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moose · Apr 6th, 2004, 08:29 PM

Hi All, Just found the site - I can see a large phonebill is likely from now on!!
Has anyone had any problems with the DSC on the MCS? This has saved my life on one occasion when a little overexuberance saw me heading for a deep ditch until it pulled me back - standing water in the middle of a fast S bend is not what you want to find! So I don't want to switch it off. However, on certain indeterminate road surfaces at junctions, when I am trying to insert into a stream of fast moving traffic, I am left barely moving in the middle of the traffic! Scary!! As I can't tell in advance when this will happen, I cannot turn DSC off for that junction - well, I could, but this would have to be done at every junction. It seems that the system is set too finely - any way round this?

T13 Fighter · Apr 6th, 2004, 08:42 PM

Welcome to Mini2 - cant really help with your problem tho, i havent got DSC......

xnetco · Apr 6th, 2004, 08:44 PM

You probably just need to ease your clutch or check your wheels. Although since I had my wheels changed I've heardly noticed the DSC coming on!

beej · Apr 6th, 2004, 08:46 PM

Hi Moose,

If you want a fast start - good example, a T-junction coming onto a fast A-road - then the DSC can hold you back. You've no option but to turn the DSC off for a few seconds. This way you take 100% control and have direct control over the speed at which you're applying power and pulling away.

I've turned DSC off on a few occasions like this, but I don't think you need to (or should!) necessarily have it off for normal driving.

Just remember to turn it back on... just in case!

moose · Apr 6th, 2004, 08:52 PM

Thanks - when you get to my age the memory goes - so I think I'll leave it on and cope!!!!

HarryHBMCC · Apr 8th, 2004, 04:37 PM

Upgrade your car's ECU to v.36 and you'll find the ASC/DSC allows for much more wheelspin and is much less likely to kill the engine while pulling out into traffic.

Harry

Anytime Baby · Apr 8th, 2004, 05:09 PM

Are ones new from the factory v.36 or do you have to specifically request it?

HarryHBMCC · Apr 8th, 2004, 05:25 PM

All '04s should have it.

jcprwks · Apr 8th, 2004, 05:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by HarryIndiBlue

All '04s should have it.

Actually only those '04s that were built as of 11/03 - my '04 was built in 9/03 and required an v36 upgrade (for the stumble issue).

Apr 6th, 2004, 08:29 PM	#1
moose MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wigan Or Robin Hood Local Time: 01:59 AM Posts: 4 Offline	MCS, DSC and slippery junctions Hi All, Just found the site - I can see a large phonebill is likely from now on!! Has anyone had any problems with the DSC on the MCS? This has saved my life on one occasion when a little overexuberance saw me heading for a deep ditch until it pulled me back - standing water in the middle of a fast S bend is not what you want to find! So I don't want to switch it off. However, on certain indeterminate road surfaces at junctions, when I am trying to insert into a stream of fast moving traffic, I am left barely moving in the middle of the traffic! Scary!! As I can't tell in advance when this will happen, I cannot turn DSC off for that junction - well, I could, but this would have to be done at every junction. It seems that the system is set too finely - any way round this?

Apr 6th, 2004, 08:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
T13 Fighter Badger Badger Badger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coruscant Local Time: 12:59 AM Posts: 477 Offline	Welcome to Mini2 - cant really help with your problem tho, i havent got DSC...... MINI not coming now so i'm going racing instead

Apr 6th, 2004, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
beej MINI2 Senior Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cirencester, UK Local Time: 12:59 AM Posts: 666 Offline	Hi Moose, If you want a fast start - good example, a T-junction coming onto a fast A-road - then the DSC can hold you back. You've no option but to turn the DSC off for a few seconds. This way you take 100% control and have direct control over the speed at which you're applying power and pulling away. I've turned DSC off on a few occasions like this, but I don't think you need to (or should!) necessarily have it off for normal driving. Just remember to turn it back on... just in case! GTT220 / GTT brakes / Milltek cat-back / poly bushes / Bluetooth / aero bits / IceLink

Apr 8th, 2004, 04:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
HarryHBMCC MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Can Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 2,655 Offline	Upgrade your car's ECU to v.36 and you'll find the ASC/DSC allows for much more wheelspin and is much less likely to kill the engine while pulling out into traffic. Harry MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey

Apr 8th, 2004, 05:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
HarryHBMCC MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Can Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 2,655 Offline	All '04s should have it. MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey

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Apr 6th, 2004, 08:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
xnetco MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 01:59 AM Posts: 385 Offline	You probably just need to ease your clutch or check your wheels. Although since I had my wheels changed I've heardly noticed the DSC coming on!

Apr 6th, 2004, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
moose MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wigan Or Robin Hood Local Time: 01:59 AM Posts: 4 Offline	Thanks - when you get to my age the memory goes - so I think I'll leave it on and cope!!!!

Apr 8th, 2004, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anytime Baby MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 12:59 AM Posts: 49 Offline	Are ones new from the factory v.36 or do you have to specifically request it?

Apr 8th, 2004, 05:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
jcprwks MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Local Time: 04:59 PM Posts: 4 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by HarryIndiBlue All '04s should have it. Actually only those '04s that were built as of 11/03 - my '04 was built in 9/03 and required an v36 upgrade (for the stumble issue).

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