XDL - Effective or Not?

[dArK5HaD0w]

The inside cover of your service schedule will have all the codes of your drive train , suspension and options fitted, just punch the code no.s into the code reader in the sticky section of this forum and it will tell you whether you have XDL.

it doesn't! i already mentioned that a few posts earlier.
all it shows is "1AT - Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)".

inside cover of service manual, or build sticker in the boot.

[buzuki]

XDL just predicts understeer or wheel spin. Doesnt mean it can stop it everytime. Same as ESP is NOT going to be able to correct your car if you lose control EVERYTIME

[redline3345]

XDL just predicts understeer or wheel spin. Doesnt mean it can stop it everytime. Same as ESP is NOT going to be able to correct your car if you lose control EVERYTIME

Buzuki

My XDL doesn't stop wheelspin ANYTIME, lol!

---------- Post added at 09:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:50 PM ----------

I purchased a VCDS kit today, but to show me how it worked, the helpful guys at Harding Performance hooked up theirs and low and behold, there is settings for XDS (XDL) on my car - currently it is set to normal - maybe I'm just lucky?! and my car is one of the ones where it doesn't work as well as others. I'll try the strong setting though to see if that makes any difference.

Thanks to everyone who offered input!

[bluefrog]

not that it helps you much, but I almost always have to try pretty hard to NOT have wheelspin when accelerating from stop. But when it comes to accelerating out of a give-way only corner, the wheels usually don't spin - all I get is revs and power going nowhere

[buzuki]

well i guess it more detects when a wheel is going to be unloaded, it will then brake that wheel and act as a pivot point which gives a better turn in/turning radius.

There is no way to physically demonstrate it unless, you find a big open space and start doin speed circles with it on and off and with a car that just has EDL, on paper there is a big improvement.

And for the others who thought there must be parts added. Its just software inside the ABS control unit.

[dArK5HaD0w]

And for the others who thought there must be parts added. Its just software inside the ABS control unit.

bingo
its not obvious like "with abs" and "without abs".

[redline3345]

Finally - changed the setting for XDS with VCDS to 2 or "strong". In a short drive in the wet, it appears better, as in, not so much wheelspin in corners, but if provoked, will readily light up the inside front wheel.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Finally - changed the setting for XDS with VCDS to 2 or "strong". In a short drive in the wet, it appears better, as in, not so much wheelspin in corners, but if provoked, will readily light up the inside front wheel.

ah goodie.....so u do have XDS then.

[redline3345]

Yeah, Darkshadow - it's there - might need some beefing up though!