DTC display

[jumpthewire]

so i notice while driving around turns at moderate speeds the DTC displays briefly......

is that an indicator that the DTC is "working" or is this something i should be concerned about?

again, it only flashes briefly

[spurto]

thats normal during spirited driving it means it's working, you can press the DTC button and the car will let you have a little more fun and if you press and hold the button you can turn the system off completely and have a lot of fun

[jumpthewire]

thanks! not sure if i'm ready for THAT much fun...yet

i also found this on another board....

"If the DSC kicks in for whatever reason (losing traction due to ice, gravel, hard driving), it'll flash a little light, looks like an ! inside a triangle inside a circle. Best i can describe it. Anyways, it's perfectly normal and just means you're driving her the way she's meant to be driven"

[johanness]

I press the button and it light's up on the instrument cluster that it's been 'sorta' disabled. I press and hold it to TOTALLY disable it, but nothing happens. Is there supposed to be a chime or something?

[Samjam927]

Originally Posted by johanness

I press the button and it light's up on the instrument cluster that it's been 'sorta' disabled. I press and hold it to TOTALLY disable it, but nothing happens. Is there supposed to be a chime or something?

I was under the impression that the traction/stability control was either on or off in "M" cars, i dont think there is a sorta off

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by johanness

I press the button and it light's up on the instrument cluster that it's been 'sorta' disabled. I press and hold it to TOTALLY disable it, but nothing happens. Is there supposed to be a chime or something?

Originally Posted by Samjam927

I was under the impression that the traction/stability control was either on or off in "M" cars, i dont think there is a sorta off

Samjam is right. On M-cars it's on or off... no middle ground. When the icon is displayed on the dash, it's off. On non-M-cars you do the quick press for the middle setting and press/hold for fully off.

[johanness]

^^^ Thanks for the clarification. Got it. On/Off. Easy

[Huz-Z]

That all sounds correct to me. I leace my DTC fully functional for day to day around town driving.

Too bad I can't program the car to say, when DTC is disabled: "Danger Danger, Will Robinson!!"

Cheers!!

[jragan]

Originally Posted by johanness

^^^ Thanks for the clarification. Got it. On/Off. Easy

Technically, it's not totally Off because ABS is still engaged (I believe the earlier generation ///M coupes you could turn the ABS off too...but I may be mistaken)

[Hawkeye]

I always turn mine completely off unless it has just started raining, is raining hard or the once or twice I have gotten caught in a freak snow.

[esqu1re]

Originally Posted by jragan

Technically, it's not totally Off because ABS is still engaged (I believe the earlier generation ///M coupes you could turn the ABS off too...but I may be mistaken)

I don't mind that I can't turn ABS off. I think that technology has gotten so good that it's better than what I and most enthusiasts can do manually. Plus, there really isn't an argument for turning that off as there is for turning off skid control---it's not like locking up the wheels and having a longer braking distance is fun, whereas going sideways (intentionally) is very.