woozzle Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 hi. im on the lookout for a uk gt coupe. just taken a deposit on my 3.0 z4 so hoping to purchase soon. today i test drove a 04 coupe 77k very nice condition, but as i whent around a roundabout the back end stepped out and me having to give a bit of opisite lock to correct....eat your heart out stig. anyhow the wife was not best pleased and i nearly crapped myself to be honest. pulled over switched the esp botton on and off so it displayed the icon on the clocks so seemed ok. so pulled away quickly to try and spin the rear wheels with the esp on and the traction icon showed up and controlled the wheel spin. so is it possible to get in the car start it up and drive away without the esp being on or could it be a faulty esp??? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 If the dashboard light is on then you have deactivated the system (well not 100% but enough to know about it) Default is ESP off - it only deactivates if you manually operate the switch and yes it is likely to trigger the anti-slip light as well. Sounds to me that you most probably did not give the RWD traction enough respect on the r/b, but it might also be worn/poor tyres/pressures/wheel alignment that can make a ZED very sensitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 +1 on what colin said also cold tyres won't have helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) It was probably the nut loose behind the wheel..!!! Welcome to the Forum... Edited March 22, 2013 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Traction is on by default everytime you start the car. Id be checking tyres and tyre pressures. I never had any problems with my more powerful HR model stepping out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 And I do believe the Z4 is probably a little more forgiving when giving it the beans Traction is on by default everytime you start the car. Id be checking tyres and tyre pressures. I never had any problems with my more powerful HR model stepping out! +1 I have budget tyres atm and its always stepping out, amazing what the difference is between budget rubber and decent tyres! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Welcome Along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Most likely cheap or worm tyres That said even with brand new good quality tyres it is extremely easy to get the back end out Almost all the accident posts on here start "I was exiting a rounabout, gave it the beans and just lost it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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