When you turn the ASR off does it completely turn off or is it still there sort of?

im only askin as iv got a rr day comin up and they said all traction control must be switched off completely.

thanks

ASR wasn't turned off as far as know on the RR day on Awesomes rollers, although i wasn't in the car at the time so not 100% sure , what i do know is , that your warning lights (ABS/ASR) will be on the dash after your car has been on the rollers , this is because the front wheels have been rotating with the rears stationary

how do you turn the lights off then

how do you turn the lights off then

They will go off after a short drive...100yds or less normally does it.

As far as I know pressing the ASR button will turn the ASR system off completely.

When its turned off, you will get the traction control light displayed on the dash - this is normal.

If the light comes on by itself whilst the ASR system is engaged, its because there is a loss of traction - or the car thinks theres a loss of traction. The light will go off itself when traction is restored.

They will go off after a short drive...100yds or less normally does it.

plus , i think the iggy has to be turned off then on again , worked for me on Saturday anyway

First thing I do when I switch the engine on is switch ASR off.

lol.. yeah, my car has ESP that you can't turn off... but a small distance on the rollers did the trick... all electronics disengaed themselves (as the computers get confused when the front wheels do 100mph, and the rears stay still!)

everything turned itself back on, about 1 minute into the drive home

When you turn the ASR off does it completely turn off or is it still there sort of?

im only askin as iv got a rr day comin up and they said all traction control must be switched off completely.

thanks

dude... post your map up on here so we can see how you go

First thing I do when I switch the engine on is switch ASR off.

I can never understand people that do this

Where is the benefit?

As for rolling roads- I've never switched my ASR off when on a RR and never had any dashboard lights illuminate but I suppose it makes sense that the traction control might cut power if the fronts are going fasteer than the rears. Fabia ASR can be turned off completely

I can never understand people that do this

Where is the benefit?

1- faster engine response - quicker revving.

2- ASR doesnt cut power when you need to get onto a roundabout/merge. When it does unexpectedly you can be put in danger...

3-faster take-off at the lights

ASR is a total PITA tbh..... I worked around several mods to keep it off using capacitors but the newer ECU's don't want to play. Figured out an ignition-switched timed relay to do it but just couldn't be bothered....

I don't believe ASR is ever fully switched off, but could be wrong. Something about the EDL remaining active or something or nothing....

Chris

1- faster engine response - quicker revving.

Can't say I ever noticed this on the times I switched ASR off and nor can I think why the engine would rev quicker with an "anti-slip regulator" switched off, unless you were in fact slipping the wheels?

Chris

1- faster engine response - quicker revving.

Nonsense. Anti-slip regulation. All it does is cut power when it detects wheel slippage. Does nothing to the engine/throttle response.

2- ASR doesnt cut power when you need to get onto a roundabout/merge. When it does unexpectedly you can be put in danger...

I agree with this but you can take off very quickly without the ASR cutting in. And it could be argued that if you need to accelerate that quickly then the gap is too small to be safe.

Sounds like you're heavy footed, in which case you'll just spin your wheels anyway which loses time too?

3-faster take-off at the lights

I agree it's not the most sophisticated system in the world but I can't remember the last time I had it on in either of my cars when I would have prefferred it wasn't there.

Maybe some performance driving classes would teach you how to drive smoothly and quickly?

1- faster engine response - quicker revving.

Absolute nonsense!

Thats what I heard as well, but I don't quite beleive it.

David

I only use it when its damp/wet

My ASR is always on, never really have the temptation to turn it off, I remember the first time it kicked into action when the girlfriend came off a roundabout and accelrated like her old car it cut in, think it scared her.

David

I stick by point number 1 - if you notice how quick the engine revs under load with it on and off - it's there. You can hold the wheels at the limit of traction, barely slipping...

Oh and the world's flat too, btw.....

Back at you.

Bas

Still don't believe you!

Placebo effect maybe?

Well the voices in my head say it's true, so it must be.....

I stick by point number 1 - if you notice how quick the engine revs under load with it on and off - it's there. You can hold the wheels at the limit of traction, barely slipping...

But if they're slipping, even barely, you're beyond the limit of traction which is why it will appear quicker with it off (because you're allowing the wheels to slip which the ASR prevents)?

Chris

ASR doesnt prevent the wheels slipping it limits the time spend slipping!

2nd gear tends to get the ASR kicking in unexpectidly!

1- faster engine response - quicker revving.

I still fail to see your point. Yes if the wheels are slipping it cuts power to the engine to stop them spinning as expected, however what you're suggesting is that, suppose I'm in 4th gear and accelerating, the engine is somehow not as responsive???

ASR is a bit of software that cuts power as a function of wheel spin detected.

It almost certainly has zero effect when you are driving normally.