# 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis - Traction control

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mercury-grand-marquis-traction-control/139391>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury\
**Created:** [April 27, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mercury-grand-marquis-traction-control/139391 "2019-04-27T23:31:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SeanDowney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SeanDowney](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SeanDowney)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mercury-grand-marquis-traction-control/139391/1 "2019-04-27T23:31:55Z")

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is it good to keep the traction control switch off in summer driving?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mercury-grand-marquis-traction-control/139391/2 "2019-04-28T00:00:56Z")

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No, leave it on ALL the time. It rains, sand and dirt gets tossed on the road and other things conspire to reduce traction even in the summer. There is no harm in using traction control all the time.