My work car park is up a steep incline. It wasn't gritted this morning and I couldn't get in - slipping and sliding and ground to a halt. I tried a couple of times, then gave up and parked in the road for now.

Thinking about it afterwards though, would I have been better off turning the ASR (whatever it stands for) off?

Well... Thinking logically im on the presumtion that the ASR holds bk a lot of the engines power to stop it spinning, so turning it off would just make the car spin its bo**ocks off, not good for ya shafts and mountings etc etc, in my useless opinion, i would of made a go of it in second gear, if not joy, you used the clever option, parking and walking ;-)

On a steep hill yesterday I could only get the car to move with the ASR on, it was very slow progress but I did get up the hill. I just pushed the throttle to the floor and the ASR did its stuff. The hill was so slippery that the handbrake on its own was insuffienct to stop the car sliding. Quiet a weird sensation, apply handbrake and the car slid backwards until I also applied the footbrake.

That happened to me yesterday! I have to say that if you're to try move it the best thing I've found is setting off in 2nd

some people around me may of heard of terrington bank. i was first up it yesturday at about 630am. i turned my traction control off. i only just got up the hill. i think if i had it on i wouldnt have got up,

I prefer to drive my car without traction control.

- Kev

I always understood that my PD100 Fabia had some sort of "Electronic Differential Lock" - ie if one wheel is spinning, it would brake it and thus divert power to the other wheel (which hopefully had more traction).

Decided to risk the mrs' £600 fiesta in the snow instead of my £6000 Fabia yesterday. Best way to keep my vRS safe!!

Decided to risk the mrs' £600 fiesta in the snow instead of my £6000 Fabia yesterday. Best way to keep my vRS safe!!

This is definitely the the best option!

Thinking about it afterwards though, would I have been better off turning the ASR (whatever it stands for) off?

ASR= Anti slip regulation.

ASR is **** imo along with ABS, both have proved to cause me more problems than good but down to each car and driver i guess.

I found today in the vRS that it's easier to pull off in 2nd and with the ASR off. Once you're going you can stick it back on again as I found that it does it's job OK. I found by just pulling off with the clutch and not using any throttle it's quite easy to move around. Being a diesel it's very easy to do even in 2nd. It is possible in a petrol but just a bit trickier.

just turn it off and drive it by feel!! it too intrusive in the snow.....

I do remember reading somewhere that you are supposed to turn it off in order to gain traction in certain conditions. Ive found it best with it turned off and gentle throttle in 2nd gear works best.

The last couple of days, I have found in the skip it is best to leave it on, I have probably driven 100 miles in horrible conditions around hilly West Yorkshire, and although my progress has been somewhat sedate, I haven't had any problems at all ( apart from other drivers..)

i find that if i get stuck in the shingle or sand in the beaches around here the only was to get out is with the asr turned off

Ah, so 2nd gear is better - assuming you can get off the mark. My thinking was that ASR seems to cut power, whereas wheelspinning will eventually gain you some traction. Didn't get another chance to try as they gritted it after that and it was fine this morning.

Isn't there something about turning it off in the ice, because the EDL overheats the brakes?