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traction control



Either this statement is the result of illegal use of non-prescription
drugs, I've suddenly become dislexic (sp), or the ASR in my one car that has
it is working backwards....and I don't think it is.
Larry
sandiego16v


> > The only time you ever want to turn off ESP (on a
> > Benz at least) is when
> > trying to take off from a complete stop or when
> > stuck in the snow. From a
> > complete stop ESP will not permit any wheel slip and
> > sap a lot of power by
> > using the breaks to prevent anything burnout like
> > from happening. In the
> > snow there is always tons of slipping. If ESP is on
> > it can take 10x as long
> > to get from 0 MPH to 10 MPH as it would with it off.
> > However, you will have
> > tons of wheel spin.