to truly turn it off, I think you have to keep it down for several seconds.. the telltale should light up.

 

Yes, as Squidward says, you must press the button for 2-3 secs. Just to make sure that you are serious about disengaging all support. And it will not only disengage the TC, but also the ESP (whatever called by Lotus).

I have even left it on the racetrack, system works very smooth in particular when in sports mode.

 

My own experience is this...Each time I started the engine, all options(with cluster idiot lights)were reset and no lights showed on dash except the initial start-up where all the lights flash to show they are working. So I'm sitting at a standstill and trying out all the options. I press the "Sport Button" and a light goes on in the cluster that says "SPORT". Then I press to turn it off. Still idling, I press the "Traction Control Button", and a light shows in the cluster that shows the little car with skid marks with the letters "OFF" showing underneath the "skid marks", showing that "traction control" is dis-engaged. Then I pressed the button again to re-engage traction control and the light went out. All was "OK" I thought...lol. When I started out, and within a mile each time of driving down the road, the "traction control light" would appear on the dash all by itself. Except when this happens, the word "OFF" does not appear underneath it like it normally would. This is a "Traction Control Fault Light". When it appears, it stops all other things from working. The "Sport Button", "Traction Control Button", "Cruise Control Button" all do not work when this fault light appears. Each time I turned the car off and re-started it, everything re-sett and all buttons worked and fault lights went out. But religiously, each time I started to drive down the road that DAM fault light came on stopping everything from working. What I didn't realize until I read the manual was another fault light was appearing in the cluster, but because it went out it didn't concern me at first. There is a little light that looks like a "wrench" and if it comes on at initial start-up and stays on for 30 seconds, this is a minor electrical fault that you should notify your dealer of. Again, this was happening also, and I new that idiot light was always the last to go out, but didn't know why until I read about it. So the car is in for it's 1000 mile check where they are suppose to address all these things and they've had it for a couple weeks so far.
But you can probably surmise, my initial experience with the car was getting to know the Evora's handling characteristics and why things don't work rather than the full use of options. Anyway...It is probably good the "SPORT BUTTON" didn't work in the break-in stage. It kept me tame.
I hope this helps...

 

Hi,
I am experiencing exactly the same thing with my traction control...warning light on permanently, disabling cruise control etc. Did you or your dealer get this cured? If so, what was the problem, because my dealer is struggling.

 

+1
Nice post!
Being guilty of not fully reading the manual I assumed everything cleared when the wrench was off!
Thanks!

 

PS: That "traction control fault light", I know, was always on...even at my test drive with the salesman before delivery. You would think hooking it up to the tech computer would have flagged somebody!
just a newbie observation...

 

Mike, that issue has had to be reprogrammed in many early cars. I got lucky but tell them about it next time in

 

Had a similar problem, sometimes when accellerating hard the traction control fault light went on, kicking out the sport mode and therefore surprisingly hard limiting the car at 6800RPM. Actual problem was a faulty MAF (but no CEL!)

They've had it for a couple weeks now...I might stop in...

Thanks for the info.

 

Had a similar problem, sometimes when accellerating hard the traction control fault light went on, kicking out the sport mode and therefore surprisingly hard limiting the car at 6800RPM. Actual problem was a faulty MAF (but no CEL!)

 

I had a problem with the traction control light staying on...the dealer researched it and found there is a known issue with the sensitivity of the brake pedal switch. They adjusted a bracket there and it solved the problem.

 

My dealer received confirmation back from Lotus which confirms KCZ's account on the issue and the brake pedal switch adjustment. At least that is where they are starting. :clap:

 

Here is some info that was offered by a forum member...I did forward this to my dealer also...don't know outcome yet.

"I had the exact same problem with my traction control light. Sport mode would go off and (even if it wasnt on) traction control would turn on after a minute of driving.

The first time the dealer thought it was fixed. I took it back, they contacted HQ and then figured out how to fix it. Works like it charm. once they had the answer, took em just a few minutes. If your dealer is unsure, Eric at Star Motors in Houston knows"

 

Thank you all for your answer. I will be more patient when pressing the traction button when I get the car off the lift and out of winter storage.

As I had already had the car in service for a month for a "computer update" problem I assumed it was something wrong (Yes, only 400 miles on it and already problems. Brings back my Esprit nightmares all too soon).

The manual is in the boot of the car so I guess I won't be reading that while I'm waiting for colder weather, but will read through it to make sure I understand all the car idiosynchrasies. Thanx again

 

Got exact same issue...it was faulty traction control sensors, can be adjusted and solved with software update.

 

I don't think I would ever turn off TCS, unless I did motorcross or something more educational. Traction control & dynamic stability control have saved my ass in a pinch more times than I would care to mention...

 

Funny, I shut it off whenever the road is dry. I haven't had a sports car for years with TC. I want to know the limits by feel not by electronannies interfering with the fun factor.

 

Traction light problem solved

Was a brake sensor triggering the fault light, like a few others on here suggest. Dealer in UK had Lotus engineers in and replaced the part...problem solved....nothing to worry about.

 

A TC fault popped up for me yesterday. I get a 30 second wrench, then the TC fault telltale -- clearly electrical.

It occurred after some very hard braking and a spin. Scarily, I lost brake assist (ice mode maybe?) and had to put substantial pressure on the pedal to stop. I was probably only going about 40 mph.

donour

 

The question is... was your goPro recording and can we see!

 

No, but the autocross paparazzi probably were. opcorn:

They follow me around.

donour

EDIT: Oh and I had a passenger who enjoyed the trip.

 

Nice! If you get any pics share

 

Doesn't anybody know what adjustment was made in KCZ's case to fix the problem? Was it a completely mechanical fix or did it require a sensor replacement?

donour

 

My dealer couldn't identify the problem because there weren't any fault codes present, so they checked with Lotus and were told this was a known issue. Accordingly, they "adjusted bracket at the brake pedal switch for traction control." There was no mention of a sensor replacement in the service record. It appears to have solved the problem.

 

No luck with anything I tried, dropped it off at the dealer.

EDIT: looks like my problem is also a malfunctioning brake switch. I'm waiting on a new one.

 

Just wanted to close the loop on this. My problem was caused by brake switch that did not extend fully when pedal was pressed; it was fixed under warranty.

donour

 

Glad it was fixed.

 

It seems my problem might be related to this as above brake light switch