djezrock Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hello all. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I am about to buy a 2011 Transit Connect and the seller say they disabled the traction control because he was getting stuck in less than an inch of snow. Does this sound like a legit reason to disconnect or may he be just hiding a faulty traction control. I am not sure how it was discontented yet, if he just pulled a fuse or what exactly he did. Will look at the vehicle in a few days here. If this traction control is always off, what else would be turned off that could be dangerous to drive? Any help appreciated and thanks in advance!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 He's probably talking about pushing the little button on the dashboard. Ford Traction Control A traction control system (TCS), also known as ASR (from German: Antriebsschlupfregelung, lit. 'engine slippage regulation'), is typically (but not necessarily) a secondary function of the electronic stability control (ESC) on production motor vehicles, designed to prevent loss of traction of driven road wheels.Traction control system - WikipediaWikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 The algorithm the traction control uses makes knowing how to turn it off a necessity . I am not sure what was done to disable it. If you drive in snowy conditions find a parking lot and see what the traction control does and the procedure for switching it off. It works much better in rainy conditions. I wish the Gen 2 had a visible button on the dash to switch it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I have a little button right in front of the shifter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djezrock Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 It is a 2011 so I don't believe there was a button that actually turns it off. I will talk to him again today and see exactly what they did but he said there mechanic disabled it (which could of been as simple as pulling a fuse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 13 hours ago, Fifty150 said: I have a little button right in front of the shifter. I was hoping I had such a button, but nooooooo…….I have to go through some convoluted sequence on the info display. And then go through that same convoluted sequence AGAIN......every time I switch the engine off. They should make it legal to strangle engineers.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Kilowatt Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, OLDSCHOOLFOOL said: They should make it legal to strangle engineers.? If you strangle the engineer, the suits and bean counters will laugh and high-five each other... because if it was up to the engineer you'd have more switches, dials, buttons, and gauges than you can shake a stick at. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, OLDSCHOOLFOOL said: They should make it legal to strangle engineers.? I vote for a spinning back kick. Much more elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) May get some snow around here next few days so will have a chance to 'test' traction control. I read somewhere that that it "can" cause problems in 'slush' & light snow. The remedy was said to pull the fuse. But of course proper tires are absolute must. My winter tires are mounted on their own rims & ready for installing. PS: Math prof OLD joke => when engineer is asked "how much is 1+1, he pulls out sliderule to calculate". Edited October 18, 2018 by Gideon add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Fifty 150 You are lucky . I wish mine had your switch instead of the electronic switch in the Information center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 4 hours ago, G B L said: Fifty 150 You are lucky . I wish mine had your switch instead of the electronic switch in the Information center. Notice that I don't have an information center. That's why I have an Amazon Fire 7" mounted in front of my AM/FM only, no SYNC radio. They might as well have sold me a car with a record player in the dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Now that's what a dashboard should look like...…..minus the record player.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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