What's VDC?
vdc = vechile skid control...wooty woot...shut it off to spin tires..turn it on to get tracking...so when tires spin with it on the power to that wheel spining is minuimized....
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VDC = Vehicle Dynamic Control. Not only does it prevent wheel spin but it will also help the car track straight down the road if you get a little too western. turning it off doesn't completely disable it. you have to pull the fuse for that.
When to have it on or off is up to you. I leave it on most of the time unless I know I need to make a quick acceleration.
When to have it on or off is up to you. I leave it on most of the time unless I know I need to make a quick acceleration.
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This wouldn't mean much to you southern guys, but you need to turn VDC off if you are driving in heavy snow. If you are going up a hill with VDC on and it is very slippery, VDC will keep hitting the brakes on the spinning wheel until the car stops. Imagine your embarassment as the guys pushing you are yelling at you to hit the gas, you have it floored (but the wheels are now locked), and the car goes nowhere!
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When u have VDC off, it's still on? Explain.... And another thing... What does it mean when the "sLip" light stays on after a burnout or when the tires break loose for a long period of time? I always just turn off my car after it lights up...
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From: GTA - Ontario Canada
keep it off in the winter time?
Originally Posted by sliderg35
This wouldn't mean much to you southern guys, but you need to turn VDC off if you are driving in heavy snow. If you are going up a hill with VDC on and it is very slippery, VDC will keep hitting the brakes on the spinning wheel until the car stops. Imagine your embarassment as the guys pushing you are yelling at you to hit the gas, you have it floored (but the wheels are now locked), and the car goes nowhere!
I do the same thing as Gamma. Mine is off all year except winter. When it's on, I find the engine cuts power as soon as you lose traction on either rear wheel. The same thing when breaking hard, if one tire slips a little the engine cuts power again. The Nissan system is not a very intelligent one. Theirs is more an anti-slip system, meaning it does not give you more traction but simply keeps the wheels from slipping.
As for it never being off, I have read too that even when you turn VDC off, the system will reactive if the car gets seriously out of control. The Porsche system is known to do the same thing, when it's off; it will turn itself on to keep the car under control and then turns off again when not needed.
As for it never being off, I have read too that even when you turn VDC off, the system will reactive if the car gets seriously out of control. The Porsche system is known to do the same thing, when it's off; it will turn itself on to keep the car under control and then turns off again when not needed.
Originally Posted by Gammawolf
At first I would only turn it off when I wanted a good launch. Now I keep it off most of the time. Only when the weather is bad to I turn it back on.
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Originally Posted by truplay8
traction control.........keep it on
^+1 (unless u'r doing a burn out) I turned it off and a couple of spins later I was up against the turnpike's concrete devider with passanger side air bags deployed!! It really, really sucked. Granted the road was wet but you never know when u'r gonna run in to a little gravel than can screw up u'r baby. Total cost of repair 'bout $18,000 and 1+1/2 w/o my ride.
