Turn Traction Control off on 335D

macey_rob · 07-05-2010, 03:29 PM

Hi there,

I've got an E92 335D and would like to know how to turn of the traction control. I've pressed the DSC button on the dash which highlights DSC light but if I give it some welly on a bend it still kicks in! Am i being stupid if i think if its off it should be off?

Anyway, any help would be truly appreciated.

Yahoo · 07-05-2010, 03:32 PM

Press and hold the DSC button - that will turn it off completely.

macey_rob · 07-05-2010, 03:35 PM

Thanks, ill give it a go. How long should I hold in for? Did try a couple of seconds but couldn't tell as it still just showed the DSC light

Jamese93 · 07-05-2010, 03:39 PM

press and hold for 7 or 8 secs and a circular warning symbol will light up in the dash, not the DSC symbol.

Watch out first time you get the back end out! A 335d will go with some style...!

Yahoo · 07-05-2010, 03:40 PM

5 seconds I think - you will get a different message on your dash board when it is totally deactivated.

Captain Chaos · 07-05-2010, 04:03 PM

Tap the button once and DTC will light up on the dash warning panel and in small letters in the top display. Hold for 3 full seconds and the DSC symbol will light up in the warning panel (a triangle inside a circle, basically) and again in the top display of the dash.

Push the button once again to reset.

zltm089 · 07-05-2010, 06:24 PM

be gentle with the throttle when its fully disabled and wet!!!...u've been warned.

vikzE92 · 08-04-2010, 04:35 AM

sooooo how did it go? I want to try it when I get mine but i know its going to be pretty wild!!

Jon D · 08-04-2010, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by zltm089

be gentle with the throttle when its fully disabled and wet!!!...u've been warned.

I know what you mean; I tried the 'press-and-hold/you're on your own' mode once on my 330d.
Nearly lost the plot and my breakfast on the exit of a damp roundabout

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The back end let go in a heartbeat and seeing as I lack sufficient experience and bottle to keep the throttle on and steer through it, I immediately backed off and instinctively steered into the slide.
Fortunately there was nothing on my inside, but I bet the driver behind me had a laugh at my abysmal car control!
So, with lesson well and truly heeded, I re-engaged maximum safety and continued gratefully and a bit more sedately on my way

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Em135eye · 08-04-2010, 06:00 AM

I turn it off sometimes - definitely scary but if you are careful, it adds a whole new element to the cars handling. Not very tyre friendly but a lot of fun!

doughboy · 08-04-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 335diesel

I turn it off sometimes - definitely scary but if you are careful, it adds a whole new element to the cars handling. Not very tyre friendly but a lot of fun!

Good man!

themetz · 08-04-2010, 07:08 AM

vikzE92 · 08-04-2010, 08:38 AM

lol @ metz

being the resident lawyer i can always defend any mishaps ha ha!

dxb335d · 08-04-2010, 09:16 AM

I ran with it permantely off. Apart from during that abysmal winter.

zltm089 · 08-04-2010, 10:58 AM

My DSC is fully off nowadays....saving the brake pads....killing the tyres!....JOY....

ibanezking · 08-04-2010, 11:40 AM

Me and the Doughboy are at Oulton Park on Saturday.............. Drifting!

DSC.................. OFF!

And let the fun commence!

Max

toxicnerve · 08-04-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zltm089

My DSC is fully off nowadays....saving the brake pads....killing the tyres!....JOY....

Pads are cheaper if you're worried about the cost...

DJKhan85 · 08-04-2010, 12:10 PM

Running DSC fully off must create one heck of a 1 tire fire with all that TQ and no LSD to control it.

07-05-2010, 03:29 PM	#1
macey_rob New Member 2 Rep 7 Posts Drives: V10 Touareg Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich iTrader: (0)	Turn Traction Control off on 335D Hi there, I've got an E92 335D and would like to know how to turn of the traction control. I've pressed the DSC button on the dash which highlights DSC light but if I give it some welly on a bend it still kicks in! Am i being stupid if i think if its off it should be off? Anyway, any help would be truly appreciated.
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07-05-2010, 03:32 PM	#2
Yahoo Captain 42 Rep 822 Posts Drives: 335i e91 LCI msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lincolnshire iTrader: (3)	Press and hold the DSC button - that will turn it off completely.
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07-05-2010, 03:35 PM	#3
macey_rob New Member 2 Rep 7 Posts Drives: V10 Touareg Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich iTrader: (0)	Thanks, ill give it a go. How long should I hold in for? Did try a couple of seconds but couldn't tell as it still just showed the DSC light
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Jamese93 Lieutenant 56 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 640d Gran Coupe M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Borough, London iTrader: (0)	press and hold for 7 or 8 secs and a circular warning symbol will light up in the dash, not the DSC symbol. Watch out first time you get the back end out! A 335d will go with some style...!
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Yahoo Captain 42 Rep 822 Posts Drives: 335i e91 LCI msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lincolnshire iTrader: (3)	5 seconds I think - you will get a different message on your dash board when it is totally deactivated.
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Captain Chaos Lieutenant 6 Rep 473 Posts Drives: cars n stuff Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	Tap the button once and DTC will light up on the dash warning panel and in small letters in the top display. Hold for 3 full seconds and the DSC symbol will light up in the warning panel (a triangle inside a circle, basically) and again in the top display of the dash. Push the button once again to reset.
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zltm089 Banned 244 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: 335i SE Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: LONDON iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 335i [10.00]	be gentle with the throttle when its fully disabled and wet!!!...u've been warned.
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vikzE92 First Lieutenant 17 Rep 361 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Carbon Black Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	sooooo how did it go? I want to try it when I get mine but i know its going to be pretty wild!!
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Em135eye Banned 175 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: M135i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South West iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW M135i 5 door [0.00]	I turn it off sometimes - definitely scary but if you are careful, it adds a whole new element to the cars handling. Not very tyre friendly but a lot of fun!
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themetz smokin' kipper 39 Rep 1,467 Posts Drives: Audi RS5 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	__________________ Current Audi RS5. Previously enjoyed E92 335i M Sport; E92 M3; E92 335i M Sport; E46 330ci M Sport
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vikzE92 First Lieutenant 17 Rep 361 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Carbon Black Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	lol @ metz being the resident lawyer i can always defend any mishaps ha ha!
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zltm089 Banned 244 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: 335i SE Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: LONDON iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 335i [10.00]	My DSC is fully off nowadays....saving the brake pads....killing the tyres!....JOY....
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ibanezking Weekend Rockstar 39 Rep 728 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leigh, Lancs iTrader: (1)	Me and the Doughboy are at Oulton Park on Saturday.............. Drifting! DSC.................. OFF! And let the fun commence! Max __________________ E92 M3 - Interlagos Blue and Black everything else!!!
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DJKhan85 Major 24 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2011 4dr 6mt Golf GTI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	Running DSC fully off must create one heck of a 1 tire fire with all that TQ and no LSD to control it. __________________ 2011 VW GTI 4dr-6mt-Sunroof-Nav-Xenons OLD: 08 335i AW/CR/Poplar 6mt-ZSP-ZPP-ZCW-iPod-iDrive-PDC-Style 230s w/FK 452-Dinan LSD
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