Can AYC be deactivated ?

[Davezj]

Do you know if your AYC is factory, or someone's gone to the effort of putting it in themselves?

Yes facory

[Davezj]

He has a prefacelift so it will have AYC from factory. Maybe you aren't removing the right fuses? Only idea I have!

Yes brad, i will double check the fuses but but apart from that i am stumped.

[Davezj]

I have checked the fuses and i have removed the following:-

see kitty's fuse box thread below (very Helpful),
http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46787

i removed from the engine fuse box the 2 fuses AYC (17) and ABS (16) the 60A ones. these did not seem to make any difference.

then i removed fuse 13 from the drivers footweel fuse box marked as AYC second from the right on the bottom row and this stopped the abs from kicking in. which was odd.

maybe i should remove the ABS fuse from the this box also?

[Davezj]

well i pulled fuse 7 (ABS) out of the drivers footwell fuse box.

switch the ignition on the red AYC light comes on straight away and the 3 green ayc bars are on , as normal, but when i start the car the red AYC light stay on so do the 3 green bars. so i can assume the AYC is off and is not being over heated/failing every time i drive down the road.

do you think that is a reasonable assumption to make?

[Patryn999]

hmmm IIRC when I pulled my fuses I didn't get any dash lights at start-up at all. I'll check for you in a n hour or so when I get home.

[Kenneth]

Open the bonnet. as you look in, to the right at the rear you will see the ABS unit and it has a Orange/Red (can't remember exactly) plug which you can remove by pulling the top upward and then releasing the connector. It's pretty simple.

That will disable abs/ayc etc. The lights on the dash might come up, but nothing will work. Note that your ABS won't work either.

Sure, there are other ways to do it, but that one is fast and reliable.