Seems half the country is under some sort of snow right now. Here in Indiana we've gotten something close 40" inches this past month. I cannot state the importance of turning off TCS while driving in the snow. With it on, and my absolute bottom of the barrel quality Bridgestone Ecopias tires, I slide all over the place... no traction, going sideways on turns, hitting curbs, can't accelerate from a stop and I was dearly missing my Dodge Charger.. yes my RWD Dodge Charger.
This is my first AWD vehicle. I'm used to RWD or 4X4 (Jeep) and I was super frustrated by the initial snow performance. The Bridgestone Ecopias sure don't help one bit and I read on here that turning off TCS would help. It sure made a difference but I'm still not confident in this vehicle. Maybe new All Seasons are the key...
I'm not happy with Mazda or Bridgestone over the decision to include the Ecopias on these cars in snowy regions to begin with and began complaining from day one. Never got a good answer from either Mazda or Bridgestone and no one wanted to help me swap them out, even prorated, for ANY other tire.
Anyway, sorry this post came off as more of a rant but tl;dr - Turn off TCS in the snow. It helps big time.
This is my first AWD vehicle. I'm used to RWD or 4X4 (Jeep) and I was super frustrated by the initial snow performance. The Bridgestone Ecopias sure don't help one bit and I read on here that turning off TCS would help. It sure made a difference but I'm still not confident in this vehicle. Maybe new All Seasons are the key...
I'm not happy with Mazda or Bridgestone over the decision to include the Ecopias on these cars in snowy regions to begin with and began complaining from day one. Never got a good answer from either Mazda or Bridgestone and no one wanted to help me swap them out, even prorated, for ANY other tire.
Anyway, sorry this post came off as more of a rant but tl;dr - Turn off TCS in the snow. It helps big time.