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Flashing Traction Control light

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Flashing Traction Control light

Post by Flyingfifer » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:45 am

Jaygrainge wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:25 am ....with run flats being noisy and tramlining etc they are quite grippy....
Tramlining is not a good thing nor a sign of good grip :(

Best to whip them off and get a good set of non-runflats :thumbsup:
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Flashing Traction Control light

Post by Jaygrainge » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:50 am

I didn't think so either hence the question :rofl:
I've just upgraded from a Z3 which didn't appear to have power steering it was that heavy, let alone driving aids

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Post by Jaygrainge » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:52 am

Thought it was a characteristic of a harder compound? Either way you're right. They're coming off as soon as I can get them down on tread
Just wish I could burn them into the road but lack of engine capacity and invasive TC seems to be the enemy

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Flashing Traction Control light

Post by Flyingfifer » Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:23 am

Jaygrainge wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:52 am Thought it was a characteristic of a harder compound? Either way you're right. They're coming off as soon as I can get them down on tread
Just wish I could burn them into the road but lack of engine capacity and invasive TC seems to be the enemy
Hold down the DSC button for about 5 seconds ;) :rofl:
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Post by rally-chris » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:01 pm

1st gear is for moving off from rest. It has the biggest gear reduction so therefore generates the highest torque at the wheels and is most likely to break traction if you hit peak torque of the engine (even a weedy 2 litre :) )It's not generally a good idea to run to high revs in 1st gear due to the high torque loading throughout the driveline (gearbox output shaft, propshaft, diff, driveshafts etc).

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Flashing Traction Control light

Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:38 am

Looks like I may need to turn it off, as I get the flashing light every time I use mine - still it brightens up the dash. :lol:
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