I can't see how that can be the case. all 4 wheels were spinning so it must be the tyres but thanks for your helpful post. now fitted with winter tyres all round and is as good as i thought it should have beenSo I think the long and short of this thread is that _Zerocool_ there's something wrong with your car
I can't see how that can be the case. all 4 wheels were spinning so it must be the tyres but thanks for your helpful post. now fitted with winter tyres all round and is as good as i thought it should have been
Your manual says you should turn the ESP off in the snow with Quattro.
only if you get stuck and it wont allow you to move, with my a6 driving fast on snow/ice with the esp off was dangerous as it would spin the wheels and slide even with snow tyres on,
with the esp on you can drive like an idiot and its just 10% tail happy if you stab it lol, also when towing cars up hills you can use full throttle and the tc & esp does all the work and keep the grip maxed
I'm still a bit surprised by that,but I'd lay the blame at least in part at those Bridgestones,which have poor grip and a very hard compound.My 2010 S3 Sportback is absolutely pants in even the shallowest of snow. Running on OEM Bridgestone RE050A's. I think the Haldex or Quattro is misfunctioning - the front wheels slip even on full power from a standstill in the dry. Anyone had experience of Haldex / Quattro "breaking" in an 8P S3 ?
Turns out the Haldex oil pump had gone. Audi replaced the part free of charge as a goodwill gesture.My 2010 S3 Sportback is absolutely pants in even the shallowest of snow. Running on OEM Bridgestone RE050A's. I think the Haldex or Quattro is misfunctioning - the front wheels slip even on full power from a standstill in the dry. Anyone had experience of Haldex / Quattro "breaking" in an 8P S3 ?