Testing ESC Sport and ESC Off in a 2018 VW Golf Sportwagen w/4Motion

3 runs in Mexico. First stock. Second ESC Sport. Third ESC Off.
'18 GSW 4Motion w/DSG. 235/40/18 Continental Control Contact Sport SRS tires. About 50 deg F out. I also have XDS set to "weak" which will come into play here.
I'd say I was getting more screech in the ESC Sport and Off. I was at about 45mph or so at entry to the turn each time. Looks like I came out of the turn at 39mph stock, 41mph ESC Sport, and 43mph ESC Off.
The coding has been posted a bazillion and one times all over the interwebs but here it is if you don't want to just use 10 credits for the app (this would be the "ESC SPORT/ESC OFF V2" option in the app).
Brake control unit\long coding\byte 29\
for bits 0-3, only have 3 checked which will be Hex 08 for that byte and give you the short push ESC Sport and long push ESC Off.

[@timraggi1955]

J'adore les golf

[@Vertignasse82]

Thank you for posting. Still no major issues with your car after all this time? What tune are you on again these days?

[@karstgeo7290]

No issues at 54K. Running Unitronic's Stage 2+ IS38.

[@VQ30TLJ]

Thanks, I didn't realize that ESC fully off was not a stock option. It looks like ASR off and ESC sport are the stock options. I am going to try this coding. Related: have you disabled "starting vibration reduction"? If so, how? Would be nice if there's a way to quickly turn that on and off too.

[@karstgeo7290]

It's stock on the R. I have played with SVR. It does zero. I have a DSG so maybe for the stick guys but I'm not convinced anyone actually knows what SVR even does.

[@mhaas281]

I was hoping to see a donut on run 3

[@karstgeo7290]

It's hard to actually get the car on the limit enough on the road to test this....track is different.

[@daydream2818]

So esc sport / esc off , will turn off traction control and allow for burnouts? Off course im talking with turning off svr !

[@karstgeo7290]

ASR is off when you do ESC Sport or ECS OFF. I have no idea what car you have. SVR does nothing for my 4Mo DSG car but knock yourself out!

[@daydream2818]

@@karstgeo7290 2016 gti dsg , just wanted to make sure traction control will be completely off when i turn off esc!! Using obd 11 btw , and thank u ♥️

[@daydream2818]

@@karstgeo7290 ohh and does everything go back to normal when u activate esc using the button ?

[@karstgeo7290]

@@daydream2818 correct - ECS OFF will be ASR Off and ESC Off - or at least as much as it will let you.

[@karstgeo7290]

@@daydream2818 yes, when you turn it back on you get ASR on and ESC on. SVR is a separate setting that is not connected to the ASR/ESC settings.