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I was just reading an atricle in the new Car And Driver about a Prius at Bonneville. This 130 mph prius had major modifications and one worry was that the traction-control would kick in and kill any acceleration. The article says that "by stomping the brake and the gas in a precise sequence, he could tell the computer to disable the traction-control system". It is not known wether the trick worked. The car had problems getting out of neutral.
Anyways, in short, the traction-control on the Prius is horrible. The system TOTALLY cuts power to the wheels whenever ANY wheel-spin is detected. Ive read on this site and others that the traction control is excellent and wheel-spin is not ever necessary and just being "macho". Anyone who thinks this is very confused. There are many times when wheelspin is not only necessary but mandatory. Snow, gravel, mud, sand and wet grass are some of the driving conditions where wheel-spin may be the only way for forward or rearward progress. For those of you that say "push" or "carry a shovel", do you suggest that to my 8 month pregnant wife when the Prius stops dead on a minor grassy hill leading to our back door. I mean the car stopped dead. A little wheel-spin would have solved the problem, besides, the grass will grow back.
Enough of my rant.
I need to find a way to disable this cursed annoyance. Both the misses and I are very capable drivers and in most situations are probably smarter than the car. Please help us control this control because winter is coming and our rural roads can go unplowed for days.
Thanks
Anyways, in short, the traction-control on the Prius is horrible. The system TOTALLY cuts power to the wheels whenever ANY wheel-spin is detected. Ive read on this site and others that the traction control is excellent and wheel-spin is not ever necessary and just being "macho". Anyone who thinks this is very confused. There are many times when wheelspin is not only necessary but mandatory. Snow, gravel, mud, sand and wet grass are some of the driving conditions where wheel-spin may be the only way for forward or rearward progress. For those of you that say "push" or "carry a shovel", do you suggest that to my 8 month pregnant wife when the Prius stops dead on a minor grassy hill leading to our back door. I mean the car stopped dead. A little wheel-spin would have solved the problem, besides, the grass will grow back.
Enough of my rant.
I need to find a way to disable this cursed annoyance. Both the misses and I are very capable drivers and in most situations are probably smarter than the car. Please help us control this control because winter is coming and our rural roads can go unplowed for days.
Thanks