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Old 09-04-2008, 09:36 AM
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I was under the impression that my car did not have stability control. However yesterday I noticed that the "low traction" light came on during some "spirited" driving...

What does this mean?
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I believe it just is telling you that the tires are spinning, IE you have low traction.
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My car does not have TC either. The only time I've ever noticed this light come on is if you downshift without rev matching and shock the rear wheels with a sudden clutch release.

It may also come on under very hard braking/emergency stops and the ABS is actuated due to skidding tires, I'm not sure on that though.
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I know the ABS kicks low trac light if any of 4 tires slip. 4 wheel ABS
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"spirited" driving, haha. i like that
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Originally Posted by whammer33024
"spirited" driving, haha. i like that
Me too

Just letting you know you got into the "oh ****" pedal too deep
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My Low Trac light has never came on when I was burning out, or spinning the tires. But it will light up almost everytime i downshift now..
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mine comes on when i swing a corner real quick and stab the gas. does it make the car pull back or anything? cause i dont want the computer to throttle down when im trying to burn out around a corner.
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mine comes on pulling into my rock driveway (at low speeds) or around turns like everyone else is saying. i dont have tc either
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mine comes on over hard bumps like railroad tracks sometimes or if i downshift hard. it never does it with a burnout though because both wheels are spinning hardcore. i think thats why
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That light will go off any time the ABS is doing its thing.
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it's just letting you know that one of the tires are slipping. I like to screw with it and tap the brakes or gas on dirt patches when no one is around.
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yea it doesnt do anything, mine only comes on when im way sideways, instead of low trac it should say "have fun counter-steering"
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Originally Posted by CaribooLou
yea it doesnt do anything, mine only comes on when im way sideways, instead of low trac it should say "have fun counter-steering"
Hahahah
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CaribooLou

you get that name from tech n9ne huh?
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Originally Posted by PNYKLR-TA
CaribooLou

you get that name from tech n9ne huh?
**** yea, don't worry I don't consider myself a juggalow though, theres something not right with those people. I know a guy who dropped out of highschool because "it was not the juggalow way"
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Originally Posted by CaribooLou
**** yea, don't worry I don't consider myself a juggalow though, theres something not right with those people. I know a guy who dropped out of highschool because "it was not the juggalow way"
Hahaha, sometimes humanity causes me to laugh......













Other times it makes me sad
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Originally Posted by CaribooLou
**** yea, don't worry I don't consider myself a juggalow though, theres something not right with those people. I know a guy who dropped out of highschool because "it was not the juggalow way"
haha that was the best response possible right there!

i love tech n9ne man, he came to AZ a while back and played in Tucson, and i got to blaze with Kris Kaliko and Scat Nasty and a few of Tech's background guys.

and i absolutely hate juggalow's or whatever they call themselves, ICP and all those people are just as fake as the WWE they rep every now and then.

if your music has the same phrase in every single song you have ever made then by god sir, you need to just " swing my axe and cuts some heads off "

haha those sorry *** motha's are like fat *** trailer trash with face paint!
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Originally Posted by PNYKLR-TA
haha that was the best response possible right there!

i love tech n9ne man, he came to AZ a while back and played in Tucson, and i got to blaze with Kris Kaliko and Scat Nasty and a few of Tech's background guys.

and i absolutely hate juggalow's or whatever they call themselves, ICP and all those people are just as fake as the WWE they rep every now and then.

if your music has the same phrase in every single song you have ever made then by god sir, you need to just " swing my axe and cuts some heads off "

haha those sorry *** motha's are like fat *** trailer trash with face paint!
Haha yea I'd agree with that, still wouldn't **** with one of them though...they're worse than the maggots lol
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Originally Posted by CaribooLou
Haha yea I'd agree with that, still wouldn't **** with one of them though...they're worse than the maggots lol
Man i'd whoop one of those panzies asses, they are all talk, all you gotta do when that fool is talkin **** is bust his *** in the lips and that fool with think twice steppin to you.

about 99% of the kids that i know that consider themselves juggalows around here are bitches that won't talk a second of smack to me or any of my friends, we always picked on those homo's around here along with the tight pants crews.

god what has todays world come too!


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