stabilitrak on or off
#22
01-02-2008 | 07:55 PM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
push and hold button while in gear...a little car with squiggly lines will light up on the dash. If it's not working hit the onstar button and have them run a diagnostic...if it's broke they will be able to tell.
#23
01-02-2008 | 09:43 PM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
ORIGINAL: SedonaBoundH3
Stabilitrak is a safety system. It's purpose is to sense a slide or skid (at road speeds) and automatically apply brakes and throttle to correct it, so you should turn it off only in truly slick conditions like deep or hard-packed snow, ice, or deep mud where it will have false alarms. Its probably most valuable in wet or light snow conditions where you tend to drive pretty normally.If you turn it offthen, you'll loose its protection just when you need it. A rule of thumb might be that if you're able todrive at routine roadspeeds, it should be left on. If your creeping along on a trail or an icy street, its not going to be of any use, and false alarms may conflict with the Traction Control, so it should be off.
Traction Control is part of 4WD/AWDcontrol and its purpose ispurely getting power to the ground. I would turn it off (if I could) in conditions where there's likelihood for wheel spin on both axles similtaneously; e.g., ice, slick packed snow, ormud, but you'll get different opinions depending on experiences.
Stabilitrak is a safety system. It's purpose is to sense a slide or skid (at road speeds) and automatically apply brakes and throttle to correct it, so you should turn it off only in truly slick conditions like deep or hard-packed snow, ice, or deep mud where it will have false alarms. Its probably most valuable in wet or light snow conditions where you tend to drive pretty normally.If you turn it offthen, you'll loose its protection just when you need it. A rule of thumb might be that if you're able todrive at routine roadspeeds, it should be left on. If your creeping along on a trail or an icy street, its not going to be of any use, and false alarms may conflict with the Traction Control, so it should be off.
Traction Control is part of 4WD/AWDcontrol and its purpose ispurely getting power to the ground. I would turn it off (if I could) in conditions where there's likelihood for wheel spin on both axles similtaneously; e.g., ice, slick packed snow, ormud, but you'll get different opinions depending on experiences.
I'd only turn it off in off-road situations. That's my 2-cents worth.
#24
01-02-2008 | 09:46 PM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
ORIGINAL: SteveO
I also have the same question as hilljob......mine doesn't light up either. How do you know if it's on or off??
ORIGINAL: hilljob26
is that the lil button on the right side of the center of the dash,mine dont even light up.how do you know if it is on
is that the lil button on the right side of the center of the dash,mine dont even light up.how do you know if it is on
Hope this helps,
#27
01-03-2008 | 04:18 AM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
The stabilitrac is turned off if you hold the button down for about seconds.
A message will appear on the instrument cluster just above the odometer that says something like 'stab. off'
I don't know about snow as we don't get any here in the middle east, but I sure know that the stabilitrac must be turned off in sandy or loose conditions. The system detects slippage and starts to apply braking, most undesirable in sand and gravel.
A message will appear on the instrument cluster just above the odometer that says something like 'stab. off'
I don't know about snow as we don't get any here in the middle east, but I sure know that the stabilitrac must be turned off in sandy or loose conditions. The system detects slippage and starts to apply braking, most undesirable in sand and gravel.
#29
01-04-2008 | 10:13 AM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
ORIGINAL: n0m4d
Manuals don't have Stability Control? I have a manual, and I have the button and have been turning it off when off-roading and in deep snow. Does it not matter?
Manuals don't have Stability Control? I have a manual, and I have the button and have been turning it off when off-roading and in deep snow. Does it not matter?
#30
01-04-2008 | 05:17 PM
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RE: stabilitrak on or off
ORIGINAL: importkiller
stabilitrac and traction control are two different things. Manual transmissions do not have stabilitrac. Only auto's have both.
stabilitrac and traction control are two different things. Manual transmissions do not have stabilitrac. Only auto's have both.