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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Mr.OmegaMan on 25 July 2013, 03:20:05
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Just been looking it up on OOF searches as to be honest I've never thought about it much on Omegas and seen as the 2.2 doesn't have it although a 2.0 Vectra does is beyond me, Anyways I've had the 2.2 some 4 years and have managed fine without TC and when I got the 3.2 some months ago i presumed TC was OFF!!! :o ??? and have only last evening pressed the button presuming it turned "ON" the "Traction Control" :-[ (now i suposse your wondering why i wanted to turn TC on, Well since the alternator incident i thought it best to have TC on trying to be like miss daisy :-X ;D) I didn't realise I had actually just turned it off till now, The exact opposite of what I intended to do ;D ;D ;D I feel so stupid :-[...
I know now it has always been on but have yet to see the TC light flash as in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fNz0DA6o4c probably haven't tried hard enough then ::)
Has anyone else made this mistake ? (PLEASE SAY YES) ;D
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Nope ::) :D :D
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Has anyone else made this mistake ? (PLEASE SAY YES) ;D
No ;) ;) ;)
but you are definitely not alone! As you have found out, TC/ESP or whatever else a car maker calls it, is, by default ON. Pressing the button turns it OFF & puts a light on the dash to remind you what you have done. :y :y
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Look at it this way, when any light is "lit" on the dash, during driving, are any of them a good sign ::)
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I never had a button in the elite >:( Light came on though :D ;D
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Look at it this way, when any light is "lit" on the dash, during driving, are any of them a good sign ::)
TC & Sport mode? Those are the 'I'm having fun' lights! ;) ;D
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Look at it this way, when any light is "lit" on the dash, during driving, are any of them a good sign ::)
TC & Sport mode? Those are the 'I'm having fun' lights! ;) ;D
Indeed they are :y
The flashing fuel light merely means you've been having too much fun :-X
Wwd shitboxes benefit from TC as they wheelspin at will and need summat to disguise the woeful torque steer...
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Look at it this way, when any light is "lit" on the dash, during driving, are any of them a good sign ::)
Main beam light means you can at least see where you're going :y :y
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ok there maybe a few ;D
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Nope ::) :D :D
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Has anyone else made this mistake ? (PLEASE SAY YES) ;D
No ;) ;) ;)
Thanks :( :'( :D ;D ;D
Learn something new everyday ;)
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Nope, I thought the TC operation was obvious ;D
As to the TC light flashing, I've managed a significant distance over 1/4 of a mile with it permenently flashing, in order to fully test it (after Andy B was banging on about how shit it was ::)). Shagged the rear pads :-[
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Nope, I thought the TC operation was obvious ;D
As to the TC light flashing, I've managed a significant distance over 1/4 of a mile with it permenently flashing, in order to fully test it (after Andy B was banging on about how shit it was ::)). Shagged the rear pads :-[
I really must try harder ::)
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So to get the TC light to flash (to see if it works) I'd have to completely floor it from a stand still on a (dry) surface and less so on damp/wet surface... Sounds simple enough might try that one day (with someone else's Omega ;D)
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Floor it halfway round a tight roundabout and it should flash like a demented flashing thing ;D
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Floor it halfway round a tight roundabout and it should flash like a demented flashing thing ;D
Mind you, your attention might be more focused on the rear end if the traction is a little slow to react!
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No ;D I like to get mine dash light to act like a strobe. ;D ;D ;D
It is fun when its turned off. :o 8)
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Floor it halfway round a tight roundabout and it should flash like a demented flashing thing ;D
Mind you, your attention might be more focused on the rear end if the traction is a little slow to react!
Aye :o :o :o :o ;D ;D
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Floor it halfway round a tight roundabout and it should flash like a demented flashing thing ;D
Mind you, your attention might be more focused on the rear end if the traction is a little slow to react!
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Only if Mr Omegaman turns the system onf first :P
Did that with my first Omega on an icy mini roundabout ::) damn near messed myself ;D
I find it a well balanced system, not invasive, but definite enough to save embarrassment. Works well on snow/ice as well imho :y
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Floor it halfway round a tight roundabout and it should flash like a demented flashing thing ;D
Mind you, your attention might be more focused on the rear end if the traction is a little slow to react!
;D
Only if Mr Omegaman turns the system onf first :P
Did that with my first Omega on an icy mini roundabout ::) damn near messed myself ;D
I find it a well balanced system, not invasive, but definite enough to save embarrassment. Works well on snow/ice as well imho :y
Is that like a in between setting on/off ??? :o :D
I know of a largish quiet roundabout that i could try this.
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Pretty much :y
Invented by the flight crew of this little mishap during the preflight checklist with regards to the deicing systems...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DriOcIWV82M&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DriOcIWV82M&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
Nicely highlights the (very) fine line between seeing, reading and thinking ::)
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So to get the TC light to flash (to see if it works) I'd have to completely floor it from a stand still on a (dry) surface and less so on damp/wet surface... Sounds simple enough might try that one day (with someone else's Omega ;D)
Or SC5s. Its impossible to pull away without tickling the TC.
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So to get the TC light to flash (to see if it works) I'd have to completely floor it from a stand still on a (dry) surface and less so on damp/wet surface... Sounds simple enough might try that one day (with someone else's Omega ;D)
Or SC5s. Its impossible to pull away without tickling the TC.
Is that short for a type of tyre brand ???
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Where's Cem when you need him ::)
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Where's Cem when you need him ::)
Looks like a type of tyre going by a search on OOF which TB hasn't bonded well with by looks of it.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=111895.msg1408523#msg1408523
EDIT: Think SC5s stand's for (Continental Sport Contact 5)
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Tested it today on some finely cut lawn on the side of the road :-X It does work ;D :o
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I think its a clumsy, crap system tbh.If driving in a spirited fashion,or in slippery conditions its best to turn it off and use the feel through your arse and respond accordingly with your right foot.
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I think its a clumsy, crap system tbh.If driving in a spirited fashion,or in slippery conditions its best to turn it off and use the feel through your arse and Floor your right foot.
Corrected you there albitz. ;D ;D ;D