Can Anyone Tell Me What This Button Does ?

[Buckers]

Hi just picked up my Surf on Saturday,lovely car to drive wish I had got one sooner,there is a button infront of the gear shift that has ETC Power on, written on it,can anyone tell me what this does,sorry if this has been mentioned in a past thread I have tried looking but with no luck,I will be ordering an owners manual and some other bits asap,Roy B)

[Andy]

The ECT is like a sports mode for gear changes, it keeps the revs higher in each gear, download the owners manual from here http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/downloads.htm

[Buckers]

The ECT is like a sports mode for gear changes, it keeps the revs higher in each gear, download the owners manual from here http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/downloads.htm

ECT I always get my mucking words fuddled thanks for the information and that link,will try the ECT next time I go out.Roy B)

[stevecrewe]

Hi just picked up my Surf on Saturday,lovely car to drive wish I had got one sooner,there is a button infront of the gear shift that has ETC Power on, written on it,can anyone tell me what this does,sorry if this has been mentioned in a past thread I have tried looking but with no luck,I will be ordering an owners manual and some other bits asap,Roy B)

hi roy,ect means ( electronic controlled traction) this button is really good at getting out of mud should you happen to get stuck,say if 1 or 2 of your wheels are spinning,when pressed it will transfer the power to the other gripping wheels and get you going again,i know this works as i do a fair bit of offroading myself and it is useful to use for this,but on road it does act like sport mode for up hill climbs,hope this helps,steve.

[Andy]

Hi just picked up my Surf on Saturday,lovely car to drive wish I had got one sooner,there is a button infront of the gear shift that has ETC Power on, written on it,can anyone tell me what this does,sorry if this has been mentioned in a past thread I have tried looking but with no luck,I will be ordering an owners manual and some other bits asap,Roy B)

hi roy,ect means ( electronic controlled traction) this button is really good at getting out of mud should you happen to get stuck,say if 1 or 2 of your wheels are spinning,when pressed it will transfer the power to the other gripping wheels and get you going again,i know this works as i do a fair bit of offroading myself and it is useful to use for this,but on road it does act like sport mode for up hill climbs,hope this helps,steve.

Steve.

It has nothing to do with traction to other wheels, please read this http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h16.pdf

[stevecrewe]

Hi just picked up my Surf on Saturday,lovely car to drive wish I had got one sooner,there is a button infront of the gear shift that has ETC Power on, written on it,can anyone tell me what this does,sorry if this has been mentioned in a past thread I have tried looking but with no luck,I will be ordering an owners manual and some other bits asap,Roy B)

hi roy,ect means ( electronic controlled traction) this button is really good at getting out of mud should you happen to get stuck,say if 1 or 2 of your wheels are spinning,when pressed it will transfer the power to the other gripping wheels and get you going again,i know this works as i do a fair bit of offroading myself and it is useful to use for this,but on road it does act like sport mode for up hill climbs,hope this helps,steve.

Steve.

It has nothing to do with traction to other wheels, please read this http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h16.pdf

hi andy,very interresting read,but try getting stuck up to your axles in deep mud then press the button and you will be amazed at the result it has at getting you moving again,steve