Can electronic stability control outperform me?

[md2000]

My simple tractin control story:

I bought a brand new 2000 BMW 323i in the spring, so I never really figured out what the traction control would do. It reduced power to one or both rear wheels if it sensed a loss of traction, rather than let the wheel spin.

So after the first messy slippery snow of the season, I turned into my driveway. Halfway up the small rise, the car simply stopped dead. I pushed on the accelerator, but it sat there, no response from the engine. So I turned off traction control, and it immediately slid backward down the hill.

[jz78817]

@md2000

My simple tractin control story:

I bought a brand new 2000 BMW 323i in the spring, so I never really figured out what the traction control would do. It reduced power to one or both rear wheels if it sensed a loss of traction, rather than let the wheel spin.

So after the first messy slippery snow of the season, I turned into my driveway. Halfway up the small rise, the car simply stopped dead. I pushed on the accelerator, but it sat there, no response from the engine. So I turned off traction control, and it immediately slid backward down the hill.

the take-away from that little event should have been “don’t drive on summer tires in the winter.”

ask me how I learned that lesson…