[Helldriver]

Once disabled, you cannot move it manually (not sure if you mean by hand) by hitting the spoiler button in the car.

I want to be able to operate the spoiler up and down with the original button when I want it up/down but it shouldn't come out automatically like in "normal/OEM" operation. That means I need to route a cable from the spoiler motor directly to the switch (most likely a relay in between due to high current draw in operation) to be able to do that.

 

[Circuits]

As a side bar to this thread...

I have disabled the spoiler via Vagcom, but every once and a while, and I haven't noticed a pattern yet, the light on the spoiler button comes on and stays on until I turn off the car. Anyone else experience this and/or know if this is an actual issue or just an annoyance?

Thanks!

 

[wiredup]

I'm a MY2010, what year is yours?

MY 2012. May not make a difference

 

[chusteveb]

I have been unplugging the harness from the traction control module behind the drivers seat (LHD) to permanently disable ESP/ASR for track days. Otherwise with it plugged in as normal, even after turning it off using the button with a press and long hold, it will still reactivate at just over 100mph. Looking for the best of both worlds, hoping there is coding instructions on how to raise or eliminate the value of when ESP/ASR auto reactivates.

 

[chusteveb]

I have been unplugging the harness from the traction control module behind the drivers seat (LHD) to permanently disable ESP/ASR for track days. Otherwise with it plugged in as normal, even after turning it off using the button with a press and long hold, it will still reactivate at just over 100mph. Looking for the best of both worlds, hoping there is coding instructions on how to raise or eliminate the value of when ESP/ASR auto reactivates.

BTW, I do have an aftermarket fixed wing with the motion of the oe wing disabled however i don't believe that this has to do with the auto reactivation of ESP/ASR at 100mph. Maybe someone without an aftermarket wing can confirm that at 100mph the ESP/ASR will still automatically switch back on.

 

[mngolfer]

I have disabled ESP at the track. I have driven 150 MPH on the straight at BIR and it stays off. I have never attempted to shut down the ASR. There were some videos from nine years ago that showed the car's handling reaction with nothing off, ESP off and ASR off. If my memory is accurate this was done with a professional driver.The car was dangerous with ASR off.

 

[desperado]

I have some experience with the spoiler/ASR issue when adding an aftermarket GT wing to a 2009 R8 V8.

Coding out the spoiler with VCDS makes the car go into an ASR/ESP protective mode at speed as described earlier in this thread. Apparently when no spoiler is installed the electronics are programmed to protect the driver from this dangerous situation by forcing ASR On. This would be A Good Thing if there were really no rear aero device installed. Unfortunately, the car doesn't know there is a GT wing present.

This is not a problem when the car is street-driven. Coding out the spoiler is a satisfactory solution in this situation.

When we want less ASR intervention (when driving aggressively on the track) it becomes very obtrusive. Hit the button to turn ASR off, and it turns on again by the next corner. I rode passenger in the car and watched the DIS and ASR light. It's very obvious tha is what's happening. To keep ASR off I had to press the button between every corner!

To determine if the spoiler is up, the system wants the spoiler motor to actually run, followed by a spoiler limit switch Up indication. This sequence turns on the spoiler light in the button and now the car is happy. So the problem to be solved is how do we get the spoiler light to turn On when the spoiler is actually locked down (which we've done to avoid interfering with the fixed GT-ish wing)?

To get an Up indication when the spoiler is actually down, I simply reversed the spoiler motor leads. Now we start the car and hold down the spoiler button, the motor runs up (actually down) and hits the internal limit switch (physically the down limit, but because we've swapped the wires the car thinks the spoiler is Up). The spoiler indicator light on the console turns On, and the car is happy. Because we've run the spoiler "up" manually using the button, it stays "up" until the car is turned off. With the spoiler light On, the driver again has normal control of ASR/ESP.

It's been some time since I worked on this, and I don't recall how we kept the spoiler from moving "down" (actually up) when the car slows. If I recall correctly, I think it simply stays "up" since the wing was "raised" manually using the button. I'll check when I'm again next to the car (might take a while) and I'll post an update if we took some additional steps.

 

[Al Pettee]

Thanks Desperado,

Please update us soon. When spring comes to the northeast and I take my car out of hibernation (after the winter road salt is gone), I'd like to do what you have done to your spoiler wiring if it indeed works to keep ESP/ASR off over 100mph.

Al

 

[R8gibberish]

Anyone ever figure out a solution for this?

 

[pdxsim2]

Hi, I need help. I installed aftermarket wing. When yo do so, you have to electronicaly disable wing open function. But when you do so, it mess up ESC. When you switch off ESC and go beyond 170kmh or 100mph, the stability control switch back on by its self. And it is not possible to swicth ESC off when you go faster than 170kmh/100mph. This is very annoing on track. Anybody has any tips how to solve this problem? Should I go mechanical way? Or maybe should I try some coding and code off this function? Those who have aftermarket wing and track your car, how did you solve this. And for fun, here are some burnout videos of my RWD R8 V10 plus )) http://instagr.am/p/BcWZPI_H_Am/ http://instagr.am/p/Bc69pJAHn0h/ http://instagr.am/p/Bcg3UDRnxne/

Hey did u have a chance to figure this out? Because I run motec and I installed a wing and had to disable my wing motor by removing the fuse and TRACTION would turn back on automatically when going 100mph like u said..if I put the fuse back in, will I still have this issue?

 

[yagelbulk71]

Did anyone figure this out? Having the same issue base 2017