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Old 11-13-10, 08:36 PM
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I have a nissan 240sx drift car and in the off season I enjoy getting sidways in the snow with my RX. The only issue is that the damn traction control kicks in right away and beeps at me. I know that I am not able to turn the traction control off, but is there a way to bypass it via a switch or something similar?
Old 11-14-10, 04:17 PM
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I would think you could pull the plug off the ABS to disable it.
Old 11-15-10, 01:55 PM
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If you are lucky, there is a little button under the dash near your knee that will turn it off. All 2wd have them, most awd do not.

If you do not have the button, you could try this:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...l-disable.html

Let me know if it works on the RX!
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Just do not forget to turn it on again. It is a good safety feature.
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Originally Posted by biff44
If you are lucky, there is a little button under the dash near your knee that will turn it off. All 2wd have them, most awd do not.

If you do not have the button, you could try this:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...l-disable.html

Let me know if it works on the RX!
My wife's 08 AWD has the switch to turn off traction control. I believe 08 was the 1st year for that
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