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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 10:21 PM
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Turn off ESP & traction control?

Is there a way to completely turn off ESP and traction control? When I was in Sport + (non-S model) and in "Sport Handling Mode" which is the ESP button I thought that would turn off traction control. But after a bit of wheel spin in the rain the traction control stepped in and cut the power. Not what I was expecting / hoping for. Am I missing something?

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Old Dec 22, 2015 | 10:53 PM
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Is there a way to completely turn off ESP and traction control? When I was in Sport + (non-S model) and in "Sport Handling Mode" which is the ESP button I thought that would turn off traction control. But after a bit of wheel spin in the rain the traction control stepped in and cut the power. Not what I was expecting / hoping for. Am I missing something?

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Hold the button down about 3 sec till icon shows up in dash that says off and looks like button icon.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:09 AM
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Hold the button down about 3 sec till icon shows up in dash that says off and looks like button icon.
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Old Dec 26, 2015 | 03:54 AM
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The brake related nannies don't turn off I think. Only the drive related ones deactivate.
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