I have a "switch off ASR" button below my "climatronic" controls.  What does it do?  I can find nothing in the owners manual about this. I think it is something to do with stability control.  Why would I switch it off?  

ASR = Anti-Slip Regulation, or Traction Control put another way.

 

Check P39 of the Owner's Manual.

 

The usual reasons for switching it off are usually to actually generate some slipping of the wheels, in icy or snowy conditions, to get moving.

I think the button you are refering  to is the air sensor reset button. basically if there is a change in air pressure in the tyres the dashboard will show a warning light. hold that button in for 5 to 10 seconds and it shall reset the air pressure sensor. and the light shall go off untill the air pressure changes again. you may need to use it after filling tyres u also.my button just says SET though so im not sure if its the same. im sure somon will correct me if im wrong :

ASR = Anti-Slip Regulation, or Traction Control put another way.

 

Check P39 of the Owner's Manual.

 

The usual reasons for switching it off are usually to actually generate some slipping of the wheels, in icy or snowy conditions, to get moving.

or if you plan on taking your car round a track you should turn it off. as it does kick in fairly easily. :-]

Edited 29 May, 201412 yr by SamMckenna

I think the button you are refering  to is the air sensor reset button. basically if there is a change in air pressure in the tyres the dashboard will show a warning light. hold that button in for 5 to 10 seconds and it shall reset the air pressure sensor. and the light shall go off untill the air pressure changes again. you may need to use it after filling tyres u also.my button just says SET though so im not sure if its the same. im sure somon will correct me if im wrong :

 

No, that's TPMS - Tyre Pressure Management System. P38 of the Owner's Manual.

 

This has a (!) icon on the button.

or if you plan on taking your car round a track you should turn it off. as it does kick in fairly easily. :-]

 

Track driving perhaps as well, yes

ASR = Anti-Slip Regulation, or Traction Control put another way.

 

Check P39 of the Owner's Manual.

 

The usual reasons for switching it off are usually to actually generate some slipping of the wheels, in icy or snowy conditions, to get moving.

Thank you for your reply.  I'm sure your right about anti-slip, but I can still find nothing about it in my owners manual.  My A5 octavia owners manual has information on door locking on that page.  Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong manual.  Any chance of pointing me at the right one?

I'm definitely right about ASR

 

I have a PDF copy of the manual, much easier to refer to. Might be a later revision to the one you have with the car. If you drop me a PM with an email address, I'll send it over.

 

Or see this thread: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/253639-skoda-manuals-pdfs/

I'm definitely right about ASR

 

I have a PDF copy of the manual, much easier to refer to. Might be a later revision to the one you have with the car. If you drop me a PM with an email address, I'll send it over.

 

Or see this thread: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/253639-skoda-manuals-pdfs/

Thanks again for the reply.  I followed the link to the Skoda manuals and have searched through a few of them. Some have more info about TCS and ESP than my manual that came with the car, but I have still not come across any reference to ASR.  I would be grateful if you would send me whatever you have. I will certainly send you my email address but what is a "PM"

Thanks again for the reply.  I followed the link to the Skoda manuals and have searched through a few of them. Some have more info about TCS and ESP than my manual that came with the car, but I have still not come across any reference to ASR.  I would be grateful if you would send me whatever you have. I will certainly send you my email address but what is a "PM"

 

TCS = Traction Control System

 

ESP = Electronic Stability Program

 

PM = Private message

 

ASR is similar to TCS so basically off if its snow! on by default.

Thanks again for the reply.  I followed the link to the Skoda manuals and have searched through a few of them. Some have more info about TCS and ESP than my manual that came with the car, but I have still not come across any reference to ASR.  I would be grateful if you would send me whatever you have. I will certainly send you my email address but what is a "PM"

 

TCS and ASR are the same system. The version of the manual I have refers to TCS, for example.

I think the button you are refering  to is the air sensor reset button. basically if there is a change in air pressure in the tyres the dashboard will show a warning light. hold that button in for 5 to 10 seconds and it shall reset the air pressure sensor. and the light shall go off untill the air pressure changes again. you may need to use it after filling tyres u also.my button just says SET though so im not sure if its the same. im sure somon will correct me if im wrong :

 

ASR = air sensor reset = WTF???

You switch ASR off when you want to burn rubber at the traffic lights, make the tyres squeal like piggies and impress teenage boys!

I think the button you are refering to is the air sensor reset button. basically if there is a change in air pressure in the tyres the dashboard will show a warning light. hold that button in for 5 to 10 seconds and it shall reset the air pressure sensor. and the light shall go off untill the air pressure changes again. you may need to use it after filling tyres u also.my button just says SET though so im not sure if its the same. im sure somon will correct me if im wrong :

Yep, it's Anti Slip Regulation, nothing at all to do with air sensors !

It's a very useful button when setting off uphill on compacted snow or ice, when a bit of revs and wheel slip can actually help to get you moving.

I think ASR actually stands for something very long in German but in translation they managed to come up with anti slip regulation. Our Leon has the button marked as TC but then it refers to the German for ASR in the handbook.

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I think ASR actually stands for something very long in German but in translation they managed to come up with anti slip regulation. Our Leon has the button marked as TC but then it refers to the German for ASR in the handbook.

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Antriebsschlupfregelung is that word

Antriebsschlupfregelung is that word

Bless you :lol:

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Yep, it's Anti Slip Regulation, nothing at all to do with air sensors !

It's a very useful button when setting off uphill on compacted snow or ice, when a bit of revs and wheel slip can actually help to get you moving.

 

My 2012 1.4 TSI revs and slips its front wheels plenty even with traction control engaged, much more so than my Volvo. In that car, you could basically get on the throttle and not worry about it. The Skoda requires some care and attention when setting off from a standstill, the Volvo didn't, not as much anyways.

 

I've never found a reason to turn it off, and we have proper winters for several months out of the year.  

I've never found a reason to turn it off, and we have proper winters for several months out of the year.

In fairness the only time I've needed to turn mine off was one winter when I deliberately set out to test traction limits of the winter tyres I had just fitted. There's a single track farm lane near me that's very steep and never cleared or gritted. To test how the tyres would cope I stopped on the steepest part of the hill and attempted a hill start on sheet ice. With the traction control switched on nothing I could do would make the car move forward, just as the revs built up to a useful level the traction control would take over and the car would sit there with the front wheels gently spinning.

However with the traction control off I found I could build the revs up, change up through the gears, once I got into 3rd gear the car would slowly begin to move and soon be accelerating up the hill.

I repeated this a few times and each time the result was the same, traction control on = completely stuck, traction control off = able to move off with careful use of revs and gears. It pretty much convinced me I don't ever need a 4x4, even living out in the middle of nowhere!