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Traction control

Old Jan 11, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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Traction control

I have a 2007 chevy hhr with traction control, but I do not have a button to turn it off. I live on a dirt road and when it rains it's a mud road and traction control can get you stuck in the mud.
Can I install a later model dash piece with the button and wire it up? Or is that not possible?
Please let me know???
Old Jan 11, 2015 | 11:03 PM
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On the 07 the only way to turn off the traction control is to have the gear selector in low or reverse.

I have not heard of anyone installing a on off switch.
Old Jan 12, 2015 | 01:36 AM
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There was a tip here some time back, about pulling the parking brake on just enough to trip the circuit, but I can't confirm if that actually does work.

Agreed on the getting stuck issue, having encountered the same on an ice covered hairpin driveway years ago. 4 snows with cable chains would only make it by doing a banzai run at the hairpin. Was not fun.
Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Well I haven't gotten stuck yet, but we have a kia soul that has gotten stuck before and then we found the traction control button, and now it's much less likely.

I still researching things before I do anything because whenever the low traction light comes on, if I give it more gas after it has slowed down it seems to still rev up, but I'm still testing that.
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