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oldmann Senior Enthusiast

oldmann

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I just wanna fishtale in the winter. Bad enough I have traction controlled I have to shut off. I was spinning the tired today in the rain w the TC off and the brake was applied to one wheel. I need this disabled before winter.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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You can turn Stabilitrak off,just keep pressing the button and it will show a message on the DIC "STABILITRAK OFF"

leverlution Enthusiast

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Yup, just keep holding the button after the DIC says "Traction off." A few seconds later it will say "Stabilitrac off." I think it still monitors a little bit though. Lets you fishtail and stuff, but it feels like power is a little limited, and it does feel like it hits the brakes a tiny bit, just not full out ABS like when its on. Could be wrong.

 

With that said, after 7500 miles the stock tires went from excellent traction to GARBAGE. Stabilitrac kept my truck out of the woods this past Thursday on a few occasions.

Porter_ Enthusiast

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the day i purchased my truck, on the drive home from the dealership i turned traction control and stabilitrak off just so i knew how to do it. that was December of '08 and i haven't touched the button since. traction control and stabilitrak are my favorite features of these trucks. soooo nice for snowy/icy winters.

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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I assure you when your going down the road at 65mph and hit a patch of ice in a slight turn... the Stabilitrak does it's job!

 

As other mentioned, it can be turned off.

TRCM Enthusiast

TRCM

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Funny thing is, mine spins the tires more on a wet road with the traction contorl ON, than it does with it off. Maybe they wired it backwards

nick3941sd Enthusiast

nick3941sd

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Yup, just keep holding the button after the DIC says "Traction off." A few seconds later it will say "Stabilitrac off." I think it still monitors a little bit though. Lets you fishtail and stuff, but it feels like power is a little limited, and it does feel like it hits the brakes a tiny bit, just not full out ABS like when its on. Could be wrong.

 

With that said, after 7500 miles the stock tires went from excellent traction to GARBAGE. Stabilitrac kept my truck out of the woods this past Thursday on a few occasions.

 

Does the stabilitrac turn back on when the vehicle is restarted. After i read this i tried it in my truck and i got the "stabilitrac off" light (i didnt even know my truck had it). Then i held the button again and didnt get any message bout it being turned back on.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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Does the stabilitrac turn back on when the vehicle is restarted. After i read this i tried it in my truck and i got the "stabilitrac off" light (i didnt even know my truck had it). Then i held the button again and didnt get any message bout it being turned back on.

 

Yes,It turns back on when restarted,The operation is explained in the owners manual.

00HD2500 Enthusiast

00HD2500

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Is there any way to disable stabilitrac completely 100% via a tune or something? Nothing pisses me off worse then that damn stabilitrac/traction control.

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medic9126 Enthusiast

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I like it on the road, but when I'm playing in the mud, I can't stand it. Gonna try turning it off and hitting my fav mud hole here in a while.

revrnd Senior Enthusiast

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I just wanna fishtale in the winter. Bad enough I have traction controlled I have to shut off. I was spinning the tired today in the rain w the TC off and the brake was applied to one wheel. I need this disabled before winter.

 

Tell us where you live so we can avoid the area when it snows :cheers: .

 

The 2011 HDs have a button to turn off the traction control.

revrnd Senior Enthusiast

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I like it on the road, but when I'm playing in the mud, I can't stand it. Gonna try turning it off and hitting my fav mud hole here in a while.

 

When the salesman showed me the TC switch, I asked him why would I want to turn it off. He said, when you're offroad, & you don't want to lose your momentum in mud.

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