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| 11-16-2018, 12:24 PM | #2 |
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It depends on the conditions. Generally in snow/ice I will put it into DTC mode (press the DTC/DSC button quickly) which keeps DSC enabled, but allows for about a half turn of wheel spin before it kicks in.
DTC still won't give you the fullest control, which is when you want to be in full DSC off (hold the DTC/DSC button down until the mode changes). However in this mode, you don't have DSC and ABS is the only thing that is still enabled. This is really a last resort or "drift" mode since it's incredibly dangerous to have DSC fully off. It can react much faster than we can. I don't recommend regular drive modes in snow/ice though. It helps to have that leeway of wheel spin even in DTC mode because it gives you just enough to get out of a hairy situation.
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| 11-16-2018, 12:37 PM | #4 |
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i was about to ask the same
Being from Australia, this is the first winter i will be driving in while in CT.
Last night i took x3 out on the quiet street (as we had some decent snow), to get used to the conditions and what the car is going to do, and on a slight decline the car started to slide and ABS kicked in (this was on all weather tyres which i have snow tires ready int he shop to install). I have read the manual which is as useless as tits on a bull. I have done some other reading and they suggest driving in ECO Mode. I already read that DTC can play a part, which i have not still fully understood. What are other winter settings i should be looking at. |
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| 11-16-2018, 12:42 PM | #5 | |
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You enable it by pressing (not holding) the traction "off" button to the left of the gear lever. You'll see "TRACTION" on the dash, and the yellow icon of a car slipping. This mode is needed if you get stuck on a pile of snow higher than the bottom of the car, because it will slip the tires a little more to get you out. I recommend driving in Comfort or Eco, just as you would normally. I drive in Sport only on the highway to get the wheel a little heavier, and I only do that because I set it up for "chassis" only. You do not want to have the "sport" (I don't know why they call it that) throttle, which is very bad. Full traction control off when I want to have some slippery fun. Not much to it, no "winter" mode to be spoken of here, the car will do whatever it needs to get going with AWD. |
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| 11-17-2018, 06:36 PM | #12 |
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| 11-17-2018, 07:16 PM | #13 |
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Such a shame the person who wrote this editorial doesn't know how the systems work. Maybe they publish a correction later, but it's a serious mistake thinking you can get into DTC while in Eco Pro or Sport mode... and to think you have to hold the DTC button for over 10 seconds... it's like they don't own the vehicle.
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| 11-19-2018, 11:48 AM | #16 |
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i like sport mode much more efficient, just bought an 2016 28ixdrive dans cant find too how to turn off traction control
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| 11-23-2018, 08:57 PM | #18 |
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Eco and good set of tires.
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I am going to build one.
