shut off TC in AWD 07?

jroden said:

there's no switch to turn off the traction control on my 07 AWD, is it hidden somewhere? If I put a switch on the wire leading to that fuse, would it just defeat the TC or would the VSC also not work, if this thing has it. I want it off sometimes, it in deep heavy snow or when pulling another car out of the ditch

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I must not understand how traction control works, because my mind is asking
"why would you NOT want all available traction when pulling another car out of the ditch?" ???

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jroden said:

because it cuts off the throttle to idle, sometimes you want a little wheelspin.

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Interesting. :

One of the many things I learned in Physics class that was later confirmed in the real world is that spinning (or sliding) wheels have far less traction.

It is better to keep them from sliding. I recently had the opportunity to play with my AWD on ice. While I did notice an immediate drop in power if all wheels broke traction, power came back very quickly and I was able to pull away from other traffic like they were standing still. ;D

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jroden said:

there's no switch to turn off the traction control on my 07 AWD, is it hidden somewhere? If I put a switch on the wire leading to that fuse, would it just defeat the TC or would the VSC also not work, if this thing has it.

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OK, I was doing some poking around under the dash this afternoon and found some wiring that might interest you.

In front of your right knee is a blank spot in the dash. Behind that is a black, 6-position connector. The pink/blue wire goes to the Skid Control ECU, the white/black wire goes to a ground. The wiring diagram shows this as an open connection, so I would presume that you close the switch to turn the system OFF.

It was near 70 degrees here today, I'm having a hard time finding any icy roads to test the switch. :

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