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Nissan 370Z

Turn the ESP off and you can go playing in the snow. But something else happens too...

by: Henry Catchpole

10 Aug 2010

ESP off. Roundabout. Zed goes a looooong way sideways. ESP definitely off. ESP still off as I pull slowly out of a snowy car park… and the little yellow light starts flashing and the power is cut. ESP apparently lying about its off status. More investigation with snow and roundabouts needed.

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July 2009

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