New Shape Vectra Traction Control Disabled?

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A friend of mine has an 03 reg vectra he bought used from Vauxhall dealership but has never seen the traction control light on the dash next to the ABS light as it should do when the ignition is first switched on. With the snow we're currently having he's used to not having any TC so has been drivig the way he's used to but when on patches of ice etc. the front wheels spin.

Shouldn't the TC stop this? ... as he's never seen the TC light on the dash would it just be the bulb gone or is there some way to disable the TC on the vectra?

it's a 1.8 Elegance btw if that makes any difference ... checked on a 1.8 SXi and 2.2 Elegance and they both show the TC light on the dash with ignition on.

Mal
 
Mal said:
A friend of mine has an 03 reg vectra he bought used from Vauxhall dealership but has never seen the traction control light on the dash next to the ABS light as it should do when the ignition is first switched on. With the snow we're currently having he's used to not having any TC so has been drivig the way he's used to but when on patches of ice etc. the front wheels spin.

Shouldn't the TC stop this? ... as he's never seen the TC light on the dash would it just be the bulb gone or is there some way to disable the TC on the vectra?

it's a 1.8 Elegance btw if that makes any difference ... checked on a 1.8 SXi and 2.2 Elegance and they both show the TC light on the dash with ignition on.

Mal
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checked the fuse?
 
I dont think 1.8s have traction control as standard unless the optional electronic stability pack has been fitted. My 1.8 LS certainly hasn`t, but the only wheelspin it ever manges is on wet leaves or ice :-)

Basill
 
Basill said:
I dont think 1.8s have traction control as standard unless the optional electronic stability pack has been fitted. My 1.8 LS certainly hasn`t, but the only wheelspin it ever manges is on wet leaves or ice :-)

Basill
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That last post was a precis of a reply I accidentally sent only to Mal!

Basill
 
Mal said:
A friend of mine has an 03 reg vectra he bought used from Vauxhall dealership but has never seen the traction control light on the dash next to the ABS light as it should do when the ignition is first switched on. With the snow we're currently having he's used to not having any TC so has been drivig the way he's used to but when on patches of ice etc. the front wheels spin.

Shouldn't the TC stop this? ... as he's never seen the TC light on the dash would it just be the bulb gone or is there some way to disable the TC on the vectra?

it's a 1.8 Elegance btw if that makes any difference ... checked on a 1.8 SXi and 2.2 Elegance and they both show the TC light on the dash with ignition on.

Mal
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I've done a bit of research, it's amazing what you can find out from the
Vauxhall website :), looks like the SXi I mentioned has had extras fitted as the VX website states that the TC-Plus traction control is standard on all vectras apart from the 1.8 versions.

Still seems wierd that you can have a 1.9cdti Club that has tc as standard but have a 1.8 Elite that doesn't.

thanks for all the help / advice ... sorry I didn't check the VX website first

Mal
 
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