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kej2u · 09-11-2009, 03:44 PM

Okay, so I didn't have the coin to spring for an SS, though they are amazing, I managed to get an LS base model. I have a traction control button just beyond where the shifter knob is and don't really know if I should be turning this off or leaving it on (it defaults to on every time I start the car).

Which is better for gas mileage? Which is better for peeling out and gunning the car hard. I'm a total NOOB and don't really know the benefits or drawbacks of traction control, even after reading the manual.

Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated!

Camaro-lovin-NOOB.

rolnslo · 09-11-2009, 03:47 PM

Leave it alone (on) for most daily driving. Turn it off when you want to spin the tires. That pretty much sums it up.

islandwiz · 09-11-2009, 03:51 PM

Traction control is going to minimize your wheels slipping on the pavement when you accelerate, so if you want to peel out and lay some rubber, you will want to turn it off. The benefits of T/C are it will help keep your back end from fish tailing if you get a little careless with the throttle.

Number 3 · 09-11-2009, 06:15 PM

Agreed. Only turn off traction control for willful hooliganism. Otherwise it is a safety feature that keeps the back end of the car in the right spot...........in back.

You will also find it extremely helpful if you drive in slippery conditions, wet or snow and ice.

09-11-2009, 03:44 PM	#1
kej2u Drives: 2011 RJT 1SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 18	LS Traction Control Advice? Okay, so I didn't have the coin to spring for an SS, though they are amazing, I managed to get an LS base model. I have a traction control button just beyond where the shifter knob is and don't really know if I should be turning this off or leaving it on (it defaults to on every time I start the car). Which is better for gas mileage? Which is better for peeling out and gunning the car hard. I'm a total NOOB and don't really know the benefits or drawbacks of traction control, even after reading the manual. Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated! Camaro-lovin-NOOB.

09-11-2009, 03:47 PM	#2
rolnslo Rolling along... Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SGM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,366 View My Garage	Leave it alone (on) for most daily driving. Turn it off when you want to spin the tires. That pretty much sums it up. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Synergy Green A6

09-11-2009, 06:15 PM	#4
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,306 View My Garage	Agreed. Only turn off traction control for willful hooliganism. Otherwise it is a safety feature that keeps the back end of the car in the right spot...........in back. You will also find it extremely helpful if you drive in slippery conditions, wet or snow and ice. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

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09-11-2009, 03:51 PM	#3
islandwiz Drives: Soon to be 2LT rally yellow Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17	Traction control is going to minimize your wheels slipping on the pavement when you accelerate, so if you want to peel out and lay some rubber, you will want to turn it off. The benefits of T/C are it will help keep your back end from fish tailing if you get a little careless with the throttle.