ASR Switch question
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ASR Switch question My ASR switch is no longer working so I'm not able to disable it. Is there any way to disable it via fuse or jumper? I've looked over the fuses and don't see any labeled as ASR.
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From: Knoxville, TN
I have experimented with the ASR a bit, looking for a
way to lose the gas pedal pullback while keeping it
functional in the spark retard & ABS-apply modes. It
needed a dummy 12V motor as a load on the connector
in order not to fault; open, or resistor load, faults on
key-on (there is a snug-up / test sequence on the
"gizmo").
So thing 1 I discovered was, open connector will fault
out. Thing 2 was that a specific dummy load will stop
that.
Thing 3 is, you do not want to be going down track
and have the ASR decide to apply the ABS. Which it
will do, when you stay in it and spark retard fails to
regain traction and then the (defeated) pedal-pull
fails to as well.
I bypassed the "gizmo" eventually. The spark retard
does an OK job on casual wheelspin (especially if you
give it more latitude than stock - counterintuitive,
perhaps, but more retard range equals more authority
for the spark-retard mode, meaning less need to get
into the throttle pullback as Plan B; spark retard is
more agile and does not cause TPS-driven upshift).
It is certainly an easy thing for you to verify on your
own - jusr unplug it, and turn the car on. You'll see
the ASR (or TCS) OFF light and the switch will ignore
you, if it was working to begin with.
way to lose the gas pedal pullback while keeping it
functional in the spark retard & ABS-apply modes. It
needed a dummy 12V motor as a load on the connector
in order not to fault; open, or resistor load, faults on
key-on (there is a snug-up / test sequence on the
"gizmo").
So thing 1 I discovered was, open connector will fault
out. Thing 2 was that a specific dummy load will stop
that.
Thing 3 is, you do not want to be going down track
and have the ASR decide to apply the ABS. Which it
will do, when you stay in it and spark retard fails to
regain traction and then the (defeated) pedal-pull
fails to as well.
I bypassed the "gizmo" eventually. The spark retard
does an OK job on casual wheelspin (especially if you
give it more latitude than stock - counterintuitive,
perhaps, but more retard range equals more authority
for the spark-retard mode, meaning less need to get
into the throttle pullback as Plan B; spark retard is
more agile and does not cause TPS-driven upshift).
It is certainly an easy thing for you to verify on your
own - jusr unplug it, and turn the car on. You'll see
the ASR (or TCS) OFF light and the switch will ignore
you, if it was working to begin with.
