Turn off Traction Control

[gbuydos]

I was playing with the truck in an empty parking lot in the snow. I turned off traction control, but it still engaged and the icon flashed on the dash. I did have one pedal drive on and was in normal mode. What is the secret to turning traction control completely off?

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[Maquis]

I haven’t tried it in my Lightning, but if it’s like my Mach-E it won’t stay off. There was a TSB for it, 24-2289, but Ford rescinded it. I’m still waiting for a fix.

 

[gbuydos]

I just read the manual. Apparently I only turned off Traction Control. It still had Stability Control enabled. To turn off both, you need to hold down the Traction Control button for more than 5 seconds.

 

[RickLightning]

Yup. Was just typing that.

 

[Henry Ford]

I turned off traction and stability control during a snow a couple weeks ago. It's borderline undrivable. A wide open parking lot is definitely the place to practice.

 

[Hammick]

Be careful playing around with massive horsepower and nanny controls turned off.

 

[Albern]

What about going into off-road mode - does that turn down or completely turn off the traction and controls?

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