Raining Hard and Traction control?

[DKVL]

Is it better to drive with traction control on or off in rain?

 

[02nightmaregt]

Uhh i'd say on. I know in the snow i almost makes it worse though.

 

[IIGood]

It's a personal preference, I'd say. Lately I've been driving with the traction control off all the time, just so I could "improve" my personal driving skill in situations like that. Sometimes the traction control helps, sometimes it's a bit of a hindrance. If you start to rely on the computer too much, you start getting a little lazy in your driving skill, IMO.

There's a steep hill here in my neighborhood that I have to take all the time (no other way in or out) and last winter when it snowed, I got the GT almost to the top of the hill, but traction control kicked in and wouldn't let me finish. I turned of trac control, mashed the gas, and just spun the tires the rest of the way up.

 

[Wolvrin704]

On or off you can still easily lose control or spin out if you get on it too much. But I usually take it a bit easier in the rain and leave the TC on..........unless I wanna play. In dry weather I always have it off.

 

[GettinThere]

Is it better to drive with traction control on or off in rain?

In the city, I tend to turn it off, and when I get on the freeway, I tend to turn it on.

 

[Brute03]

the question is how well can you drive? if the back steps out around a curve, t/c probably wont save you if you don't know how to bring it back

 

[streethorse]

The only time I turn mine off is when there is snow or ice, cause I would
rather have controled wheel spin than my engine cutting out.
Also I turn it off if I intend to do a burn out which is rare since I value
my tires.

 

[SADL-UP]

Mine is permanently off as a matter of personal preference. I don't want the computer driving my car...I want to drive my car. Plus, I wasn't too keen on the idea of cutting fuel to the cylinders to reduce power output. I really think Ford just put this in the car as a marketing tool. I have never found it helpful in everyday driving situations. Your right foot will be the best traction control you can buy.

 

[2000GTdriver]

I like it on for rain, off the rest of the time. Wish the default setting was "off" when you start the car.