How do I disable traction control?

Fantasm · 06-17-2011, 11:12 PM

Can't figure it out, it seems to be enabled even after I hold the button for a few seconds by the shifter.

How do I disable it? Its always cutting in

just516in · 06-18-2011, 12:48 AM

hold it down longer!

dr.mba · 06-18-2011, 01:08 AM

You need to hold the button down until the DSC off warning comes up. It takes probably 5 secs.

MBA

Fantasm · 06-18-2011, 03:52 PM

yes, i hold it down, it doesnt seem to be off though.

Vinfast · 06-19-2011, 03:19 PM

If you hold it down for over 5 seconds, the traction control "off" light will illuminate on the dash.

Breach · 06-19-2011, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinfast

If you hold it down for over 5 seconds, the traction control "off" light will illuminate on the dash.

+1. Also if you can change the suspension/drivetrain setting putting it in SPorts+ turns it off automatically.

Vinfast · 06-19-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Breach

+1. Also if you can change the suspension/drivetrain setting putting it in SPorts+ turns it off automatically.

Sports+ does not turn off the traction control completely -- it allows a a little more wheel spin and skid control than full intrusion by the car's computer. Holding it down over 5 seconds is the only thing that turns both traction and skid control completely off. My 550i launches much faster with it completely off --- but the only bad thing is when you turn the traction control completely off, the adaptive drive goes back to normal --- you can't turn it off and have the suspension in sport or sport+mode

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