How to disable the traction control – Renault

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Got a new Laguna on lease for a few months, and it’s a great car although quite ugly, it also does something rather annoying, although it has a button to disable the traction control, it turns itself on again after a few minutes, being a true PH’er I have no need for such a device! So is there anyway of permanently turning it off?

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Blue Meanie said:

It's a laguna... Do you really need the button off?

Its quite nippy trust me

[abdulaziz]

There’s a fuse for the ABS so might try taking that out, but I don’t think both systems are connected

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s.m.h. said:

If it has esp or whatever its called, try disconnecting the steering sensor.
It should put the system into fault mode stopping it from working.
Not sure if it will work but does on some cars...

Hmmm... where would I find that then, under the dash somewhere?

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Its a 2.0 DCI, I'm not a fan of diesel power but I have to admit its good

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s.m.h. said:

I can understand what the OP's saying.
The TC/ESP systems can interfere with spirited driving, basically puts the brakes on to limit slip or spin.
The ESP/TC system shouldnt be linked to the abs as theyre IIRC supposed to be standalone systems, abs should not have anything else running from that fuse.
If theres a tcs fuse try pulling it, the steering sensor will probably be somewhere on the upper steering column.

Exactly! It ruins the driving experience totally, constantly cutting the power etc, for my driving style its very very intrusive

[abdulaziz]

Well I have tried all the ideas guys but so far no luck, I have even tried disconnecting the switch totally, but even then it turns itself back on

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Just thought I would report back, taking out the ABS fuse does indeed disable the traction control permanently, however the side effect of this is the damn rear brakes lights stay jammed on permanently!

I have a few more ideas so wish me luck, also if anyone can think of another way to do it please let me know, its driving me mad!

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stuart-b said:

Erm, it's a Laguna? Drive the damn thing like a Laguna, playing around with ABS fuses and control switches is asking for trouble. Leave the damn thing alone, clearly you are driving the car past it's safe limits, hence why it has come on. The idea of you flying round bends, sideways, in a Renault Boat without ABS fuses in... makes my piss boil.

Think of the children !!

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Its company leased so I have no say in it, but I don’t have to pay for it so who cares, admittedly if it was my own money I wouldn’t have gone for the Laguna, but having driven many French made cars over the years this is easily one of the best, Renault also seem to think so as it comes with a 100k warranty

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Oh shut up you bunch of old grannies

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paoloh said:

OllieBirmingham said:

Like I already said (see my first post) if you prang it they will string you up when they find out you have tampered with it like that. If it was a Vectra VXR or something else half decent I could understand but a bloody diesel renault, exactly what is the point? How old are you, 17?

Don't you sell Diesel cars?

He drives an MX5 says it all really

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Yeah but I had to get something in