What is the ESP button on my VW Passat?
“The electronic stabilisation program (ESP) makes the vehicle easier to control in handling situations close to the limit It reduces the danger of swerving and thus improves directional stability. ESP identifies the car’s intended direction and response.
What is the ESP button for in a VW?
ESP is Electronic Stability Program, which is a stability program which will help keep the car going the correct direction when it starts sliding or spinning tires on a slippery road. ON is the default position, and pressing the button will turn it OFF.
What does ESP mean on a car?
Electronic Stability Programme
When the Electronic Stability Programme detects a loss of steering control, it automatically applies individual brakes to help ‘steer’ the vehicle where the driver intended it to go. ESP is alternatively known as Electronic Stability Control (or ESC for short).
What happens when you turn ESP off?
Pressing the ESP button on most mainstream cars turns off the traction control – not the ESP – allowing your car’s driven wheels to spin freely, giving you the momentum needed to break free.
How do I turn off ESP completely?
ESP shutdown You just need to be above 10 mph and turn the key to the “start” position for a few seconds.
What does ESP Stand for on a VW?
The ESP (Electronic Stability Program) is an additional function to the commonly known ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) & TCS (Traction Control System). Many 2000+ VW’s, Audi’s, Skoda’s & Seat’s are fitted with the ESP system.
What does the ESP light on the dashboard mean?
ESP Stands for Electronic Stability Programme and is made by Volkswagen. When you are driving through slippery surfaces the ESP light will turn on and flash on your dashboard when it’s working.
How does the ESP system work on a car?
The ESP system will use accelerometer sensors around the vehicle, to detect when the vehicle is likely to loose traction whilst cornering or sudden turning to avoid a collision at speed.
Is there an ESP off switch on the Speedo?
All suffer with the common ESP system fault. The fault is detected by having the ESP light illuminated on the Dashboard Speedo and also the “ESP OFF” switch will be illuminated too. Pressing the “ESP OFF” switch will have no effect.