so. However where I live most of the year I tend to want to take Traction control off , yet it never fails that after 1-3 minutes of driving ... some way, some how the traction control engages itself automatically!! How to stop this from happening ??

PetrolioBenzina · 09-29-2020, 10:53 PM

Should we tell him about the pedal dance?

finch1750 · 09-29-2020, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JesseG

and I haven’t searched,

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Maybe start there

JesseG · 09-29-2020, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam_L

These are indeed mysteries of Science , and these are the days of our lives.

Traction control I've found is nice/best in wet weather , less likely for the rear wheels to slip ... so I'm pretty sure it engages the LSD more so. However where I live most of the year I tend to want to take Traction control off , yet it never fails that after 1-3 minutes of driving ... some way, some how the traction control engages itself automatically!! How to stop this from happening ??

From what I understand VSC controls the car swerving from side to side. And Traction control just involves how much the rear tires spin. I think the safety systems kick back on if things get too wild, no matter what mode is selected. Because Toyota’s lawyers say so.

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JesseG · 09-29-2020, 11:34 PM

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Should we tell him about the pedal dance?

I would be interested to hear how the car reacts if you disable everything, but I won’t do it myself.

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JesseG · 09-29-2020, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

Maybe start there

At least I was honest that I made no attempt to search

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JesseG · 09-29-2020, 11:42 PM

Oh and I wanted to edit my original post. When in Sport mode it indicates VSC Sport on the dash, not VSC Off.

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soundman98 · 09-29-2020, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JesseG

I would be interested to hear how the car reacts if you disable everything, but I won’t do it myself.

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soundman98 · 09-29-2020, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam_L

These are indeed mysteries of Science , and these are the days of our lives.

Traction control I've found is nice/best in wet weather , less likely for the rear wheels to slip ... so I'm pretty sure it engages the LSD more so. However where I live most of the year I tend to want to take Traction control off , yet it never fails that after 1-3 minutes of driving ... some way, some how the traction control engages itself automatically!! How to stop this from happening ??

are you just pressing the button? no press-hold?

Vides990 · 09-30-2020, 12:54 AM

guess this needs to be posted in more threads

JesseG · 09-30-2020, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

This was great! And that white FR-S looks good!!

So Sport Mode is considered Stage 2?
It’s clear VSC Off is the way to go

I’m guessing that was on stock tires also

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JesseG · 09-30-2020, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Vides990

guess this needs to be posted in more threads

I’m saving this, thanks. Is Mode 5 on the 2016 after the pedal dance? Basically everything turned off?

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Vides990 · 09-30-2020, 01:12 AM

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I’m saving this, thanks. Is Mode 5 on the 2016 after the pedal dance? Basically everything turned off?

No probs, but no, they're essentially saying you need to do the pedal dance to turn everything off until the 2017 model (manual only).

09-29-2020, 07:41 PM	#1
JesseG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Drives: 2016 Scion FR-S Location: Dallas Posts: 806 Thanks: 2,685 Thanked 393 Times in 266 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Question about Sport Mode on 2013-2016 So I haven’t looked in the manual, and I haven’t searched, but I wanted to get some info from the experts on here. I trust you guys more than other sources. In pre facelift twins, what exactly are the different traction modes for? There is a VSC Sport button, and a Traction Off button (the one with the pic of the car with squiggly lines under the tires). When I press Sport button one time I get a Sport and VSC Off indicator on the dash. I’m assuming that’s just level 1? If I try to hold the Sport button down, nothing else happens. If I’m in Sport mode and I hit the Trac Off button it removes the VSC Off indicator on the dash? I think?? Please explain what the button presses do. I only ever hit the Sport mode button, and I can tell it allows a little more slip and won’t cut the throttle as quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-29-2020, 09:02 PM	#2
Adam_L Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: '16 FR-S RS2 MT, '06 xA Polar MT Location: Central Coast California Posts: 666 Thanks: 1,133 Thanked 159 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	These are indeed mysteries of Science , and these are the days of our lives. Traction control I've found is nice/best in wet weather , less likely for the rear wheels to slip ... so I'm pretty sure it engages the LSD more so. However where I live most of the year I tend to want to take Traction control off , yet it never fails that after 1-3 minutes of driving ... some way, some how the traction control engages itself automatically!! How to stop this from happening ?? __________________ Math is like Love, simple idea at first that quickly gets complicated

09-30-2020, 12:54 AM	#11
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