ok i have my 08 cobalt SS. now for the no lift shift do you have to put it to a setting or can you do it any time. and for launch control do you have to set it..

basically what do you have to press to use launch control and no lift shift..

 

hit the traction control button twice

 

You should see "competive driving" or something on the DIC after pushing the traction button twice. That will enable the no-lift and launch control

 

what if you press the button ONCE? *sigh* DUN DUN DUUUUUN!

but no really, what happens if you only pres it once? lol

so before u race someone, u gotta press it twice?

 

if ya hit it once it says traction off twice. competitive mode. then ur ready for nolift **** n launch control

 

lol so competitive mode sets both???

 

if you press it once it just turns off traction control. pushing it twice at a stop will turn on launch control, your dic should read "competitive mode launch control". then competive mode is turned on and you can use the no lift shift feature. if you are driving and havent started with the launch control just push it twice and see competive mode on the dic and then you can use the no lift shift feature that way

 

one time i tried to no lift shift outta competitive mode it didnt go in the gear. just my own experience

 

just read the owners manual dude its not that hard

 

so just hitting it once is just for traction?

btw i have no manual haha, car comes next week cant wait >_<

 

manual dont tell u dick

hittin it once takes traction control off. n u can blow the **** outta ur tires

 

So you dont have to clutch at all if you dont want to?

 

lol, figures! i never drive without traction control anyway, but the competitive mode will be sweet

is there an icon that indicates that ur in competetive mode?

 

ok so in conclusion.

press traction control button once = turns off traction control

press traction control twice at a stop = turns on competitive mode and launch control/no lift shift. dic should read "competitive mode/launch control"

press traction control twice while driving = allows you to use no lift shift and dic should read "competitive mode"

no, it will just say "competitive mode" on the dic for a second

HAHAHAHA fail. no. you just dont have to let up on the gas when you shift

 

its people like cinciss07 that has somewhat good patience to answer weird questions and replies lol! XD

 

OOO I got you I was misunderstanding it lol. still a kick ass feature

My bad lol it wasn't making sense to me

 

haha i try

 

ok guys thanks. i thought thats how it worked but i wanted to ask befor i went and jacked up my car lol

 

The Traction off icon will also be displayed on the dash.

 

I don't have mine yet but can't you also hold the button for 5 seconds to turn off most traction systems? I'm just going by what I remember from a video.

 

If you hold it for 5 sec, it turns off ESC and TCS, lets you go without computer assistance. Not really a good idea, 99% of people will be faster with stability control on. Just use competitive mode. Bob Bondurant said, when he drove the new Z06's, that it was the best ESC program he had ever used when in competitive mode, that there really was no reason to turn it off. It lets you go just about as far as possible while still staying in control. Turning it off would really only be useful if you wanted to drive stupid and not have the computer try and stop you.

 

you dont have to be at a stop 2 set comp mode as long as u press the button twice in a row.