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Re: To TCS or Not to TCS?? Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: To TCS or Not to TCS??, Mark M, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:20:59 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
There are two reasons to turn TCS off-
(1) you feel like having some fun, and want some wheel spin. Hey, go ahead, give it a try. You'll find that unless conditions are pretty slippery (wet and/or snowy), it doesn't kick in.
(2) In some very rare icing/slipping conditions. It is possible that if you are stuck, either in a depression with glare ice, or with a wheel stuck in the mud, that the TCS may actually make it harder to get the car out. TCS is pretty smart these days, but it can't handle all possible conditions. SOmetime a little wheelspin is necessary. So if you get yourself stuck, and have run out of ideas, try turning TCS off.
The TCS is designed so that you can turn it off, but it will turn itself back on the next time you start the car. There is a good reason for this. TCS is non-intrusive unless you really need it. Sometime you know you'll need it (it's snowing or the roads are icy), and many time you don't (hit some sand, wet leaves, etc.) So leave it alone (active) unless you have a reason to turn it off - you want to have a little fun, want to see how the car behaves without it in slipper conditions, or are stuck and have run out of other options.
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