Seat Leon traction control

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Tue 6 Feb 2007 09:51
Seat Leon traction control - maz64
Hi- I couldn't help but notice that despite my nice new Leon FR having traction control, it still seemed quite easy to spin the front wheels when pulling away from standstill in wet conditions. I asked the dealer to look at the TC, which he did, but said there wasn't a problem. He told me that it only cuts in when it senses a difference in speed between the 2 wheels, so it probably won't when setting off in a straight line on a flat road.

Can anyone with knowledge and/or experience of VAG traction control systems verify this?

Cheers
John
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 12:17
Seat Leon traction control - Screwloose
John

Is this full traction control, that cuts engine power, or VAG's EDL system that's a sort of electronic diff-lock?
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 12:53
Seat Leon traction control - maz64
Is this full traction control, that cuts engine power, or VAG's
EDL system that's a sort of electronic diff-lock?


Errr.. < checks owner's manual > "The Electronic Stability Program helps to reduce the danger of skidding ... The ESP consists of ABS, EDL and Traction Control System."
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 14:04
Seat Leon traction control - Screwloose
John

If that's correctly describing the system actually fitted; then your TC system should instantly detect an over-speed between any driven and the two undriven wheels and cut the throttle/fuelling until it's resolved.

Something's not right there. Maybe a comms error between the ABS and the engine ECU? Have your dealer check for codes. Does the ESP or TC light come on when you get wheelspin?
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 14:23
Seat Leon traction control - maz64
If that's correctly describing the system actually fitted; then your TC
system should instantly detect an over-speed between any driven and the
two undriven wheels and cut the throttle/fuelling until it's resolved.
Something's not right there. Maybe a comms error between the
ABS and the engine ECU? Have your dealer check for
codes. Does the ESP or TC light come on when
you get wheelspin?


Thanks Screwloose- I don't remember seeing any lights, but I'll check with SWMBO, who spins the wheels a lot more than I do. Not sure whether dealer actually did a diagnostic specifically on the TC, but he was looking for alarm problems and was doing *some* diagnostics.

John
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 16:45
Seat Leon traction control - Hamsafar
Does the button say ASR or ESC?
The ASC just has TC & EDL, and the ESC has stability control too.

I have the ASR and don't think it's much good, tending to just brake alternate front wheels in quite an undignified fashion.
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Tue 6 Feb 2007 16:59
Seat Leon traction control - maz64
Does the button say ASR or ESC?
The ASC just has TC & EDL, and the ESC has
stability control too.
I have the ASR and don't think it's much good, tending
to just brake alternate front wheels in quite an undignified fashion.


ESP (=ESC?)
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