#1: ESP lights blinked Author: bisphenol-a, Location: AntarcticaPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:42 pm ---- it was a one off incident so i wasnt quite clear what happened..
i was coming out of a turn so i decided to floor it cause i was going up this steep incline.. all of a sudden the steering felt funny and the ESP light blinked for a while
it was on by the way, is there something about the ESP i do not know about ?
thank you
#2: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: ExoVyper, Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:48 pm ---- thats your esp working, stopping the wheels from spinning and sliding
#3: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:12 pm ---- As above, the light flashes when the ESP is operating to save your sorry a**e
#4: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:16 am ----
bisphenol-a wrote:
it was a one off incident so i wasnt quite clear what happened..
i was coming out of a turn so i decided to floor it cause i was going up this steep incline.. all of a sudden the steering felt funny and the ESP light blinked for a while
it was on by the way, is there something about the ESP i do not know about ?
thank you
Yes, how the ESP system works
RTFM
#5: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:33 am ---- I always turn it off when I get in the car so never seen it flash
#6: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:37 am ----
furryhobnob wrote:
I always turn it off when I get in the car so never seen it flash
How come?
Unless your on a track OR the car is stuck in the snow & your trying to dig it out I see no reason why the ESP needs to be switched off.
#7: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:53 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
furryhobnob wrote:
I always turn it off when I get in the car so never seen it flash
How come?
Unless your on a track OR the car is stuck in the snow & your trying to dig it out I see no reason why the ESP needs to be switched off.
Only time mine is switched off constantly.
Although I sometimes turn it off if I'm at a really busy junction and need to set off quickly.
#8: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: deanparkr, Location: United KingdomPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:31 am ---- Does ESP slow cars down getting off from junctions?
Seems odd to turn off ESP, seeing as its a safety feature!
#9: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: ExoVyper, Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:54 am ----
deanparkr wrote:
Does ESP slow cars down getting off from junctions?
Seems odd to turn off ESP, seeing as its a safety feature!
its mainly the traction control he's removing as the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
#10: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:10 am ---- Only time I turn mine off is the 0-60 runs.
#11: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:48 am ---- [quote="ExoVyper"]
deanparkr wrote:
the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
I thought traction control regulated the brakes?
#12: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:00 am ----
ExoVyper wrote:
deanparkr wrote:
Does ESP slow cars down getting off from junctions?
Seems odd to turn off ESP, seeing as its a safety feature!
its mainly the traction control he's removing as the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
When accelerating fast it controls the throttle too, thus dulling the power
Think it also applies brakes but that's when loosing control
#13: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Barking, Location: sarcasm-in-shedloadsPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:01 am ----
E5GDM wrote:
ExoVyper wrote:
deanparkr wrote:
the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
I thought traction control regulated the brakes?
ESP reduces torque to control wheelspin [from a standing start], ABS isn't affected by it as far as I know
#14: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Barking, Location: sarcasm-in-shedloadsPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:04 am ----
Mattie-RS wrote:
ExoVyper wrote:
deanparkr wrote:
Does ESP slow cars down getting off from junctions?
Seems odd to turn off ESP, seeing as its a safety feature!
its mainly the traction control he's removing as the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
When accelerating fast it controls the throttle too, thus dulling the power
Think it also applies brakes but that's when loosing control
it only reduces torque [lowering rev limit] - it can't 'control' the throttle or brakes [that's the driver's job]
#15: Re: ESP lights blinked Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:26 am ----
Barking wrote:
Mattie-RS wrote:
ExoVyper wrote:
deanparkr wrote:
Does ESP slow cars down getting off from junctions?
Seems odd to turn off ESP, seeing as its a safety feature!
its mainly the traction control he's removing as the TC dulls the power to stop the wheels spinning
When accelerating fast it controls the throttle too, thus dulling the power
Think it also applies brakes but that's when loosing control
it only reduces torque [lowering rev limit] - it can't 'control' the throttle or brakes [that's the driver's job]
Why carnt it?
The ECU controls the throttle body so it can open and close when it likes, when my ESP kicks it it doesn't lower the rev limit, you can feel it adjusting how much throttle
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