EDGEHOG Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 HI ALL I JUST GOT A NEW 07 EDGE BUILT ON 08 13 07 I GOT IT IN THE SAGE COLOR AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS NO GREEN I DO KINDA AGREE BUT THERE ACTULLY IS GREEN IN THE COLOR AND ON A NICE CLOUDY RAINEY DAY LIKE TODAY YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT BUT ANYWAY IM WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME HOW THE TRAC CONTROL BUTTON WORKS WHEN I PRESS IT NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGS OR LITE UP OR ANYTHING I HAVE A BUTTON THE SAYS TRAC CONTROL OFF BUT IT DOES NOTHING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffreybehr Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Edgehog, your posts would be lots easier to read it you turned off the caps-lock on your keyboard and wrote in normal upper- and lower-case text AND if you used periods between the sentences. Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHOsborn Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 HI ALL I JUST GOT A NEW 07 EDGE BUILT ON 08 13 07 I GOT IT IN THE SAGE COLOR AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS NO GREEN I DO KINDA AGREE BUT THERE ACTULLY IS GREEN IN THE COLOR AND ON A NICE CLOUDY RAINEY DAY LIKE TODAY YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT BUT ANYWAY IM WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME HOW THE TRAC CONTROL BUTTON WORKS WHEN I PRESS IT NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGS OR LITE UP OR ANYTHING I HAVE A BUTTON THE SAYS TRAC CONTROL OFF BUT IT DOES NOTHING Hmmm....wonder if that's in the owner's manual....??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesmays Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IT SOMETHING IS TYPED IN ALL CAPS? YOU CAN STILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ASKING. FOR SOME OF US, IT IS A LOT EASIER TO READ CAPITAL LETTERS THAN LOWER CASE LETTERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07 MKX Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IT SOMETHING IS TYPED IN ALL CAPS? YOU CAN STILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ASKING. FOR SOME OF US, IT IS A LOT EASIER TO READ CAPITAL LETTERS THAN LOWER CASE LETTERS. NOT ONE BIT OF DIFFERENCE OF YOU HAVE BI-FOCALS. Edited September 15, 2007 by 07 MKX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Kayaker Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IT SOMETHING IS TYPED IN ALL CAPS? YOU CAN STILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ASKING. FOR SOME OF US, IT IS A LOT EASIER TO READ CAPITAL LETTERS THAN LOWER CASE LETTERS. It is a long established forum/chat room etiquette, that typing in all caps is like YELLING, so hence it is considered rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamEDGE. Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 YOUR RUN ON SENTENCES ARE VERY HARD TO READ AND I DID NOT BOTHER TO READ THE POST BECAUSE OF THAT USE PERIODS AND SHIFT BUTTON KTHXTURNOFF CAPSLOCK AND WE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION STOP ASKING RIDICULOUS QUESTIONS LIKE WHY CANT I USE CAPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpm419419 Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Anyhow You should not have to bother with the traction control button. If you do deactivate it by pushing the button then a light will pop up on the dash reminding you that you turned it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2oo7Edge Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I had Trac Control on my mustang that had a lot more power then the edge. Trac Control or TRACTION control all it does is takes power from the wheels when they loose traction like if you wheels were spinning on ice. So pretty much its for idiots who dont know to take your foot off the gas when your wheels are spinning and not goin anywhere. I actually hated it on the mustang. It was the first thing i pushed when i turned on my car to turn traction control off. I dont know how much you'd need it in this vehicle. I guess i will find out in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I had Trac Control on my mustang that had a lot more power then the edge. Trac Control or TRACTION control all it does is takes power from the wheels when they loose traction like if you wheels were spinning on ice. So pretty much its for idiots who dont know to take your foot off the gas when your wheels are spinning and not goin anywhere. I actually hated it on the mustang. It was the first thing i pushed when i turned on my car to turn traction control off. I dont know how much you'd need it in this vehicle. I guess i will find out in the winter. Wrong. It doesn't just remove power - it does something you can't do: it applies the brakes to ONE spinning wheel which in turn sends power to the other wheel. e.g. if you drop one wheel off into some mud or ice that one wheel will spin and all the torque will be directed to it (without TC). With TC the brake would be applied, shifting the torque to the other wheel allowing you to move again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamEDGE. Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 It does limit torque when it senses wheel spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengland Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Ok lets answer this person's question and try and make them feel welcome. You should not push the Traction Control Button and speeds above ? I don't have the owners manual right in front of me, however this info is in there. Your best bet is to leave it activated and let the Computer do the work for you. It might save you an accident. I know it states in the manual not to activate or deactivate at speeds above ? My understanding is that it applies the brake to the slipping wheel and transfers the torque to the other wheel or wheels depending on FWD or AWD. Pretty slick option in my opinion. No pun intended. Also welcome to the forum and enjoy your new Edge. SRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu by u Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) Ok lets answer this person's question and try and make them feel welcome. You should not push the Traction Control Button and speeds above ? I don't have the owners manual right in front of me, however this info is in there. Your best bet is to leave it activated and let the Computer do the work for you. It might save you an accident. I know it states in the manual not to activate or deactivate at speeds above ? My understanding is that it applies the brake to the slipping wheel and transfers the torque to the other wheel or wheels depending on FWD or AWD. Pretty slick option in my opinion. No pun intended. Also welcome to the forum and enjoy your new Edge. SRE I agree with the responses above except, I would turn it off if you ever get it stuck. It will prevent wheel spin with it on and sometimes wheelspeed is a good thing if stuck to improve momentum! We recently had our first significant snow here in Western Canada. I'm actually very suprised how sideways you can get the Edge with traction control on. I've driven a few cars with ESP and this is one of the only ones that will let you get stupid if you so choose with it on. It's not as reactive as I thought it would be but the AWD is sweet in steep climbs and snowy roads!! ...yes, I played with it in a parking lot yesterday! :yup: And yes, caplock is a no no on forums but some of you need to relax just slightly... Edited November 27, 2007 by blu by u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) Since the day I picked up my Edge the Trac light is on, but it says "off" . Should I have that light on? PS. I live in Buffalo, NY (snow) Edited November 28, 2007 by Janis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu by u Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Since the day I picked up my Edge the Trac light is on, but it says "off" . Should I have that light on? PS. I live in Buffalo, NY (snow) As tpm mentioned above, the traction control light... http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t92/tpm...tioncontrol.jpg will only alluminate when the system is off. There isn't an "off" light on the Edge so I'm not really sure what you're looking at? By defaut, the light should remain off and ONLY come on when you push the button. In a situation where you are stuck is the only reason why I could see you wanting to do this...or maybe just burn some donuts in an empty parking lot... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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