Is the DSC button a sport button?

[MiniMoodle]

Probably sounds a real twit of a question! I have heard of sport buttons. I have a DSC button - is this the same thing? What does the DSC button do and when should I use it?

[Scrogg]

No. DSC is Dynamic Stability Control. The Sport button has Sport written on it.

[popey]

DSC is Dynamic Stability Control. Its a safety feature that aids the handling of the car. It also incorporates ASC+T. DSC is deactivated by holding down the button.

What year and model is car.

Sports button is totally different feature

[MiniMoodle]

I guess it would make sense if the sport button had sport on it!

Its an 08 diesel cooper. When would I press the button then?

[Scrogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMoodle (original)

When would I press the button then?

There's no real reason why you would ever need to unless you were using the car on a track.

[MiniMoodle]

Thanks Scrogg, I'll leave it alone till then!

[Scrogg]

This is a pretty good description of what it does:

Quote:

Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) is a suspension control system which goes beyond the single components of Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Cornering Brake Control (CBC) and Automatic Stability Control + Traction (ASC + T).

The steering wheel movement, vehicle speed, transverse acceleration and yaw are all used by DSC to register imminent instability when cornering. DSC then intervenes via the engine management system, reducing drive torque and activating wheel brakes when necessary to keep the vehicle stable. These events occur within milliseconds.

DSC is, in fact, a further development of the ABS and ASC+T slip control systems.

* While ASC + T analyzes the longitudinal forces occurring in straight-ahead operation, DSC additionally registers and analyses lateral dynamic forces.
* When cornering at high speeds, DSC counters unstable vehicle states such as oversteering (rear of car brakes into a slide towards the outside of the curve) or understeering (front of car pushes towards the outside of the curve).
* The DSC feature can provide maximum stability when cornering.
* With DSC there is a significant reduction in the risk of skidding.

[popey]

Still its nice to turn it off for some every now and then!!!

[Scrogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original)

Still its nice to turn it off for some insert missing word here every now and then!!!

Some what?

[popey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original)

Some what?

Answers on a post card to............

I do like the DTC setting on my JCW