ShowMeData

Playing around in an icy parking lot this morning, I confirmed my suspicion the the ESP on my '01 ar doesn't completely disengage when you have it "turned off"; it just seems to raise the threshhold wheelspin at which the controls kick in.

Does anybody know if you can make the on/off switch completely shut it down? Is this a VAG-COM mod?

TIA.

paulroad

This can't be turned off.

Peotter

I have come across the same thing recently just finishing a trip from Portland to Montana and back. I did some playing around with the ESP off in Montana...e-brake turns around corners, powering through others, etc. and I noticed that quite frequently I could feel my brakes up front engaging the rotor thus slowing wheel spin.(almost like hte ABS was kicking in) Kinda ticked me off and I thought that something was wrong...so it sounds like the ESP is never competely turned off? Anyone? Or do I have a problem with my 02'?

orthorex

Under what conditions should I turn off ESP? Is it bad for the brakes to use ESP when it is really active over long periods? Thanks, Greg

Milpitas2.7T

it turns it off, but is turned back on when you get on your brakes

Peotter

push the button to turn off ESP, get on the gas and start a turn and would find and hear a metalic like grinding noise and vibration in the brake pedal like the ABS was activating...interesting.

ShowMeData

Does the diff lock engagement sound similar to ABS (a stuttering/vibrating noise)? If so, that would explain it. Of course you don't want the diff lock turning off when the wheels are spinning - that's why one buys Quattro!
Presumably you only hear the rear (and front?) diff locks; the center Torsen diff should be silent, I think.

Orthorex - read your manual, it tells you to turn off ESP in certain conditions like deep snow or sand.

Milpitas2.7T

that is interesting.

yzf996fltri

abs still works....not sure what you mean by it's " turned back on when you get on your brakes"

paulroad

What tires do you have?