Winter Mode Button?
#1
Winter Mode Button?
99 s80 2.9
Hello,
Does anyone actually know what effect the Winter Mode button will have on the car if I press it. I have never ever used it as long as I had the car. Lots of snow here in Chicago so im thinking of trying it out once. And also is there a certain speed at which it should be a pressed.
Hello,
Does anyone actually know what effect the Winter Mode button will have on the car if I press it. I have never ever used it as long as I had the car. Lots of snow here in Chicago so im thinking of trying it out once. And also is there a certain speed at which it should be a pressed.
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PapaLuke (12-23-2022)
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RE: Winter Mode Button?
this really only helps on straight flat roads, i live on a 40 (100feet long) degree angled hill which leads to flat road then to my 50 degree'd angle of my driveway it doesnt help. I have to shut the STC off also lol I just kinda gas it up there, you should see the snow that flies some times from my front wheels lol!
#5
RE: Winter Mode Button?
2 weeks after getting my s80, october 07 to be exact I was driving from tampa to miami and got trapped in a HUGE sudden florida style thunderstorm... so bad i couldnt see a thing, i put on the wet mode, and I swear i had better traction on the turnpike, may just be in my mind but that one time i used it, i swear it works..
Having great tyres with AA traction would help also im assuming...
Having great tyres with AA traction would help also im assuming...
#6
RE: Winter Mode Button?
I CAN NOW SAY POSITIVELY THAT IT MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! MY S80 IS BY FAR THE BEST FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE IN SNOW I HAVE EVER WONED. FOR THAT MATTER, THE BEST VEHICLE PERIOD! I ALSO COULD TELL A DIFFERENCE FROM DRIVNG IN THESE SNOW COVERED ROADS THAT FROM A DEAD STOP THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE WINTER MODE BUTTON ON AND TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO CRUISING ALONG ABOUT 35-40 MPH THAT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALOT LESS WITH THE WINTER MODE TURNED ON!
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