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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Does anyone knows why the VDC and slip lights comes on after driving the car for like 15 to 20 mins?
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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slip comes on when u brake traction...
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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what do u mean?
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by quiksilver38
slip comes on when u Break traction...
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Start with checking your brake fluid level and pads
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by El_350deldiablo
Does anyone knows why the VDC and slip lights comes on after driving the car for like 15 to 20 mins?
Did you think of looking in your owners manual?

It explains all those silly lights...

Indicator light
If a malfunction occurs in the system, the
SLIP and VDC OFF indicator lights come on in
the meter panel.
As long as these indicator lights are on, the
vehicle dynamic control function (except the
ABS) is canceled.
It could be any number of things causing it - from low fluid, worn pads, bad wheel speed sensors, all the way to a dying ABS computer.

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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 04:05 AM
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Welcome. What size tires are you running?
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Tire size problems wouldn't manifest themselves after 15 minutes of driving - they'd show up almost immediately or randomly in turns.
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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275/40 R18 those r the rear wheels n 245/40 front wheels
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Well I'm going to check the fluid today n know the pads r still on because I checked them already!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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A connection to a Consult-II could reveal something.
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