View Poll Results: How often do you disengage completely the dsc?
Almost everyday (and i do mean play with it, like really doing something when dsc goes off)
11.25%
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Originally Posted by JayJay' post='282863' date='May 15 2006, 05:43 PM
Isnt this what happened when the car starts up???
i thought DTC only turned on when you pressed the button....If you held the button it turns of DSC..
i thought DTC only turned on when you pressed the button....If you held the button it turns of DSC..
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' post='282769' date='May 15 2006, 11:24 PM
I haven't turn that off yet. Although I already had the DSC mailfunction already.
Do you really feel major difference between on and off??
I am not a Volvo driver...
Do you really feel major difference between on and off??
I am not a Volvo driver...
Yes it is a major difference if you are brutal with the throttle so be carefull especially around corners or high speed corners. I know you are not a volvo driver, don't get mad, it was just a joke. Disengage it in a rather empty parking lot and see what happens, play with the throttle and the steering a bit. 
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Originally Posted by madoon' post='282768' date='May 15 2006, 11:23 PM
i switch it off almost daily...i turn it off just for a few seconds...just to get some wheel spin for fun..but on a couple of days a week..i let the tail go out....even with a 525 engine....i still get a few suprises...cant even imagine what a 550 could do....not to mention an m5...
That's the spirit!
Yes you have to take it progresivly and be as gentle as you can be with the major controls when you let the tail out. You don't want to brake traction so brutal and then regain it even more brutal, because all that does is to unbalance the car. Gentle is the key word here. As a matter of fact i think that the m5 is even more fun and might feel more in control since you have an lsd there to help you and avoid fish-tailing or other unwanted stuff. Of course that doesn't mean to underestimate it.
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I am not a Volvo driver
I turn it off a few times only and leave it on all the time.
I turn it off a few times only and leave it on all the time.
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I love the looks on peoples faces when they see that the car is goin sideways. Most of the pedestirans freeze and look at you with disgust of course there are those who give you a nod and the thumbs up. I find that the 535 is one of the easiest cars to kick its tail out especially with big wheels and runflats on but its pretty hard to hold and control the slide due to auto diesel combo.
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As my E60 has yet to arrive ( 
) I can't vote in the poll, but I expect I will leave the system fully on most of the time, or at least leave it in the middle setting. My current daily drive is a MB C-Class ( 
) and even though it is only the C180K you can get the back end out quite easily, even with the DSC on!
Interestingly my other car (also RWD) has absolutely no traction control/stability control electronics but rarely slides as much as the Merc
) I can't vote in the poll, but I expect I will leave the system fully on most of the time, or at least leave it in the middle setting. My current daily drive is a MB C-Class ( ) and even though it is only the C180K you can get the back end out quite easily, even with the DSC on!Interestingly my other car (also RWD) has absolutely no traction control/stability control electronics but rarely slides as much as the Merc
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='282993' date='May 15 2006, 10:51 PM
Oh come on...let the car play a little...let it free...willy Yes it is a major difference if you are brutal with the throttle so be carefull especially around corners or high speed corners. I know you are not a volvo driver, don't get mad, it was just a joke. Disengage it in a rather empty parking lot and see what happens, play with the throttle and the steering a bit.
Yes it is a major difference if you are brutal with the throttle so be carefull especially around corners or high speed corners. I know you are not a volvo driver, don't get mad, it was just a joke. Disengage it in a rather empty parking lot and see what happens, play with the throttle and the steering a bit. 
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City driving is safer all off! 
It?s really scary when you try to pass something and DSC cut the power. High speed and highway they are on.
I got couple samples at the Nurburgring how helpfull DSC really is.
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It?s really scary when you try to pass something and DSC cut the power. High speed and highway they are on.I got couple samples at the Nurburgring how helpfull DSC really is.
Skaffa
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='282817' date='May 15 2006, 10:14 PM
Push and hold the DTC button until the triangles show up on the instrument panel. Then, both DSC and DTC are off. I am assuming that you have a DTC button as I do.
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I use to turn it off all the time, but have since gotten lazy about it. If I do anything, I'll just press the DSC button once to go into DSC limited mode so I can chirp the tires through 1st and 2nd gear.
When you start the car, both DSC and DTC are on. Pressing the button once does not give you more DTC, but instead just limits DSC so it cuts in later. Even if you turn off both DSC and DTC, you still drive with electronic nannies if you have active steering. AS will always counter steer for you and acts before DSC or DTC.
When you start the car, both DSC and DTC are on. Pressing the button once does not give you more DTC, but instead just limits DSC so it cuts in later. Even if you turn off both DSC and DTC, you still drive with electronic nannies if you have active steering. AS will always counter steer for you and acts before DSC or DTC.
