Disabling D2 Traction Control

**Redback** · 1st December 2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Urban Panzer

Uh uh, thats false to, "if" the TC light is on it is 100% disabled......the ABS and HDC will still work but at "reduced" parameters, this is the same for the 3 amigos OR engaging difflock and starting the car, infact it's not 100% correct ref the 3 little buggers as there is ONLY 1 fault that still allows ABS function and that is "shuttle valve electrical failure" , all others faults shutdown the ABS 100%

Funny that because I've had all 3 lights on and the TC and ABS still worked, I had the codes checked and I had a right rear sensor failure, this was in 05 in the vic high country, I know the ABS was working because I had to jump on the brakes to avoid a Kangaroo, also the countless times climbing long steep loose dirt hills listening to the modulator growling away, it's not a sound you can mistake.

I'm pretty sure you'll find if you have one sensor failure and you get the 3 amigoes the rest of the system will still work, different if you disable the TC/ABS/HD, then nothing works.

Baz.

**Urban Panzer** · 1st December 2009, 06:05 PM

Very strange that Baz.......

There is actually no way to "disable" the ABS, it either works or it dont due to a particular fault..
because people see the "lights" when retro fitting a CDL and "not" cutting the SLABS feed they naturally "assume" they are all off, but It's not the case

Vehicles up to 03 model year – At speeds between 0 and 62.5 mph (0 and 100 km/h), ETC also uses brake
intervention in axle pairs to maintain even torque distribution between the front and rear axles. In effect, this mode
of operation replaces the centre differential lock of the transfer box which, although still incorporated, is non
operational under normal driving conditions.
If the centre differential
lock is in the locked condition, the SLABS ECU illuminates the ABS and ETC warning lamps and inhibits the ETC
function (the ABS, EBD and HDC functions are retained, but at degraded performance levels).

So in a nutshell, if you retro fit a CDL and put a switch in the SLABS feed, then you can have a choice of TC + CDL (my vote) or just the CDL as the TC is the only one fully inhibited

**2 rocks** · 1st December 2009, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by porgey

I just bought a good second hand CDL Lever kit for my 99 D3 Td5 a bit pricey i thought at $1,178.00 all up with Freight & GST . But have been looking since last year . Cheers George

George
Do you mean a CDL lever/linkage and internals... or just the lever & linkage?

Cheers
Mike

**Redback** · 2nd December 2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Urban Panzer

Very strange that Baz.......

There is actually no way to "disable" the ABS, it either works or it dont due to a particular fault..
because people see the "lights" when retro fitting a CDL and "not" cutting the SLABS feed they naturally "assume" they are all off, but It's not the case

So in a nutshell, if you retro fit a CDL and put a switch in the SLABS feed, then you can have a choice of TC + CDL (my vote) or just the CDL as the TC is the only one fully inhibited

Yes this gets my vote too, I have the early D2, I fitted a D2a CDL to mine, I haven't cut that wire, one reason is that it sometimes doesn't work, the other reason was I wanted the ability to be able the disable the TC, but over the years I have grown very fond of the ABS and TC.

I'm fitting a NNN prefix ECU as soon as I get it re-mapped, it will be interesting to see if the new ECU recognises the CDL and doesn't disable TC, HD and ABS when I turn the ignition off with it engaged.

Baz.

**Jedimastermat** · 3rd December 2009, 08:05 PM

sorry Gents just mucking around.
The modulator is buggered in my case, no problem with the sensors.
Just a tad slow in getting it done.
mat

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