Question about the ESP button
02-14-2006, 12:54 PM
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Question about the ESP button
<center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/mailmanmike/DSCN0165.jpg"></center><p>Should it be on all the time, and exactly what function does this perform, I tried it today for the first time and the vehicle seems to ride tighter or it could of been my imagination, thanks
02-14-2006, 01:01 PM
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ESP is on all the time by default, pressing the dash button disables it.
Any difference in ride would have been your imagination, the TT does not have any sort of adaptive suspension.
02-14-2006, 01:02 PM
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Pressing it turns it off...when the light inthe cluster is on, ESP is off.
It is basically traction control. Overrides throttle & Braking to prevent slippage. Or something like that.
02-14-2006, 01:23 PM
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it does more than just traction control
Simple traction control (like ASR) can only correct for wheelspin. ESP monitors additional sensors to detect if the car is following the path intended by the driver (steering wheel sensor, yaw sensor, wheel speed sensor, etc). It can apply the brakes to each corner individually to correct oversteer and understeer conditions.
