panther427
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Please someone figure out a way to disable this crap... Can we just buy the switch and wiring harness.. and plug them into our cars?
Stability Control.....
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panther427 said:
Here is how the 2013 Taurus Owners Guide, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA says to turn them off. ..or you can just reduce the action of the system by entering sport mode.
The images below are from pages 215, 216, and the last is page 213.
This may not apply to all SHOs... but this is the manual that comes with a 2013 model. The first two refer to "Advanced Trac" which is the stability control. The last refers to the traction control.
Hope this helps. You can left click on the images to enlarge them.
Again, hope this helps my friend. As noted in the manual there are some practical reasons to disable the traction control.
panther427
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I dont have the PP. So all i can do is disable the T/C in the menu on the dash in the 2013 car. I really wanna try plugging the button in and wiring and see if it would turn of ESC.. S/C or what ever they wanna call it Advanced trac is it... So many names for the same thing it just silly. ... Anyways i did look in the owners manual and found that page but as i dont have a PP car there is no button to push in my center consol area.. But thank you for the help... 
panther427
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BiGMaC said:
I can turn the Traction Control off.. But i cannot get the Advanced Trac..
I have no Advance trac button...
Did i miss something in the manual there??
But i did learn that if i drive in reverse its not engaged.. So i shall be driving backwards from now on.
panther427
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Usually most companys try to save money. So i would think one computer for the SHO.. and the difference for Advance trac would just be the addition of the leads and the switch when someone buys the PP pack... Sounds cheaper and easier for an assembly line to me anyways.
panther427 said:
That's sure possible. but it could just be the factory flash of the control unit (Sync/MFT) and dealers can't change this type of "option related" instruction with a flash... For example, at least in the Ford trucks, the nav can't be activated in a non-nav truck even though the hardware is in... the cost saving was in consistent physical construction in this case. We went through this with my wife's truck.
panther427
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Any tricks to gettin the part out
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Call me ignorant, but I have no idea where the Advancetrac button is located.
panther427
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Well on the 2013 and up cars it would but under front flap of the center console just under the stereo/ HVAC controls. Its located in the spot where the Auto Park and rear sunshade buttons are.
panther427 said:
I have an early (9/12) 2013 SHO, non-PP.... The "button" where the "AdvancedTrac" button would be is an immoveable blank. :icon_cry:
I'm really interested in whether the wiring is there to just install a button even if it means replacing that pocket portion of the center stack to get the physical button... see the pic below. I plan to discuss it with the service manager in a couple of week when I go to my dealership for routine service.
panther427
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Well here is a pic
Lift up center console and gently pry up on the side trim to gain access to bolts holding. That piece in.
Lift up center console and gently pry up on the side trim to gain access to bolts holding. That piece in.
I have a non-PP 2013 SHO and am curious about this as well. Seems silly not to have the button if the wiring is present. My question is would the car's brain recognize the button even if the wiring and plug is present? When I was considering putting heated mirrors in my 2013 Focus ST I did some research and read posts of guys removing the mirrors to find the wiring and plugs present, they installed the new heated mirror glass and plugged everything in only to find the option not "active". Supposedly the dealer could have activated the heated mirror option in the car's brain, but I never heard of anyone successfully doing this. I wonder if the traction control button would be similar in our SHOs? Hope not.
SHO MAN said:
That could also be a matter of the fuse box. Normally you'll notice 2 posts for each fuse when you look down inside where the fuse actually sits, as there are 2 prongs. It might have the wiring complete up to the box which would show one post of the fuse holder, though there would be a break between the power terminal which you'll see by a missing terminal. That is why you might see "empty" spots inside your fuse box as if it were missing a fuse, though usually it's an option not wired up.
panther427
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What wire do you add to the dash.... The dealer is still only ones who can change build data???
I want to do this.
I want to do this.
