Jasssc

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?

PJmak

Tires are either really bad or you need alignment and check your suspension. I had it happen to me a few times.


Maybe u just ran over some oil or something too

appatula

Could also be the electronic throttle actuator acting funky. The wiring on these also seemed to be subject to the common engine wiring harness degration.

Jasssc

thanks guys!
ill get an alignment and check the wiring
im getting new suspension soon anyway. need to drop it!

MarcusF

Are the tires staggered? C36s have ASR, right?

appatula

My 1995 C36 has the "Disco Light"

Jasssc

the tires are not staggered and yes there is ASR

haha whats the "disco light"?

appatula

The ASR light in the middle of the speedo. When you have wheel slip it blinks and cuts power, mine blinks like a disco light

jayrasheed

in the c36 the ASR is setup for front tires having slightly larger diameter than the rear, so if ur not running the propper sizes / ratio it might be the cause.

DRBC43AMG

Guess you have soap on your tyres

Jasssc

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

DRBC43AMG

have you tried disconnecting the battery for a couple of hours? Could refresh ECU

Jasssc

nopee havent tried that one

503C43 ////AMG

It sounds like you need to check the harness to you ETA.....

DRBC43AMG

+1 and could be spaghetti time https://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...sengaging.html

jayrasheed

i still say tire sizes are way offf or u have a speed sen giving wrong reading

PJmak

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?

Jasssc

yes i got an alignment but i bet its about time for another
i will definitely go and get one soon!

Jasssc

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!

DRBC43AMG

Keep us posted on the results

johnhef

what are the wheel sizes and tire sizes front and rear??

Jasssc

17" Monos on front and rear
tires are:
front: 225/45ZR17
rear: 245/40ZR17
Falken FK452

johnhef

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?

Jasssc

yeahh im definitely suspect of the wheels and tires
hope its just an alignment

Jovsky

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.