Hamlet Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Does anyone know why my slip light keeps coming on. Only seems to happen on the motorway it comes on for a second and I seem to lose grip for a fraction - but only happens occasionally - checked tyre pressure - would it help if I turned traction off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnthrblkzs Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Do you have different brand tyres on each wheel? Are you running stock wheels with the correct tyre sizes? Front - 225/45/18 Rear - 245/45/18 If not these things are known to cause issues with the traction control. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks for this - got Bridgestones on rear and just had front ones replaced - will go and check ...... N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Its the bridgestones prob i always used to get that on motorways,maybe tread is getting low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 The tyres are all correct so maybe you right about Bridgestones will it cause any significant damage if I leave it a few weeks ? N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Its the traction control kicking in, nothing to worry about at all. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get so I doubt replacing them will make much difference, you might need to modulate your right foot when its a bit slippy out instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SX Dave Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Cant worn rears and new fronts can cause this to occur. Are your rears worn given that you have just replaced the fronts? Edited April 22, 2013 by SX Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Do you have different brand tyres on each wheel? Are you running stock wheels with the correct tyre sizes? Front - 225/45/18 Rear - 245/45/18 If not these things are known to cause issues with the traction control. Or if you running on the stock 17's (Jap import) it should be: 225/50/17 - front 235/50/17 - rear Its the traction control kicking in, nothing to worry about at all. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get so I doubt replacing them will make much difference, you might need to modulate your right foot when its a bit slippy out instead Lots on here that are not a fan of the RE040 or RE050 (A), can easily light the traction control up like a christmas tree, where as other tyres do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 050A are great, it's the 040s that are **** poor. But yes, as noted above if the wear between front and back is massively different then you could get these sypmtoms. Or are you running 050A on one axle and 040 on the other? Just because it says Bridgestone on them both, doesn't make them a matching pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Lots on here that are not a fan of the RE040 or RE050 (A), can easily light the traction control up like a christmas tree, where as other tyres do not. As Dan has said, the RE040 and RE050A are poles apart, Ive had both in the same sizes on the came car. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get, Ill say it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9H-RX Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I had this problem when I put my Rota GTR's on. My slip light kept coming on barely tapping the throttle.. Think it took a bit of getting used to by on board computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_c Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If you turn it off the light is on all the time no more flashy light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I have also noticed this problem. I haven't had my Zed long and it's got Bridgestones on the front and Avons on the rear. The traction control light does display when there is momentary loss of traction, usually from the fronts, usually when crossing white lie markings. It's a little disconcering at first, but as others have said, it's nothing to worry about. Needless to say, I can't wait to get the tyres changed all round to Toyo Proxes or Falkens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Can I just intervene slightly here - Ekonas views on mixing tyres are all good and Im not discrediting what he has said but it seems to have lead to an element of paranoia on here - Ridz, if you are running RE050A's and ZZ3's your tyres are already better than what you are looking at replacing them with. The driver aids function as follows: Traction control - cuts power to rears - happens when it detects slip ONLY on rear wheels (probably one rotating faster than the other) - this is the TC light that comes on Stability control - fires brakes on front wheels - happens when the car detects a difference in rotational speed between front and rear wheels - this is the SLIP light that coems on In both cases assuming you have correctly sized tyres its only loss of traction across the rear axle or relative wheel speed fore and aft that invokes the aids, neither of these are affected by mixing tyres. Theres no "computer" to recalibrate, but the grippier the tyres the less you will see the lights come on. If youre finding the front brakes are firing unless you are driving like Hamilton its more than likely due to an unexpected difference in rolling radius between front and back i.e. running the wrong sized tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Lots on here that are not a fan of the RE040 or RE050 (A), can easily light the traction control up like a christmas tree, where as other tyres do not. As Dan has said, the RE040 and RE050A are poles apart, Ive had both in the same sizes on the came car. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get, Ill say it again. We'll agree to disagree on that one then. We all have different driving styles and preference in tyres. Have driven on both a number of times on 350 and 370 and most of us over here don't like them, including my co-pilot that's an ex-international professional rally co-pilot. Anyway, back to Hamlet's thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Im sure its got something to do with changing road surface on motorway,always used to happen to me on a certain slip road since i switched brand it stopped happening, or maybe you hit a slight shinier surface with one wheel and the other wheel is on a better part of grippy road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Lots on here that are not a fan of the RE040 or RE050 (A), can easily light the traction control up like a christmas tree, where as other tyres do not. As Dan has said, the RE040 and RE050A are poles apart, Ive had both in the same sizes on the came car. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get, Ill say it again. We'll agree to disagree on that one then. We all have different driving styles and preference in tyres. Have driven on both a number of times on 350 and 370 and most of us over here don't like them, including my co-pilot that's an ex-international professional rally co-pilot. Anyway, back to Hamlet's thread. Sorry, youre telling me that RE050A's are the same as RE040's? And you're telling me that Falkens and Toyos are better than both? Mate, thats not opinion, thats rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 :lol: I do believe we are in total agreement here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 First time for everything I guess, back to disagreeing elsewhere Im sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Lots on here that are not a fan of the RE040 or RE050 (A), can easily light the traction control up like a christmas tree, where as other tyres do not. As Dan has said, the RE040 and RE050A are poles apart, Ive had both in the same sizes on the came car. RE050's are pretty much as good as tyres get, Ill say it again. We'll agree to disagree on that one then. We all have different driving styles and preference in tyres. Have driven on both a number of times on 350 and 370 and most of us over here don't like them, including my co-pilot that's an ex-international professional rally co-pilot. Anyway, back to Hamlet's thread. Sorry, you're telling me that RE050A's are the same as RE040's? And you're telling me that Falkens and Toyos are better than both? Mate, that's not opinion, that's rubbish. No, and most definitely no. Was referring to like priced tyres, of which Falken's and Toyo's aren't. RE050A are only slightly less noisy, still average traction for my personal liking on roads over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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