TRY THIS To Turn OFF VSC!

Thai

Thai

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Hey all,

There is a way to apparently turn OFF VSC on the Avalon...it is apparently in the owner's manual. (Note: there is no official OFF switch in the Avalon.) In addition, this method works on Lexus IS350 and GS430...confirmed on Clublexus.com.

HERE IT IS:

"as it states in the 2006 avalon owners manual ....start the car with the parking prake on ....then foot brake twice....(keep the foot brake down)....then parking brake twice (keep it down )and repeat till skid light is on the dash.....it will reset when you restart the car"

Original article:

http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2176

Can someone try this out and see if this will work on a 4runner??

This could be interesting if it works....
 
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Thai said:
This could be interesting if it works....
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Is there some advantage to doing this? Doesn't it turn off when you lock the center diff?

I'm just curious why you would want to turn it off.
 
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toybox said:
Is there some advantage to doing this? Doesn't it turn off when you lock the center diff?

I'm just curious why you would want to turn it off.
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Ditto. Why would you want to turn it off?
 
A few owners have complained about pulling out of your gravel driveway with on-coming traffic and finding that VSC has shut down your power because it senses some tire slippage.
 
Thai said:
A few owners have complained about pulling out of your gravel driveway with on-coming traffic and finding that VSC has shut down your power because it senses some tire slippage.
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I could see that happening to an Avalon but to a 4Runner with perm. 4wd?
 
Same with my V6. I hardly ever use 4wd in town. I have had problems coming out of parking lots with a little water, it will cut your power to almost nothing. Also, gravel roads are a pain with the VSC kicking in and out.
 
MT4R said:
Same with my V6. I hardly ever use 4wd in town. I have had problems coming out of parking lots with a little water, it will cut your power to almost nothing. Also, gravel roads are a pain with the VSC kicking in and out.
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a real problem to my 04 Highlander AWD.. why can't they let the AWD do its job???
 
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veloindy said:
Ditto. Why would you want to turn it off?
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This system sometimes is not letting drive at all and makes you blocking the traffic. For example, turning left on the traffic light. Have you ever tried to turn left when it's raining or little snowy road? (same with the right turn, but left is more spectacular). If you still have question why, probably not. Ok, I'll try to explain what is happening. You staying in left turn line, the signal is red. Signal is changing to green and oncoming traffic start moving, you also moving for 1/3 of intersection. You're waiting for spot to turn. Finally you see the gap of 200ft between the vehicles. You turn your steering wheel a little bit and press the accelerator. At first point 4Runner is starting moving, and then your rear is starting to slip, so VSC is engaging and killing your power along with breaking the wheels. Sounds good so far... After some time you have control of the vehicle again, but your VSC is still shutting the engine for a couple of seconds more; you can push the pedal to the ground, nothing happened. After all it releases the power and start moving again. You are lucky if this happened once, sometimes it happens twice or more. The most interesting point is that by the time your system will give you power back the gap is closed and you can see how the vehicle from oncoming traffic is closing to your right side very fast, flashing and horning you. You blocked his way in reality and make the dangerous situation. I
 
I completly agree. It also takes a while to figure out when it is going to kick in. I drive on a couple gravel roads, and it is horrible to determine when it might cut my power.
 
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AlexJet said:
This system sometimes is not letting drive at all and makes you blocking the traffic. For example, turning left on the traffic light. Have you ever tried to turn left when it's raining or little snowy road? (same with the right turn, but left is more spectacular). If you still have question why, probably not. Ok, I'll try to explain what is happening. You staying in left turn line, the signal is red. Signal is changing to green and oncoming traffic start moving, you also moving for 1/3 of intersection. You're waiting for spot to turn. Finally you see the gap of 200ft between the vehicles. You turn your steering wheel a little bit and press the accelerator. At first point 4Runner is starting moving, and then your rear is starting to slip, so VSC is engaging and killing your power along with breaking the wheels. Sounds good so far... After some time you have control of the vehicle again, but your VSC is still shutting the engine for a couple of seconds more; you can push the pedal to the ground, nothing happened. After all it releases the power and start moving again. You are lucky if this happened once, sometimes it happens twice or more. The most interesting point is that by the time your system will give you power back the gap is closed and you can see how the vehicle from oncoming traffic is closing to your right side very fast, flashing and horning you. You blocked his way in reality and make the dangerous situation. I
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Wow! Now I'm really happy that I got the V8 and it was exactly for those reasons.

I had a '97 and it did much the same thing except it wasn't because of VSC but because of wheelspin. That truck was like a pickup sometimes, very light in the back.

I LOVE the full time 4wd because I never have to think about it. Most times with the part time systems (as with me in the past) by the time you realize you need it, it is too late to engage it.
 
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GYoter said:
That would suck. Reasons to buy the V8....full time 4wd. Ive never had a situation like that arise.

i am not trying to bash on the v6 here
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I tried to switch to 4High (same as V8 has as standard), but the result is the same. I went to the dealership and drove V8. Same s**t. It's definitely better, but not enough to stop VSC to react. The only way to switch it off is to lock the differential, but I'd not recommend doing it, because if you will finish in hard pavement such asphalt, you'll burn and/or break it in some time. Diff lock is supposed to be engaged only in off-road condition when each wheel can spin differently.
 
The V6 can be operated full-time in 4WD, much the same as the V8. When it comes to 4WD, I am old-school. Too many years where 4WD was only to be used off-road or on-road in significant snow/ice.

So far, I haven't had any trouble with the VSC in 2WD. If I do, I'll just switch it to 4WD and leave it there.
 
Baba Booey said:
The V6 can be operated full-time in 4WD, much the same as the V8. When it comes to 4WD, I am old-school. Too many years where 4WD was only to be used off-road or on-road in significant snow/ice.

So far, I haven't had any trouble with the VSC in 2WD. If I do, I'll just switch it to 4WD and leave it there.
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Here, up north in Canada, we have a lot of snow and ice in winter and this issue is becoming very noticeable. Probably in south states you'll never notice it (I don't know where are you located) or may be you're not pushing it...
 
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