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ok, here's a snow related question...if ABS is disabled, then EDL is disabled?

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Old 02-22-2008, 07:11 AM
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you have an ESP button, abs stays active.
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I've noticed a huge issue trail braking on highway offramps.
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Default Yeah, but simply pressing the ESP button doesn't turn it completely off.

I've heard that if you hold it for 10 seconds it will shut it off completely, but I haven't had the chance to thoroughly test that. Later today I may take my girl's '06 A4 out in the snow and play with it a bit....see if I can't get ESP to intervene with it shut off.
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Won't ABS and EDL still be active unless the ABS sensor is unplugged?
Old 02-22-2008, 07:52 AM
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Default Well again, that's not rear bias, it's that it can't reduct bias under heavy dive....

Whereas in stock mode, it would just pulse the rear brakes, with the ABS disabled, you get them closer to lockup.. Personally, I like having the rear dancing under braking.. Better than the FRONT dancing!! =)
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Default so are you turning and braking- correct? and having problems with the inside rear..

locking? your brake bias has not shifted to the rear you are only taking too much weight of the rear and asking to much of the available traction on that tire.
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Default I will use snow tires at the ice track and I deff. think EDL helps coming out of low speed turns and

accelerating hard. After a good session on the ice track I notice the smell of the brakes and I'm sure it's not from braking hard - it's from
the EDL working hard.
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How slow do you go? I exceed the EDL threshold on my driveway....
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I think that is right.
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Default on many of the turns you are pivoting the car at 10-15 mph then gassing it hard, and

mind you, looking for max acceleration on sheer ice.


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