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Old 11-04-16, 08:53 AM
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Default Can't do burnout

First off i do burnouts all the time in my old sc300 but for whatever reason my sc400 can't seem to do a burnout. If I tried doing it, it'll spin the tires for half a second than falls on its face. there's a symbol on the cluster that will pop up that looks like a slippery when wet sign that you see on the road. there's no traction control button visible but feels like the car does have traction control. i feel like a newb lol.
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That is the traction control indicator. You should see two throttle position sensors on the throttle body. The first one is TRAC. It's in a normally open position, and some people just unplug it to disable it.

Have you looked down by your left knee or on the shifter bezel (would be hard to miss) for a TRAC OFF button? I'm not sure if all years have it.
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Wow I feel so dumb, I owned this car for 9 months and never knew there were a traction off button near my left knee lol. I always assumed it would be near the shifter. thanks man, now I can go do burnouts all day ha.
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Its the first button I would press when I used to have an automatic SC300.
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Just got back from doing burnouts, also launches better now to with Trac off .
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The simple joys in life.
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Originally Posted by t2d2
The simple joys in life.
Thanks for the quick response, now my car is funner to drive.
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Originally Posted by t2d2
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