aasnesen
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The problem was that I did not have a light on the button when the ignition was on. (like the rest of the buttons)
I had taken the wrong wire for 12v from the start / stop button. I got light in the button now
Traction Control - ESC/ASR & HDA switch retrofit
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I had taken the wrong wire for 12v from the start / stop button. I got light in the button now
aasnesen
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I tried to get illumination light.
I used a black 12v from the start / stop button.
But I see that when I turn off the ignition all buttons light up except the TC button. TC button only when the ignition is on.
Grey/blue wire (pin 3) from start/stop button is the dash button illumination power (and brown for ground (pin 6)).
Hi, So did you guy's found a way to stop ESP/ESC ?
I have 4motion TSI and very intrested in that mode for snow.
At the moment i have put a switch on 20A the fuse from ( ABS, 4motion...) and if I turn it quick ON and OFF and Back to ON it disable the ESP/ESC.
but only way to turn it on again is turning off engine and start it again. A bit annoying.
I Also have the light of tyre pressure on same time as ESP is Off.
If I leave the switch OFF then it disable (ABS, ASR, ESP, 4MOtion and tyre pressure ( Christmas tree on the dash).
I have 4motion TSI and very intrested in that mode for snow.
At the moment i have put a switch on 20A the fuse from ( ABS, 4motion...) and if I turn it quick ON and OFF and Back to ON it disable the ESP/ESC.
but only way to turn it on again is turning off engine and start it again. A bit annoying.
I Also have the light of tyre pressure on same time as ESP is Off.
If I leave the switch OFF then it disable (ABS, ASR, ESP, 4MOtion and tyre pressure ( Christmas tree on the dash).
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You can deactivate ESC in a very convenient fashion 
www.t6forum.com
Traction Control - ESC/ASR & HDA switch retrofit
Thank you So to be sure they should be momentary on and not cycle through on off like switch. Right ? Yes momentary switch
And have you switched your side lights on during your test?
Confirm the setting works
Will go out later for some slow speed careful testing of breaks, hdc etc
aasnesen
Member
Side lights? I had light in the start / stop button but not TC button as both were connected blue / gray wire pin3. How many volts should there be on the blue / gray wire when the ignition on?
0V with ignition ON but should be 12V when your external lights are switched ON.
As far as I can tell, works as intended.
When ESC is on I didn’t notice any change to prior behavior - that’s good.
When ESC is off ASR is definitely off and easy to get wheel spin. Also got van to swerve in acceleration, I think this tells ESC was actually off and there’s the difference to just normal ASR off. Should find an empty parking lot at night to try it better
. ABS stays on anyway.HDC seemed to work normally even when ESC was off, though the hill I tried it on was not extreme. Rather steep and snowy but all in all there was still plenty of traction. So this quick mini test did not reveal if there would have been differences near to losing grip.
Having tested this a bit I might return back to normal ASR button though. That seems to do enough for my needs - I don’t have a real need to turn ESC off. I just like to have the secret settings revealed, try out a bit and see what sticks and what does not.
Thanks @Robert!
aasnesen
Member
This is the way to do it if you take power from the start / stop button. My problem was that the connector I had was 180 degrees incorrect marking on the numbers. (Do not ask me why) Now everything work as it should and is connected according to this drawing.
