Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.2 Traction control?

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Fri 25 Dec 2009 12:03
05 2.2 Traction control? - scotty
Hi - just bought a Mondeo mk3 Titanium X TDCi and I'm a bit confused. It doesn't seem to have the ESP stuff but I thought it would have traction control, but I can't see anything to indicate it has. Does anyone know how to tell. I must admit, I would have expected it to be standard.

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Les
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Fri 25 Dec 2009 17:42
05 2.2 Traction control? - Dynamic Dave
If it's got TC, then you should have a symbol on the dash (pic of car and some wavy lines maybe?) that will come on as a check light when you first turn the key, and if hte system has a fault or manually turned off, then the light will remain on.

Have you looked at somewhere like Parkers website to see if the TC & ESP is standard euipment or a cost option?
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Sat 26 Dec 2009 15:19
05 2.2 Traction control? - kithmo
IIRC it was only standard on the V6 models. I yours has it, it should have a push button to switch it off, on the earlier Mk3s it was alongside the boot release, bottom right of the centre console (the later Mk3s don't have the boot release).
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Keith
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Sun 27 Dec 2009 18:31
05 2.2 Traction control? - scotty
Thanks for the replies. Looks like it doesn't have it then, which I find a bit odd - it's go so many other less important features. All my cars for the last 10 years or so have had TC.

Edited by scotty on 27/12/2009 at 18:32

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Thu 31 Dec 2009 21:18
05 2.2 Traction control? - sarka1230
why would a 2.2 mondeo need tc? hardly going to set the world on fire
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Thu 31 Dec 2009 21:41
05 2.2 Traction control? - bimmer-driver
Its a 2.2 turbodiesel. 250 odd lb ft of torque. I would have thought so.
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Fri 1 Jan 2010 08:55
05 2.2 Traction control? - cheddar
why would a 2.2 mondeo need tc? hardly going to set the world on fire


Well it produces around 300lb/ft torque, more than many much larger petrol engines. However chassis/suspension design is the key and the Mondeo gets its torque through to the road pretty well.

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