Autocross Mods

Sorry if I've accidentally scrolled past the info, but are you defeating you traction/skid control in anyway?

 

Apart from stopping the fun police when the wheels spin in the slightest with the tilt of the steering wheel. In what way does inspection mode change the power delivery and power through corners?

 

Hmm, what I should explain is that with my experience, full throttle is not smooth each time, mostly when turning but also on the straight. There's always a shudder or brief pauses in the acceleration, and while it mostly does the TC flight doesn't flash all the time. All that torque and TC makes for some embarrassing maneuvers. Ah well .

 

Ok....how do you turn off traction and abs? Do I need special scan tools or can this be done on the fly?

I too wana take my prius to a track and a autox event just for fun and definitely need these turned off at ease.

 

There are diagnostic modes for up on the rack. On the pavement, they are a way to destroy a transaxle.

 

Is turning off tcs something i can do myself? Up on the rack? Sorry not understanding?

 

There are times in maintenance when you need to car to behave oddly. (You can force it not to shut off at idle) these are not modes intended to be drivable, only for the mechanic to do service. An OBDII tool can set these modes, but the traction control is there to protect the transaxle. (A Prius has no clutch, the jerks of loss of traction will be sent to the transaxle and engine)

So long as you never try to make a warranty claim, the risk is just yours.

 

It has been 3 years doing this hack. Maybe you overestimated the pure power of the Prius (Sarcasm)

Btw - Why is there a folded ladder in your back seat from your Avatar?


iPhone ?

 

Before I retired last August, I was the IT Department for a local Mental Health organization. (They were MY client, honest) Region One Mental Health Center :: Home

So the back of My Prius needed a 17 foot extension ladder, 8 foot step ladder, amazon.com/dp/B0000VYDHK Keyboards and Mice and Power supplies, Routers, modems and Switches and cabling. It was very tight in the Gen 2, but more relaxed in the v.

 

So.......about that how to turn off traction control thing?

Show me how please!

I removed abs fuse before to turn off TCS/ABS and it worked got me out of stuck conditions in heavy snow but the hybrid battery basically shuts down it doesn't charge and doesn't assist in power either.
But it was the only way I could drive in heavy snow.

 

Can you list or is there an existing list of your suspension modifications? Did these modifications move you out of the "stock" class? Thanks!

 

1. Set parking brake.
2. Press START button 2 times WITHOUT putting your foot on the brake.
3. Press accelerator to the floor 2 times while in PARK.
4. Press accelerator to the floor 2 times while in NEUTRAL.
5. Press accelerator to the floor 2 times while in PARK.
6. Press brake pedal and press START button.

Do the above within 60 seconds and your display should say you are in "Maintenance Mode."

 

Ahh well thank you very much!

Now will maint mode turn off the hybrid battery/assist? Or this only turns off traction/abs and does not effect anything else?