esp and traction control

[Steve-dubz]

sorry if this maybe the wrong section as i didnt know which one it should go in. I have recently brought myself a lovely 2002 172. i read the manual and it said that you can disable these if you want by swithching a switch. i had a look and i cant find a switch anywhere!
is there even a switch??? if so where is it???? hope you can help cheers Steve D

 

[fearless]

Should be down, to the right, of the steering wheel I think!

 

[Steve-dubz]

in the pic in the manual it shows it next to the headlight height adjuster but its not there.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

It was only fitted on 172's after July 2002 . Its down here :

 

[Steve-dubz]

i havent go all three. i took the panel off and there are two plugs behind these that are not pluged into anything do you think they are the plugs for the switches??????????/

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Sounds like you haven't got it tbh . Have you only got the middle one and the wheel ? What date was your car first registered as new ?

 

[Steve-dubz]

ive only got the wheel mate and its early 2002 im abit annoyed ha. there is two plugs directly behind the panel and is joined into the same loom as the plug that is in the wheel. if i was to get the panel with all three switches do you think the plugs will be for them???

 

[MRBILLYUK]

You might have the plugs and the wiring . But i'm pretty sure it's not as simple as just changing the panel . It'll be programmed into the ecu as well i would think . I'm not that clued up on it . I wouldn't bother about it too much if i was you . I had a 172 without it before i got my 182 and i don't notice any difference tbh .

 

[Beef-Mc]

ive only got the wheel mate and its early 2002 im abit annoyed ha. there is two plugs directly behind the panel and is joined into the same loom as the plug that is in the wheel. if i was to get the panel with all three switches do you think the plugs will be for them???

I'm pretty sure of those connectors will be for the dash dimming facility.

 

[Steve-dubz]

oh really so when you switch the switch is it not that much of a difference? my friend put a 172 engine in his 1.4 clio and it just seemed mental so i went to buy 1 its really nice to drive but when you give it some it seem restricted i was thinking its because the esp and traction controll is stopping it all, hence taking the fun out abit dya no wot i mean. how is the 182 then is it much better than the 172???

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I do feel my 182 handles a bit better than my 172 did .It's probably down to the slightly lower stiffer suspension , wider track and the Exalto tyres . Alot of people don't like the esp / traction control so they turn it off . They feel it bogs the car down . I've never really noticed any significant difference with it on or off , maybe slightly less wheel spin when setting off from a junction in the wet , but thats about it really .

 

[Steve-dubz]

this is a pic of the two plugs there a lil bit bigger than the one that goes in the back of the wheel thing do these look the same as the ones that go into the other switches?????????????????

 

[Steve-dubz]

soz about the size of the image i cnt get it any bigger..