A horrbile warning to all the fans of DSC off
I thought DSC was only a burn-out-throttle-down thing, didn't realize I was shutting off the entire torque ratio management system.
First of all: Yes. I'm an idiot. I did something stupid. Now you don't have to say it...
I Hit the "DSC Off", brought up the revs, and toasted the kid in the Honda next to me at a traffic light, and then hit the brakes coming to the next intersection. I approached the corner at no more than 10-15 mph, checked for traffic, and then powered through - like I'd done many times before. Except that without DSC, the rear wheels never got the proper torque. The car went into catastrophic understeer, and slid right out of the turn like an overweight Ft-wheel drive car w/ too much power, bouncing my baby right off the curb for about $2000 in damage to the strut, wheel, tire, bearings and tie rod.
Ouch.
Keep DSC on.