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Deactivate DSTC with snowchains??

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Old 12-19-2005, 05:19 PM
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Default Deactivate DSTC with snowchains??

Hmmm, I don't know if anyone has faced that problem before, but should i deactivate DSTC when driving with snowchains? Manual says deactivate ESP with snowchains, but i think that on an S60 (05 model) you can't fully deactivate the whole DSTC system, and ESP will always be on. Any ideas? And why DSTC effects - in a wrong way - driving with snowchains?
 
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Old 12-19-2005, 10:14 PM
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Im not sure how it affects it but I would disconnect to be safe.
 
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Old 12-20-2005, 06:11 AM
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But doesn't the DSTC work and on the rear wheels? And how deactivating such an important electronig assistant helps you driving better with snowchains? I can't understand how these two things are conflicting each other... Friends of mine with different cars drive with snowchains and the DSTC on and their car manual says nothing about it.
 
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Old 12-20-2005, 08:47 PM
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Your car is front wheel drive not rear wheel drive.

Im not sure how it affects it. It might be from a different tire size. When the chains are on it might confuse the computer. The front wheels will be moving faster than the rears.
 
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Old 12-27-2005, 05:21 AM
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I know it's a frontwd. I couldn't understand how the snowchains in front affects the rear wheels. Thank's for the tip.
At final, i didn't need any snowchains at all. DSTC managed just fine during a snow-weekend-drive. There was only a bit of a loud noise while trying to start over an icy terrain, but i think that this is normal. Althought, while testing the behaviour of the car on ice, i accelerated more than normal for an icy road, the car started slidding to the right with no control at all. That is what i can't understand. The DSTC stands for Dynamic Stability and Traction Control. I didn't see any stability at all. Any ideas? Thanks a lot again..!
 
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