Spatt Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 hit a roundabout this morning quite briskly and felt the car breaking (Or at least thats what it felt like) while cornering. the slip light flashed at me. Is this normal. i guess it was stopping the back stepping out on me but it almost felt like it was the front breaks not a cut of power to the rear? Can anyone relate to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 normal and it's brakes not have a kit kat take a break 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 oops. sorry i struggle with stuff like that, damn brain! So its normal for the car to brake automatically? will it still do this if I turn T.C off? I've only ever driven it hard a couple of times since i only just got it but i have noticed this happen before entering a corner hard, i cant believe it would automatically pinch the breaks, is it to stop the front slipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Give this a watch, it explains how ESP etc work. Braking the front to keep the rear in check is normal Edit: trying to embed video Edited March 17, 2014 by AliveBoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Got to admit it feels very strange when it first happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 cheers i'll give that a watch later... thanks for the replies im glad now i know what it is... I have never driven a car that does this before normally you can punish the front wheels until they start to scream at you but i guess you cant do that in the zed? It something i think will take a little while to get used too but i was driving some A roads the other day and when it happened it scared me to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 cheers i'll give that a watch later... thanks for the replies im glad now i know what it is... I have never driven a car that does this before normally you can punish the front wheels until they start to scream at you but i guess you cant do that in the zed? It something i think will take a little while to get used too but i was driving some A roads the other day and when it happened it scared me to death. it shouldn't happen often, although worn tyres do provoke it, first time it happened to me I thought 'i've broke it' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yes i think my fronts are letting me down.. i have brand new Continental on the rear but my front are very old rubber.. i heard that old tyres can go 'hard' and not provide much grip (The previous owner had these wheels stored in a garage and never covered any miles on them).. Assuming my fronts are providing less grip this would have caused the ESP to kick in and brake the car for me? Really happy i know what this is now and time to start saving for some MPS3s for the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Mixed tyres will cause the stability system to intervene quite early. I had mixed tyres on my Zed, newish rears and original fronts when I bought it just over 12 months ago. I've now changed the fronts, as they were approaching the tread depth minimum, so I now have all tyres from the same manufacturer and the stability system rarely now intervenes. There is some great advice in the pinned sections on why mixing tyres is best avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 give it a boot when its not ready and the systems come down like an anvil and cut power, shunts you forward in your seat a bit lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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