traction control question

[elh0102]

I'm the new owner of an Integra S, and after 2 weeks I'm very favorably impressed with it. Regarding traction control (VSA I guess in Acura speak) I have a question. The little icon light comes on when I press the button to turn the system down to a lower level, as it should. And when I go through the three-step process to fully defeat the system, I get the light again, as well as the "VSA" message, all of which is correct I believe. But I have noticed that, when the system is fully on, I don't believe the icon light flashes on during short periods of intervention. I can feel it, but I don't see the light. Everything seems to work fine, so I'm not concerned, but in other cars I have owned I would see the light flash with any intervention. I believe that the combination of a good front suspension, limited slip transaxle and good tires is doing a very good job of managing traction, and VSA may simply not be activating much. In fact, most of what I feel may be the LSD action rather than VSA. Anyway, I'm curious if most folks are seeing a flashing light with even very short VSA engagement? Thanks for any input.

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[ABPDE5]

I'm the new owner of an Integra S, and after 2 weeks I'm very favorably impressed with it. Regarding traction control (VSA I guess in Acura speak) I have a question. The little icon light comes on when I press the button to turn the system down to a lower level, as it should. And when I go through the three-step process to fully defeat the system, I get the light again, as well as the "VSA" message, all of which is correct I believe. But I have noticed that, when the system is fully on, I don't believe the icon light flashes on during short periods of intervention. I can feel it, but I don't see the light. Everything seems to work fine, so I'm not concerned, but in other cars I have owned I would see the light flash with any intervention. I believe that the combination of a good front suspension, limited slip transaxle and good tires is doing a very good job of managing traction, and VSA may simply not be activating much. In fact, most of what I feel may be the LSD action rather than VSA. Anyway, I'm curious if most folks are seeing a flashing light with even very short VSA engagement? Thanks for any input.

I don't believe it displays an icon when it engages.