Turn traction control off in snow?

[rsvaprilia]

I've never driven rear wheel drive before & wondered whether it would be best to turn the traction control off for getting up hills etc.

I've had problems with cheap FWD traction control getting confused when using snowchains but wasn't sure how good the traction control was on BMW's & whether that would get confused in snow?

[rsvaprilia]

My wife was complaining she couldn't get to work because she couldn't get up a slight hill (mostly due to people going too slowly in front of her) & she asked if she should have turned the traction off. The car is a 135i & is supposed to have an electronic LSD but is very poor when compared to a real LSD. I would have expected the BMW TC to be good.

[rsvaprilia]

I will be driving the Beemer today so I think I'll have a little play & see what happens. Must check thru' the handbook & see what turns DSC off & what turns the TC off.