Esp On Or Off

CA2.7TS · 02-03-2005, 12:15 AM

Audi A6 with automatic - when would you want to have ESP on and when might you what it off?

New to the AWD scene and in combination with ESP (aka Traction Control?), I would like some advice.

bhb399mm · 02-03-2005, 03:54 AM

honestly, in an AWD car theres really no reason to turn it off.... in general you'ld turn off the trac control if you wanted to spin your tires ... tough in a quattro. in my allroad (and old A6 2.7t). the esp becomes much more useful in the 6speed cars when you can turn it off and get a bit of chirp outta the tires. i'd also turn the esp off at the track. ^_^

CA2.7TS · 02-03-2005, 09:29 AM

Thanks!

Laseron · 02-03-2005, 09:46 AM

ESP is great in the snow. It will straighten you out when rounding a slick turn. There are however limits. I recently hit a patch of ice rounding a corner and went into a rather snowy ditch. No problem. I switched off the ESP and powered on out. Some passer bys said that seeing snow spray coming from all four wheels looked cool.

bhb399mm · 02-03-2005, 04:14 PM

yeah.. esp is good in the snow... sometimes if you need a bit of wheelspin to get "un-stuck" you'll need to turn esp off.

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02-03-2005, 03:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
bhb399mm Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,243 Gallery: (0)	honestly, in an AWD car theres really no reason to turn it off.... in general you'ld turn off the trac control if you wanted to spin your tires ... tough in a quattro. in my allroad (and old A6 2.7t). the esp becomes much more useful in the 6speed cars when you can turn it off and get a bit of chirp outta the tires. i'd also turn the esp off at the track. ^_^

02-03-2005, 09:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
CA2.7TS Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 30 Gallery: (0)	Thanks!

02-03-2005, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Laseron Senior Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 256 Gallery: (0)	ESP is great in the snow. It will straighten you out when rounding a slick turn. There are however limits. I recently hit a patch of ice rounding a corner and went into a rather snowy ditch. No problem. I switched off the ESP and powered on out. Some passer bys said that seeing snow spray coming from all four wheels looked cool.

02-03-2005, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
bhb399mm Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,243 Gallery: (0)	yeah.. esp is good in the snow... sometimes if you need a bit of wheelspin to get "un-stuck" you'll need to turn esp off.

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