Thankful for the Quattro system

[veneto rs2]

If you're going to get some serious winter tyres you can have fun.....
This was taken in Austria end of december few years ago.....
Tyres Pirelli Sottozero 225/45 "17
quattro rules!

Stefano

[Heat Seeking Missile]

Now THATS proper snow

Mark

[4WheelDrifter]

Yes, unfortunately ABS seems to be a bit more of a hindrance in snow as I found out back in February in my BMW, some goon decided he wanted to try and stop on a hill to see what was going on (a 6 wheel drive gritter had got stuck), thankfully full beam on there is pretty good so he seen I wasn't going to stop and carried on.

I normally switch the ABS off in the snow.

[Jas11n]

I normally switch the ABS off in the snow.

Me too :mischeif:

Jas..

[Animal Mother]

I normally switch the ABS off in the snow.

You can switch your ABS off?

I can't even switch my diff lock on/off, all auto on UrS6.

Do S2s have (ignore my ignorance) the traction control thingy which brakes the slipping wheels etc to prevent slippage and crashage?

[alg]

Me too :mischeif:

Jas..

Bu**ers the turning circle but you have to going on level or downhill if you want to stop in real snow. Don't need to uphill but then my little brother got his 325i up snowbound swiss roads skiing once...............but it smelt funny

[Lloyd]

I normally switch the ABS off in the snow.

How??? Tell me more please Stu! :mischeif:

[Jas11n]

How??? Tell me more please Stu!

3B's had the ABS cancel switch on the dash..

Mines an ABY, so didn't come with an ABS off switch, so I fitted one.

Jas..

[Lloyd]

How challenging is this to do for an RS2 Jas?

[Jas11n]

How challenging is this to do for an RS2 Jas?

Nothing "major" but still a bit involved.
Follow this link to my online briefcase where there is a PDF doc you can grab >>>> LINKY
I followed this in a fashion, the fuse is in a different position to the urS4/6 but the rest is basically the same.
My relay came from Maplins.

HTH's
Jas..

[4WheelDrifter]

How??? Tell me more please Stu! :mischeif:

Yeah. As Jas says, I press the button on the dash. You have to love these old skool 3Bs.

Me too :mischeif:

In an ABY.

[Greg_S]

I just press diff lock switch normally to disable the ABS. Generally your not going that quick if the snow is that bad anyway