Recently i started to turn both the Traction Control and Vehicle Skid Control off while driving on dry surfaces. I actually feel the car drives/shifts much smoother. I am pretty sure it is not my imagination because I can sense the difference for the past 3 weeks.
Could someone confirm that I am not completely crazy?! please
btw..I mostly drive and shift above 4-5k

 

you're not imagining things. It definitely does move smoother and give more of a "raw" feeling.

 

how do you turn VSC off? just hold the traction button? i know how to take off traction for good, but not VSC...

 

yeah just hold it down for like 5 seconds...
first you will see the trac off, then the Skid control will be off...

try my method and report back!!

 

that only works for 2007-08 ISX50's.. the 2006 have to do the pedal dance...

 

what is the pedal dance? explaination please

 

Found in the 2IS FAQ:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-off-vdim.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...gs-and-is.html

Chris, it seems you have an 08 model, so you can just hold down the TRAC OFF key for 5 seconds as stated above..

 

hm....interesting....

I'll try and let you guys know this weekend

 

well, for the 6 speeders, we have to use the hand brake, but it works too..i've done it plenty of time haha...

yup, the VSC does indeed come off when holding down the traction button...but does it stay off permanently? or come back on at 25mph?

 

if you just press it, it will turn off if you go past 25mph. If you hold it down for 5 seconds, when you see BOTH lights.. it will stay on until you shut off the car.

 

or if you launch the car LOL it turns back on....

 

No it doesn't.

If you hold down the button until both TRAC and VSC turn off they remain off until you turn the car off, or push the button to turn them on again.

If you only -press- the button momentarily then it just shuts off traction control until you reach 30 mph.

 

ooooh ok LOL ill try it today when i pick up the car from the body shop getting new goodies done to it!

 

ima start driving wit that **** off all the time from now on.

 

So that's how you do it.