How do you turn off the traction control

[nastang87xx]

Ah, what the hell! lol.

Driver was a member of this forum. Pretty sure he's not comin' back. :tsk:

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[Tomster]

It absolutely will disable everything. :doh: As soon as you see "Advanced Trac OFF" she be off the chain. Ask me how I know...

OK, how do you know

 

[daltron]

Be careful. You can easily wind up sideways.

Every time someone asks how to disable TC I picture one of those cars and coffee crashes:doh:

Just leave TC on is my advice. It does not make you more of a man if you turn it off. Many times it will just make you a joke when your car makes it to YouTube.

I prefer the car to do what I want when I tell it to. Let's not make this a macho thing. It just takes some brains to do things like not "show off".

It absolutely will disable everything. :doh: As soon as you see "Advanced Trac OFF" she be off the chain. Ask me how I know...

It won't. LC is still engaged, which needs some form of TC to be on.

 

[Tomster]

I prefer the car to do what I want when I tell it to. Let's not make this a macho thing. It just takes some brains to do things like not "show off".



It won't. LC is still engaged, which needs some form of TC to be on.

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Have fun!

 

[daltron]

Have fun!

Don't be an asshole.

 

[Tomster]

Don't be an asshole.

I wasn't trying to be. However your opinion could misguide others into some false sense of security and do exactly what others have said and what youtube examples play over and over.

One of the first things that they teach over at the track in Tooele is to leave the damn traction control on.

Maybe you shouldn't be an asshole.

 

[mibairho]

Thank you everyone for the advice. First off, I'm a very conservative driver, and my intention wasn't so I can show off. My car seems very sensitive to activate some type of traction control when moderate power is applied to the ground. It's actually very frustrating and disappointing. Yes my car puts out a lot of power (to me), but if I launch hard, without much wheel spin, instant power cut. I would like to run it on a test and tune night to see what she'll do, but I know it will do the cut the power traction control thing. For the record, I'm going completely straight when it happens. Track mode, advance trac off, and the car just loses power. After several seconds, it hits hard and will accelerate bad out of hell.

Also, I will drive with full traction control on 99.9% of the time. I would just like to know how to disable this protective mode.

Thanks again.

 

[Stuntman]

Something is wrong...

 

[Zitrosounds]

Thank you everyone for the advice. First off, I'm a very conservative driver, and my intention wasn't so I can show off. My car seems very sensitive to activate some type of traction control when moderate power is applied to the ground. It's actually very frustrating and disappointing. Yes my car puts out a lot of power (to me), but if I launch hard, without much wheel spin, instant power cut. I would like to run it on a test and tune night to see what she'll do, but I know it will do the cut the power traction control thing. For the record, I'm going completely straight when it happens. Track mode, advance trac off, and the car just loses power. After several seconds, it hits hard and will accelerate bad out of hell.

Also, I will drive with full traction control on 99.9% of the time. I would just like to know how to disable this protective mode.

Thanks again.

Is this happening on a GT350? Or to the GT/PP listed in your profile? I ask because in the 15 GT/PP I had, advance track was definitely noticeable and intrusive at times on track. However in my GT350/TP in track mode on the tack, nothing. I agree with Stuntman that if indeed it is a GT350 something is wrong.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Every time someone asks how to disable TC I picture one of those cars and coffee crashes:doh:

Just leave TC on is my advice. It does not make you more of a man if you turn it off. Many times it will just make you a joke when your car makes it to YouTube.

And every time I read posts like this I picture a person who doesn't really understand the concepts of fine throttle modulation and the driver's responsibility to apply it . . . always. A person who doesn't believe that anybody else can grasp those thoughts and apply them either.

I'll give you that it doesn't make you "more of a man" to be able to safely drive with TC turned off. It's not about 'manliness' or courage or fearlessness at all, it's about an acquired higher level of throttle control skill and better situational awareness. Not every driver has it, or can develop it (obviously, from the C&C and Mustang Week videos).

But we aren't all incapable of this skill and awareness either, and it's pretty damn insulting to imply that we can't - or haven't already.


Norm

 

[Sprintamx]

Staying out of the side line discussion, I'll have to agree that if we're talking about a GT350 and a power cut (TC) is turning on as described by the OP, then something seems amiss. While in track mode, I have to get the car pretty out of shape to engage the power controls, or be in some fairly obvious situations that will send the sensors scrambling like deep gator curbing while turning. Otherwise, under hard acceleration, relatively quick high g turns, and even some rear end sliding, TC does not kick in.

OP?

 

[Minn19]

Thank you everyone for the advice. First off, I'm a very conservative driver, and my intention wasn't so I can show off. My car seems very sensitive to activate some type of traction control when moderate power is applied to the ground. It's actually very frustrating and disappointing. Yes my car puts out a lot of power (to me), but if I launch hard, without much wheel spin, instant power cut. I would like to run it on a test and tune night to see what she'll do, but I know it will do the cut the power traction control thing. For the record, I'm going completely straight when it happens. Track mode, advance trac off, and the car just loses power. After several seconds, it hits hard and will accelerate bad out of hell.

Also, I will drive with full traction control on 99.9% of the time. I would just like to know how to disable this protective mode.

Thanks again.

I was at an autocross last year and one of the drivers was there with his new PP equipped GT. He was complaining of the same thing that the TC/Advancetrac was too intrusive. But, he could shut off everything as described, but then he had too much wheel spin and couldn't put the power down effectively.

I put it in track mode for most of the runs and had no problem with either issue. I felt bad because he asked what I was doing differently. All I could say was that was the difference between the cars with suspension and tire size etc etc.

It is weird that you are still getting the system kicking in when it indicates everything is off. I too have shut everything off this way on my GT350 and it is definitely OFF! For the hell of it, I shut everything off (as described here) on my 15 F150 this morning and I was able to do donuts no problem without any intrusions form either system. It would be strange to me that you could do this on a run of the mill F150, but not a PP/GT 'Stang.

Is this happening on a GT350? Or to the GT/PP listed in your profile? I ask because in the 15 GT/PP I had, advance track was definitely noticeable and intrusive at times on track. However in my GT350/TP in track mode on the tack, nothing. I agree with Stuntman that if indeed it is a GT350 something is wrong.

^This.

 

[Minn19]

And every time I read posts like this I picture a person who doesn't really understand the concepts of fine throttle modulation and the driver's responsibility to apply it . . . always. A person who doesn't believe that anybody else can grasp those thoughts and apply them either.

I'll give you that it doesn't make you "more of a man" to be able to safely drive with TC turned off. It's not about 'manliness' or courage or fearlessness at all, it's about an acquired higher level of throttle control skill and better situational awareness. Not every driver has it, or can develop it (obviously, from the C&C and Mustang Week videos).

But we aren't all incapable of this skill and awareness either, and it's pretty damn insulting to imply that we can't - or haven't already.


Norm

I hear you, but dial back the outrage a bit. I know how to pump the brakes, but I still love ABS when I need it as it does a much better job at it than I (or any human) ever could.

Surprises happen, especially in inclement weather and it is nice to have these safety systems as a backup. If you make one mistake with the TC/stability off you are most likely going to involve others in your mistake/accident. On public roads, I see no reason either to disable anything, it makes no sense from a common sense perspective.

 

[Zitrosounds]

I hear you, but dial back the outrage a bit. I know how to pump the brakes, but I still love ABS when I need it as it does a much better job at it than I (or any human) ever could.

Surprises happen, especially in inclement weather and it is nice to have these safety systems as a backup. If you make one mistake with the TC/stability off you are most likely going to involve others in your mistake/accident. On public roads, I see no reason either to disable anything, it makes no sense from a common sense perspective.

I think the majority of us here agree, KEEP advance track on. Why? Unless you are on a closed track and have it all to yourself, please go right on ahead and disable everything and push your skills to the limit. However, just like on public roads, and in traffic, disabling a safety feature is ludicrus! I definitely don't want some one in front or behind driving on track with me with anything disabled. Even pros lose control and crash. Minute 3:53
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a26066/randy-pobst-pikes-peak/

 

[Mike02z]

And every time I read posts like this I picture a person who doesn't really understand the concepts of fine throttle modulation and the driver's responsibility to apply it . . . always. A person who doesn't believe that anybody else can grasp those thoughts and apply them either.

I'll give you that it doesn't make you "more of a man" to be able to safely drive with TC turned off. It's not about 'manliness' or courage or fearlessness at all, it's about an acquired higher level of throttle control skill and better situational awareness. Not every driver has it, or can develop it (obviously, from the C&C and Mustang Week videos).

But we aren't all incapable of this skill and awareness either, and it's pretty damn insulting to imply that we can't - or haven't already.


Norm

Oh I understand Norm. If his TC is kicking in under moderate throttle he should get that fixed and not think the fix is turning TC off. Either that or his moderate throttle is what I may consider hard throttle.

I'd also note that the OP is new to this board and asking how TC can be turned off suggests he may not know what can occur when he gives it more than moderate throttle with TC off.

I can also drive with TC off with no problem because I know what this car can do. I think a warning to the OP is justified. If he continues and turns it off and is a great driver, no harm, no foul. If he is new to the GT350 and is not comfortable with this car yet, I think we do him an injustice if we don't warn him.

Just my opinion.

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