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stabilitrak on or off - 12/31/2006 11:05:53 AM
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hynesinkc
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new 2007 H3. owners manual and dealer say the stabilitrak system should be turned off in certain conditions. My question is what type of conditions would have to exist to turn this system off.
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 12/31/2006 1:13:13 PM
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Ghostrider
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I've got a question...when I go wheelin especially when its wet, I still hear the system activating even though it says its turned off. Is stabilitrak and traction control two different things?
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/4/2007 9:35:44 PM
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hynesinkc
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The question still remains when or when not should one turn off the stabilitrac system off. I understand the difference between stabilitrac and traction control
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/5/2007 7:44:02 AM
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dilo2001gt
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Turn it off in the snow too
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/5/2007 12:34:08 PM
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SedonaBoundH3
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Stabilitrak is a safety system. It's purpose is to sense a slide or skid (at road speeds) and automatically apply brakes and throttle to correct it, so you should turn it off only in truly slick conditions like deep or hard-packed snow, ice, or deep mud where it will have false alarms. Its probably most valuable in wet or light snow conditions where you tend to drive pretty normally. If you turn it off then, you'll loose its protection just when you need it. A rule of thumb might be that if you're able to drive at routine road speeds, it should be left on. If your creeping along on a trail or an icy street, its not going to be of any use, and false alarms may conflict with the Traction Control, so it should be off.
Traction Control is part of 4WD/AWD control and its purpose is purely getting power to the ground. I would turn it off (if I could) in conditions where there's likelihood for wheel spin on both axles similtaneously; e.g., ice, slick packed snow, or mud, but you'll get different opinions depending on experiences.
< Message edited by SedonaBoundH3 -- 1/5/2007 1:08:25 PM >
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/1/2008 10:38:03 PM
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Leicajh
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quote:
ORIGINAL: importkiller
when holding down the button on the dash, that will shut off the stabilitrac system...traction control will remain on. only way to shut off the traction control is to use BTM to keep the wheels from spinning. There is no button to shut off traction control. Going into 4-low will also shut off the stabilitrac.
traction control system. If it senses one wheel of an axle is spinning, it will hit the brakes on that wheel which, sends the power to the other wheel on that axle. Its not quite as effective as a true locker, but is much better than an open differential or a limited slip, which will send all power to the wheel that has the least resistance if the other wheel on that axle is stuck.
Stabilitrac:
A system which stabilizes the traction of the vehicle. It was designed to help prevent rollovers and driver error in emergency manuvers
Sorry for all the Noob questionsI have a 2007 H3 Lux, auto. I press the Stabiltrac lighted switch, but there is no change. It stays lite with no changes on the DICWhat does this mean?
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/1/2008 10:52:45 PM
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flyjets
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Turn the Stabilitrak off when U want to skid or slide the Vehicle.
Otherwise you will be unable to do the above.
99% of the time it stays on.
Ian
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/1/2008 11:09:04 PM
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Leicajh
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Right. I know you are supposed to be able to turn it off via the switch, but when I either press it, or press and hold the switch-nothing happens.??
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RE: stabilitrak on or off - 1/2/2008 12:19:41 AM
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Tinseast
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I thought ALL h3's have a limited slip rear end. Am I wrong?
< Message edited by Tinseast -- 1/2/2008 12:24:40 AM >
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