Originally posted by Xtra_blue:
doesn't the x go into a limp-home mode if it detects drastic changes in traction?
No, it doesn't. It can turn your ABS light on though, until you turn the engine off and then back on, if you are applying the brakes at the same time. I ran into that while Ice Racing last weekend.
Gas and brake while doing a chicane on a frozen lake = ABS light!