Traction Control acting odd
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1996 Mercedes C36 AMG
Traction Control acting odd
alright so i bought some new tires for my C36 and put on monoblocks rather than clk style amg wheels
my problem is: the traction control comes on and cuts my power at the strangest times and it is really annoying. it comes on in wide turns at a normal speed ( not like im taking it wildly) , when the road becomes a little rough, and the oddest is when i am on the onramp leading to the freeway and it comes on between 55-65 mph ( sometimes it wont let me go any faster to get past the 55-65 speed so i will have to take my foot off the gas turn traction off then on again then i have to get past 65 mph)
the tire pressure is perfect and the tires are fitted correctly
so is there anything i can do?
my problem is: the traction control comes on and cuts my power at the strangest times and it is really annoying. it comes on in wide turns at a normal speed ( not like im taking it wildly) , when the road becomes a little rough, and the oddest is when i am on the onramp leading to the freeway and it comes on between 55-65 mph ( sometimes it wont let me go any faster to get past the 55-65 speed so i will have to take my foot off the gas turn traction off then on again then i have to get past 65 mph)
the tire pressure is perfect and the tires are fitted correctly
so is there anything i can do?
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its getting worse
today it came on blinking when i was on the onramp at about 55 and i couldnt get passed it. it wont let me turn on the cruise control and wouldnt let me get up to speed
i really dont know whats going on
today it came on blinking when i was on the onramp at about 55 and i couldnt get passed it. it wont let me turn on the cruise control and wouldnt let me get up to speed
i really dont know whats going on
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have you tried disconnecting the battery for a couple of hours? Could refresh ECU
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+1 and could be spaghetti time https://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...sengaging.html
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Ill still bet anything your alignment is messed up
Just recently my car started doing this on freeway on ramps. Normally I like to rail those but lately I cant coz if I push it even slightly my front starts understeering pretty bad and the light starts blinking on me crazy
Did you do alignment after installing new tires?
Just recently my car started doing this on freeway on ramps. Normally I like to rail those but lately I cant coz if I push it even slightly my front starts understeering pretty bad and the light starts blinking on me crazy
Did you do alignment after installing new tires?
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okay so i reset my ecu maybe thinking that had something to do with it and it stopped! but not for long haha it does still come on but not as often and not as long (at least thats what it seems)
i will go ahead and get an alignment and see if that does it
thanks for the help!
i will go ahead and get an alignment and see if that does it
thanks for the help!
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Maybe the falkens are waaay off, not all manufactures tires are same as the rest of the industry. I dunno, could be some electrical gremlin but if this happened right after putting the tires on id be inclined to suspect them. anyone else close by you can swap wheels with to test it out?
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Before you get the alignment and start spending, why not put back the set of old wheels you were using before the ASR light started blinking, and test it on the ramp and see if the ASR blinks? If not, it's the new set of wheels (Monos) that is the problem.
