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bluegixxer007 · 07-16-2018, 03:18 PM

So, was there a consensus on this? holding the button for 7 or 10 seconds do anything special? how does that relate to hitting the button twice, or getting the PTM menu to come up? and does PTM actually disable the stabilitrac?

I ask because the past few track days I've noticed that my front brakes have about 50% of the pad left on them after 2 days of track driving, but the rears are worn down to the indicators (~2x the wear than the fronts. Counter intuitive in every way.). I suspect that traction control is using the rear brakes to fight the power I'm putting into the car while tracking out after an apex, wearing the hell out of the rear brakes, as well as robbing me of power. (I might be tracking out of a corner between 60-85 MPH in 3rd gear for example, and I know for a fact that in that gear and speed, the SS should be pulling like a tractor still.)

Did anyone else experience the same issue with traction control decimating their rear brakes at the track?

Last weekend I was at Road America and used the PTM menu to set the car to "Sport 2" or "Race" mode, but I still feel that I'm being robbed of power while trying to apply throttle when tracking out of a corner after apex. And watching the videos from the PDR seems to support my theory that the traction control is still intervening somehow.

The manual doesn't seem to clear on which function does what. (I've got the 2017 SS 1LE.)

Thanks for the help!

07-16-2018, 03:18 PM	#14
bluegixxer007 Drives: Audi A4 3.2L Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6	So, was there a consensus on this? holding the button for 7 or 10 seconds do anything special? how does that relate to hitting the button twice, or getting the PTM menu to come up? and does PTM actually disable the stabilitrac? I ask because the past few track days I've noticed that my front brakes have about 50% of the pad left on them after 2 days of track driving, but the rears are worn down to the indicators (~2x the wear than the fronts. Counter intuitive in every way.). I suspect that traction control is using the rear brakes to fight the power I'm putting into the car while tracking out after an apex, wearing the hell out of the rear brakes, as well as robbing me of power. (I might be tracking out of a corner between 60-85 MPH in 3rd gear for example, and I know for a fact that in that gear and speed, the SS should be pulling like a tractor still.) Did anyone else experience the same issue with traction control decimating their rear brakes at the track? Last weekend I was at Road America and used the PTM menu to set the car to "Sport 2" or "Race" mode, but I still feel that I'm being robbed of power while trying to apply throttle when tracking out of a corner after apex. And watching the videos from the PDR seems to support my theory that the traction control is still intervening somehow. The manual doesn't seem to clear on which function does what. (I've got the 2017 SS 1LE.) Thanks for the help!