This is really bugging ne i have an ASR OFF light on my dash but no switch were is the dam thing i have looked all over i have a 98Z A4

help plz

 

Edit: i have a TCS BAT fuse under the hood and the place next to the fog light has a black plastic cover no switch

 

is the "ASR off" light lit all the time while driving, or just for the few seconds that all the lights are lit after starting car? i don't think they changed the dash light pattern for cars w/o ASR. for the Z, if you have it, it has to be above the stereo, next to the fog light switch...

 

Mabe i don't have it i have the TCS fuse but i can't spin the tires for **** witch should be a prob with a Z

 

Edit: shouldn't be a problem

 

yeah, that's definitely a problem. you bought your car used? maybe somebody screwed with the system trying to disable it or something. try pulling the black cover off the slot next to the fog lights, and see if there's wires back there that used to go to a switch.

when the car doesn't let you spin the tires, can you feel the accelerator pedal pushing back at your foot? that's what ASR feels like when it's active...

 

I don't think that is true out of 5 A4 cars I drove before I bought my Z, was 2 of the cars had ASR and Cruise Control(CC) (1 '99 black Vert and 1 98 T-Top Car ..), 1 96 T/A T-tops w/ TCS, 02 Blue Z w/ 3.23 did have CC but No ASR, 5. 02 White Z w/ 2.73 No ASR Yes it does have CC...

I agree ASR/TCS would be a good option for driving in Rain but otherwise I would find it very annoying to have especially all the time, sure it will save tires but sometimes I just want to leave 2 black marks on the pavement.. Since my car does not have AsR, all I have to do in the rain is just feather the gas pedal and I don't have a problem..

Charlie

 

Would just pulling the TCS fuse hurt anything i really don't want my check engine light on but i would really like to spin the tires or do a burn out some times and it's just not happening is there any other reason besides ASR that i wouldn't be able to spin the tires i get a squeak some times and they will light up if i'm stopped up a hill but any othere time the just stick never thought i would be complaining about traction

 

I would just buy the part from Slp(i think) that will disable the asr(tcs). Then you should have no prob burning out

 

If your car is NOT equipped with ASR/TCS, but you still see the light in the dash for it, THAT'S OK!!! All cars are built equipped for every option, it just depends on what was ordered. My car has every option possible, except for ASR and 3.23 gears, yet in my dash is a blank "switch" where the ASR switch would be, and there is even a wired up plug for it. Still, that doesn't mean the car has, or should have, ASR.

However, I could care less about ASR unless you simply can't drive. I drove my car all last winter through snow and freezing rain and managed to keep it on the road just fine. Also, my friend has it in his T/A, but he always turns it off every time he gets in the car because he finds it annoying.

 

Hmm...

I never knew the ASR pushed the pedal back when you accelerated too hard, I always thought that was my cautiousness, seriously.

The ASR is pretty good in the rain, but it still can't harness the LS1's brute power. I can intentionally turn a corner quick and hit the gas moderatly hard and I'll get a nice wheel hop and chirp the tires, I can also chirp the tires in just about any gear.

I haven't driven with the ASR off except for like 2-3 times when I first got the car, but I guess it's best to turn it off at the track, so it won't hold the car back.

 

Wow what a waste of money that would be. I just pulled the wire under the hood and traction control remains off forever. Since I dont drive it in bad conditions there is no need for it. And if you have drag radials like I do it really doesnt matter if its on or off since it only engages when you lose traction, that hasnt happened in a long time.