+1....I snowboard, so I LOVE the snow, but when it snows I dont take my car out of the garage for fear of someone running into me. Plus I have a summer set up on my ride, and I can tell you DSC or not its like running on skis its not worth it. Get your self a good winter set up if you car is your only vehicle, it would be worth it 10 fold.

GL

 

i was driving through midtown manhattan quicker than ANY SUV, cabs, etc. I was even able to proudly pass cops. LOL. Thank you blizzaks!!!!

 

i drove on all seasons tires in western new york witb a clk55 amg. no problems. just gotta turn that freakin traction control off and go at it. of course i am always sideways. LOL.

In NYC, u gotta have snow tires. People say it's not that bad in NYC. Well, I disagree. Snow's not that bad but how many idiot drivers are there? U need that grip to save urself in a fender bender. Not as many cars in Western NY and Upstate NY. All seasons' fine.

 

Just came back from an amazing ride in my XI. Man, I feel like a little kid just having fun on his slide. I was cutting across unplowed parking lots and messy side roads like a hot knife through butter. I can't get over how sure footed and stable the x-drive is. This is my first storm ever with the all-wheel drive. Now I understand what the all-wheel drive hoopla is all about, although I must admit that I've never had any trouble with the rear wheeled E36 and E46, but then again, I never tried going through unplowed parking lots with them either. Yeahhhh!! Giddy up, baby!!!!

 

In short, the traction control won't allow the tires to spin or RPMs to go crazy. If you need to spin the tires to get un-stuck,
press the DTC button. It will allow tire spin but still tries to keep the car from sliding out of control.

 

I like driving in the snow guys I have all season contin. On my tires right now just first time with rwd. Next winter coming I'll have my oem 166 summer wheels and some detacaited winter times =)

 

Pressing and holding the DTC button will also disable the engine slow-down. You will see two yellow lights on the dashboard when you disable DTC and DSC. The manual describes this process in details.

 

I used to live in Framingham and work on top of the mountain (bose), I did not have my XI then my toyota did a decent job..

 

I would not recommend going full DSC off (by holding the button down) in the snow or ice unless you absolutely know what you are doing or are in a big empy parking lot and want to have fun.

 

match aprecieted....


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