Babaron

Has anyone ever seen the Tire Temp display read COLD and if so, what were the weather conditions at the time. How did it handle?

Thanks!

Ron

ENCT

Summer only tires in temps below 50 are dangerous. I have Sottozero's on my 911 and they are a world of difference in the winter. I would have to assume a cold tire temperature would require caution. Summer tires are meant to be run hot.
Eric

Kracka

"Tire temps are split into three categories: cold (below 45 degrees), warm (45-115 degrees) and hot (above 115 degrees). In "cold" mode ABS intervenes sooner and more progressively, while the differential is more aggressive to limit inside wheelspin. As temps increase, ABS control intervenes later and becomes more lenient, while differential locking ramps up more slowly."

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/2014-chevrolet-corvette-seven-things-you-dont-know-about-the-c7.html

Babaron

Thanks. I am asking because I have never seen the temp read "COLD" ever in my Z, even driving in the 30's. Just wondering if anyone has seen it read "COLD?"

6104696

mine read "cold for the first time last week when it was 44 F in the garage. Meanwhile, other days it has been as cold as 39 % and it read "warm." Go figure.

No matter what the DIC says, traction below 45 or so is pathetic. Acceleration requires a gentle right foot, and I leave plenty of stopping distance and don't try to peg the G meter...

I have thought of taking it to an empty road or lot on a cold night and testing lateral grip and stopping power...but I figure that with summer tires the safer thing to do is keep the car parked on cold nights.