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How do you know you have ESP?
« on: 05 March 2008, 21:55:27 »
How can you tell if your car has ESP. I've seen loads of facelifts on ebay that say they have ESP and I'm wondering if my Elite has it.

Asked VX and they said they don't know since it doesn't show up on their EPC when they type my reg in.
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2008, 21:56:46 »
Lol, its ESP in the very basic form on all mini fcaelift onwards V6 cars in as much as it does not use a yaw sensor....
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2008, 22:00:35 »
Ah but when you check the Omega EPC there's a part for a yaw sensor, so I guess there is some thats fitted. Where would the yaw sensor be fitted, so I can go searching?
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #3 on: 05 March 2008, 22:04:32 »
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Ah but when you check the Omega EPC there's a part for a yaw sensor, so I guess there is some thats fitted. Where would the yaw sensor be fitted, so I can go searching?
Don't think it was ever option on UK cars...
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #4 on: 05 March 2008, 22:06:34 »
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Ah but when you check the Omega EPC there's a part for a yaw sensor, so I guess there is some thats fitted. Where would the yaw sensor be fitted, so I can go searching?
Don't think it was ever option on UK cars...

that sucks, we dont get folding mirrors or ESP. Well I'm gonna crash my car just to make a point.  ::)
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #5 on: 05 March 2008, 22:13:38 »
not sure it was an opel option either  :-/

mirrors are a requirement in some countries....
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #6 on: 05 March 2008, 22:16:17 »
Looks to be 2.6/3.2 as it sits on the can bus, cant find the location for the sensor.

But, there is a basic ESP setup in the standard 4 way ABS unit....its crude though.
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #7 on: 05 March 2008, 22:21:28 »
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Looks to be 2.6/3.2 as it sits on the can bus, cant find the location for the sensor.

But, there is a basic ESP setup in the standard 4 way ABS unit....its crude though.
Me neither, no location given for yaw or steering angle sensor :(
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #8 on: 05 March 2008, 22:34:38 »
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How can you tell if your car has ESP. I've seen loads of facelifts on ebay that say they have ESP and I'm wondering if my Elite has it.

Asked VX and they said they don't know since it doesn't show up on their EPC when they type my reg in.
You walk up to it on a cold morning and it is sitting there idling, nice and warm?  ::)
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #9 on: 05 March 2008, 22:36:57 »
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How can you tell if your car has ESP. I've seen loads of facelifts on ebay that say they have ESP and I'm wondering if my Elite has it.

Asked VX and they said they don't know since it doesn't show up on their EPC when they type my reg in.
You walk up to it on a cold morning and it is sitting there idling, nice and warm?  ::)
I'll fetch ya coat....
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #10 on: 05 March 2008, 23:01:08 »
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How can you tell if your car has ESP. I've seen loads of facelifts on ebay that say they have ESP and I'm wondering if my Elite has it.

Asked VX and they said they don't know since it doesn't show up on their EPC when they type my reg in.
You walk up to it on a cold morning and it is sitting there idling, nice and warm?  ::)
I'll fetch ya coat....
Gen chat boring tonight.  :-/

And I'm all wired.  8-)
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #11 on: 05 March 2008, 23:43:25 »
My manual talks about ESP being an option separate to traction control.

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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #12 on: 06 March 2008, 20:09:50 »
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My manual talks about ESP being an option separate to traction control.

Kevin
It is, but you could argue ABS is an electronic stability system.  Not a proper one of course...
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #13 on: 06 March 2008, 20:27:44 »
Both my mercs had a button on the dash marked ESP.....if you pressed it a big warning triangle light came on......warning....you had turned off TC/ABS and another little device that determined if you were braking hard enough....if it thought not....it would brake for you.

Never seen an Omega with an ESP button  :-/

Interestingly i managed to crash one of my mercs........coz it took over the braking for me.......it just went for a slide into the rear of BMW convertible  ;D

Wierd sensation when the brake pedal just drops to the floor......when it takes over braking........

Tho i did considerable damage to my merc (still reckon i would have stopped in time under my control) the funny part was ...... the roll bars went off on the BMW.......punching two holes through his rag top  ;D ;D
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Re: How do you know you have ESP?
« Reply #14 on: 06 March 2008, 20:47:45 »
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Both my mercs had a button on the dash marked ESP.....if you pressed it a big warning triangle light came on......warning....you had turned off TC/ABS and another little device that determined if you were braking hard enough....if it thought not....it would brake for you.

Never seen an Omega with an ESP button  :-/

Interestingly i managed to crash one of my mercs........coz it took over the braking for me.......it just went for a slide into the rear of BMW convertible  ;D
Wierd sensation when the brake pedal just drops to the floor......when it takes over braking........

Tho i did considerable damage to my merc (still reckon i would have stopped in time under my control) the funny part was ...... the roll bars went off on the BMW.......punching two holes through his rag top  ;D ;D


I have lovely dreams about mercs and bmw's crashing into each other.

Just my sick and twisted mind I suppose.

Mike
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