ESP off while driving
07-26-2015, 02:21 PM
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ESP off while driving
Hey guys,
I've been searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Is it safe to turn traction off while your driving? Someone told me I should always stop before turning it off.
BTW next week getting Apr stage 2...so excited. Those of you that have stage 2 feel free to comment
I've been searching for the answer but couldn't find it. Is it safe to turn traction off while your driving? Someone told me I should always stop before turning it off.
BTW next week getting Apr stage 2...so excited. Those of you that have stage 2 feel free to comment
07-26-2015, 04:17 PM
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Ok, I think you are asking whether it is ok to turn off ESP while the car is in motion or if you should come to a stop first. Stopping first is safer from a point of view of having to take your eyes of the road and press the button for 5 seconds until it's turned off, but the car itself doesn't care.
However, to the question of whether it is safe to drive around with ESP off, the answer on public roads is no. Leave that for the track. If you have a B8.5, then you can put the ESP in Sport mode, which gives you added driving dynamics with higher thresholds, but you still have a safety net if you screw up.
However, to the question of whether it is safe to drive around with ESP off, the answer on public roads is no. Leave that for the track. If you have a B8.5, then you can put the ESP in Sport mode, which gives you added driving dynamics with higher thresholds, but you still have a safety net if you screw up.
07-26-2015, 08:21 PM
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Ok, I think you are asking whether it is ok to turn off ESP while the car is in motion or if you should come to a stop first. Stopping first is safer from a point of view of having to take your eyes of the road and press the button for 5 seconds until it's turned off, but the car itself doesn't care.
However, to the question of whether it is safe to drive around with ESP off, the answer on public roads is no. Leave that for the track. If you have a B8.5, then you can put the ESP in Sport mode, which gives you added driving dynamics with higher thresholds, but you still have a safety net if you screw up.
However, to the question of whether it is safe to drive around with ESP off, the answer on public roads is no. Leave that for the track. If you have a B8.5, then you can put the ESP in Sport mode, which gives you added driving dynamics with higher thresholds, but you still have a safety net if you screw up.
So I'm guessing your saying even while in motion it's okay to turn off ESP and wont cause any mechanical issues.
07-26-2015, 09:41 PM
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Correct. All it does is deactivating a piece of software that sits there passively most of the time monitoring a bunch of sensors and only steps into action if the car gets out of shape. I'm assuming you are stage 1 now? One thing that never gets mentioned in the context of tuning is that while tuning makes the car more powerful, it doesn't adjust the ESP programming to take the extra power into consideration.
07-27-2015, 07:03 AM
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Correct. All it does is deactivating a piece of software that sits there passively most of the time monitoring a bunch of sensors and only steps into action if the car gets out of shape. I'm assuming you are stage 1 now? One thing that never gets mentioned in the context of tuning is that while tuning makes the car more powerful, it doesn't adjust the ESP programming to take the extra power into consideration.
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07-27-2015, 05:18 PM
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It takes a lot to activate traction control with proper driving, like a 90 MPH sweeper as you'd see on track. If you see traction control light up other times it's because you did something to upset the chassis.
