woo hoo snow is on the way and for the first time I own an audi A4 Quattro
but the manual says turn off ESP?! lol wtf
WTF !! I can't believe you read the manual
Your a3 has a Haldex 4 wheel drive which in effect makes the car behave like a FWD car till the front wheels slip then the drive is directed to the rear axle ! It's not a true quattro "per se" !i have an a3 quattro, was out the other evening in the snow, was fun, wasnt as much grip as i thought but still fun!!
Find you large local shopping park, it will be near deserted today, and go and have a play and find out how your car behaves.
Lot less chance of running out of talent at the wrong time and bending your pride an joy.
You can be fantastically skilled and in control 99% of the time, but you can bet your sweet ***, when you fail and hit something, there will be some snotty nosed kid with a phone cam capturing it to put on youtube
Your a3 has a Haldex 4 wheel drive which in effect makes the car behave like a FWD car till the front wheels slip then the drive is directed to the rear axle ! It's not a true quattro "per se" !
I wish i could disable the ABS and ESP altogether in the quattro and to have proper locking diffs not Mickey Mouse electronic gizmos behaving "like" a locking diff ! Also there is a solution to braking better downhill- winter/studded tyres !
you dont want fast in snow mate haha