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crookstang 01-01-2006 07:33 PM

Traction Control Hookup
 
Hey I'm pretty new to mustangs , I got a V8 4.6l mustang about a month ago. The person who bought the car from the dealer apparently didn't buy the Traction Control option, but when my friend installed a new shifter in it, he noticed that the traction control hookup is present, just not installed. Is that really the case? And would there be any benefit from buying the new console piece with the traction button and hooking it up? Thanks

Also, the other night the keyless entry system stopped working, I tried replacing the battery, but that did not work. I looked in the Haynes book and it only showed replacing the battery, and said the reciever was in the trunk. Is it serviceable or should I just get it replaced?

MattJ 01-01-2006 07:47 PM

Take your car into a ford dealer and they should be able to reprogram your remote for you in like 2 minutes. For traction control youll have to take apart your hvac/radio bezel and see if you have the harness for traction control. it would be the far right one and I believe its pink or orange. You might have to buy the traction control button from ford and put it in, but thats 20 seconds to pop it into place and another 20 seconds to hook it up to the back of the button.

White04GT 01-01-2006 07:58 PM

yea my stang doesnt have the traction control option either.

stang00 01-01-2006 09:25 PM

hope neither of u drive in the rain

csledd 01-01-2006 10:06 PM

I have traction control but it's turned off :D And I don't miss it one bit, it hurt me more than helped

Lances03SVT 01-02-2006 02:59 AM

I turn mine off everytime I start my car.When I finally get a tuner it will always be off like Christie's.

r3dn3ck 01-02-2006 09:09 AM

FWIW, and I don't actually recommend this, you can remove your two rear ABS sensors (wires start under the back seat... really easy to remove) and that will effectively disable your ABS and traction control.

I have mine like that right now (swapped from IRS and waiting for new sensors to come in) and it's like driving a real car. No computer making braking modulation decisions or bogging my motor when I break traction coming into second gear.

bikerjoe 01-02-2006 09:38 AM


Originally Posted by Lances03GT
I turn mine off everytime I start my car.When I finally get a tuner it will always be off like Christie's.


same here everytime i get in my stang i feel like im preping for take off....get in turn key turn off traction control turn on fogs n turn on radar detecter.....then its take off!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lances03SVT 01-02-2006 10:14 AM


Originally Posted by bikerjoe
same here everytime i get in my stang i feel like im preping for take off....get in turn key turn off traction control turn on fogs n turn on radar detecter.....then its take off!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL Yea same here.We don't need no stinking TC!!

MattJ 01-02-2006 11:07 AM

Mines always on unless i happen to be doing something where the car might come loose.
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floppy 01-02-2006 11:18 AM

mine is permanently turned off also. i absolutey hate traction control.

bikerjoe 01-02-2006 01:35 PM

consider urself lucky u dont have t/c and dont even bother trying to install it in ur car..

4.6 Love 01-02-2006 02:59 PM

Traction control is overrated...


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