traction control
12-07-2010, 09:27 PM
#1
traction control
so i just wanna know how 2 turn off the traction control...and i know i might get like abused here telling me to go look into other threads, but i tried already...the problem is that i dont have that button u just push..sooo is there any other way? ill put up a pic later of how that little area looks...so does anyone have like an idea of how the wires look for that button so i can try 2 figure this out or something
12-07-2010, 09:44 PM
#2
If you don't have a "DSC OFF" button on the lower left of the dash in front of you (by the light dimming switch), then it's probably safe to assume you have a base model RX-8 in which DSC and traction control are not available. If you do see that button, however; it's a matter of holding the button in for ~7-10 seconds until the traction warning light in the top middle of the tach display lights up.
12-07-2010, 09:53 PM
#3
If you don't have a "DSC OFF" button on the lower left of the dash in front of you (by the light dimming switch), then it's probably safe to assume you have a base model RX-8 in which DSC and traction control are not available. If you do see that button, however; it's a matter of holding the button in for ~7-10 seconds until the traction warning light in the top middle of the tach display lights up.
12-07-2010, 09:59 PM
#4
One thing you could do, but I would suggest doing it in an open, safe, (and private) area; try to intentionally slide out the rear tires. DSC will stop the slide in a short order and blink the traction light at you. If you can freely slide, then your car doesn't have DSC/TC.
On second thought, probably the safer thing to do (although my same recommendations stand) is to just try doing a burnout and see if the car tries to stop it.
12-07-2010, 10:07 PM
#5
In the series of 4 placeholders, the DSC OFF button and light dimmer are the middle two (I think DSC OFF is to the left of the dimmer switch). If the previous owner removed the switch, then you're out of luck, shy of digging up some nightmarish wiring diagram and figuring out how to disable it that way.
One thing you could do, but I would suggest doing it in an open, safe, (and private) area; try to intentionally slide out the rear tires. DSC will stop the slide in a short order and blink the traction light at you. If you can freely slide, then your car doesn't have DSC/TC.
On second thought, probably the safer thing to do (although my same recommendations stand) is to just try doing a burnout and see if the car tries to stop it.
One thing you could do, but I would suggest doing it in an open, safe, (and private) area; try to intentionally slide out the rear tires. DSC will stop the slide in a short order and blink the traction light at you. If you can freely slide, then your car doesn't have DSC/TC.
On second thought, probably the safer thing to do (although my same recommendations stand) is to just try doing a burnout and see if the car tries to stop it.
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