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Old 04-01-2016, 09:24 AM   #1
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TC intervention light

I was driving today and noticed a light come on briefly and disappear. I had no idea what it was so when I got home I opened he manual and it turns out that it was the TC intervention light.

Just curious what causes this to come and what experince other users have with it... I was In a straight line when it happened and also only at about 3.5k revs applying between 5% and 15% throttle, which seems like an odd time for traction control to trigger.

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I don't have an answer either way, but I wonder if not using stock wheels has anything to do with it?
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Old 04-01-2016, 10:26 AM   #3
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Stock optional 18s on the car. I've never seen the light come on before. Little triangle with an exclamation mark inside of it.
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TC intervention is triggered by either unusual differences in wheel speed as measured by the ABS sensors.
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If you went over a bump in the road enough to unload the suspension

just enough for a bit of wheel spin (whether you noticed it or not) it will flicker.
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Interesting road was a damp in spots from rain last night and it was a hill crest providing near zero g as you top it. I'm assuming one wheel may have lifted as I crest the hill causing a discrepancy between wheel speeds and producing slip.
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Interesting road was a damp in spots from rain last night and it was a hill crest providing near zero g as you top it. I'm assuming one wheel may have lifted as I crest the hill causing a discrepancy between wheel speeds and producing slip.
Exactly, mine does it every time on a certain bridge with an abrupt crest. The car gets "light" for a second, allowing some wheelspin.

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