Thankyou very much, i think i understand although i will be honest and say im only about 80% sure as 30 minutes ago i didnt even know i had a traction control light.

So if i press the button on the centre console (which makes it stay lit) i have turned OFF the traction control?

And if the light on the dashboard flickers (mine flashed for about 2-3 seconds) then that means its just cos i pulled away a bit quick and ive done no damage at all to anything and its normal to do this?

What would the benefits be for turning off the traction control on the centre console...

Sorry for being a bit slow here, its just i always associated lights flashing on the dashboard as being a warning to something being wrong.

Paul