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Old 02-03-2018, 05:45 PM
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Just a quick ask, I know when you turn off the traction control in an ST170 using the button it doesn't really turn it off, which kind of begs the question why is it there ?

Yesterday I drove back in the snow from work, and found the way it cut in really annoying, but it was only when I was trying to move up a slight hill from stand still, with virtually no revs at all, it really annoyed me lol. I figured it would be easier to heat the tyres and melt the ice, but it wouldn't let me lol.
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Would it be possible to wire up a button to the fuse that controls the traction control, so I could press it and cut the fuse ?
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You could do,but as the TC is part of the ABS, then you wouldn't have any brake bias control either, so you end up with rearward bias on the brakes.

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Thanks for the information, I don't really want to be backing the car into corners I wonder if there is an ECU "hack" or override ?
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