GS430 VSC

The GS has been criticized for the VSC coming on late and too abruptly. Did it eventually come on?

- Mark

Probably the event happened too fast and was "over" before the VSC could intervene. Did you come to a dead stop after the massive oversteer or did you continue on awhile?

You might try a lane-change avoidance-type maneuver or a freeway on-ramp where the sensors have a chance to detect an IMPENDING loss of traction.

Maybe the VSC knew you were testing it :)

On wet, you don't have to do anything heroic or dangerous to get the VSC chirping - just take normal street corners a little faster than normal and squeeze in a good dose of throttle mid-turn. Because the oversteer is mainly throttle induced, the VDC can catch it easily.

On dry pavement, you have to pitch it in much harder and it feels much riskier.

- Mark

I was stopped right before making a U-turn. I was doing between 5-15mph. I cought the massive oversteer myself and continued on driving. The slip indicator light never came on and it didn't feel like VSC/traction control kicked in at all. I don't know enough about VSC yet, maybe I was going too slow, the manual says it starts working after 8mph. Right now I don't trust VSC on icy/snow conditions, that may chance. I hope it was just the low speed.

regards,

-K

I've done it on dry - it works great as long as you work "with" it, meaning, you don't intentionally try to induce massive oversteer, in that case it stays on for too long and the car is slow. When you push it slightly over the edge, it kicks in slightly and the car is super fast. I love it in the dry!!!

-K

I think this is a good theory. It certainly works well in the wet at moderate speeds.

- Mark