I haven't tried it yet (as of writing this thread) but does turning the traction control off affect the engine and/or gearbox in a good way?

I remember when I collected the car the Salesman said "I usually drive (the demo cars) with the TC off as it makes for a quicker getaway".

I will have to give it a try!

Edited 6 December, 201114 yr by Lee

Not that I'm aware of, it just removes the possibility of the ECU limiting power when TCS is activated (allowing wheel spin)

I can see the sense in that.

If there is wheel spin detected then the power is cut then fed back in until grip is resumed so having the TCS of will allow you to control how much power and be able to keep the power on.

Same with any other cars with TCS/ESP. I experienced it properly for the first time pulling onto dual carriageway with short slip road... foot to floor in second and there was a huge delay before it picked up as the wheels slipped slightly.

Phil

I've tested it extensively on a very slippery exit from a roundabout on my way home from work (so tested many times) ..

generally the TC will be on, if it interferes its generally almost unoticable, but on this particular roandabout, it goes over the top, and my full throttle acceleration in 2nd, is like pulling away in an old 106 diesel (0-60 circa 19 seconds) , this was annoying the hell out of me...

now the vRS has an electronic diff lock, so in theory by turning the traction off, you will NOT loose power, but it should still grip quite well, as the EDL will brake the wheel that spins, while still allowing the power to go to the other wheel..

these are the results:

1) TC on , no drama, but very limited power to eliminate wheelspin, no understeer = very slow acceleration..

2) TC off, some drama (not much) a bit of wheelspin, occationally overeving, which just causes it to change up, and straight into power again (unlike with TC on) gearbox handles it well, and doesn't change back down if this happens, a little power on understeer, but not much... basically power on full constantly = much faster acceleration... EDL handles the situation quite well..

I can see the sense in that.

If there is wheel spin detected then the power is cut then fed back in until grip is resumed so having the TCS of will allow you to control how much power and be able to keep the power on.

Same with any other cars with TCS/ESP. I experienced it properly for the first time pulling onto dual carriageway with short slip road... foot to floor in second and there was a huge delay before it picked up as the wheels slipped slightly.

Phil

+1.

You'll notice slow acceleration and then if you've still got your foot to the floor like me, you'll get a huge surge of power when traction is gained and you'll be off.

To the OP...

your car should have ESP and XDS.......XDS is a more advanced version of EDL......XDS and EDL work even if ASR (TSC) or ESP are turned off!.......sometimes it is better to turn off the ASR (TCS) or ESP and just use the EDL or XDS.!

For more info see my post........

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/214776-wtf-is-abs-edl-asr-esp-hhcetc/