I was messing around with the car this morning, and I pushed the VDC button down for about 30 secs until the light went away. Tried to turn it back on and the (VDC/off) light won't show up anymore.. I pushed the button down again to see if it'll bring the light back. No luck, so I did a soft ecu reset, then the (VDC/off) light shows up again. I read something about being able to do this on the Z. Just wondering if I completely turned the VDC off by pressing the button down like that.. Anyone know?

 

I want to turn it off permanently. I'll go try it when I drive it a few min from now.

 

i have never heard that but I am going to try it for sure

 

me too, i always turn it off first thing after the car is on... too limiting, i wish they had a "track mode" like the M's where it limits you, but lets you be aggressive.

 

Just a lil warning. The car will fishtail if you're too agreesive and if don't know how to correct it you will crash....

I think it's a good idea to leave it on in the rain.

 

I never turn mine off unless i know im in a controlled situation, that is just me. They love getting sideways way to much and for normal daily driving its just much safer. even in the canyons i keep mine on. Guess im chicken ****.

 

+1 i keep mine on 98% of the time. i look at it like wearing a helmet when you're on a bike...sure, you probably won't need the protection, but why not have it just in case.

 

i always have my VDC on..unless i want to some donuts real quick =]

 

i feel differently, i feel i can control my car more without VDC, yes having it cut throttle to get straight again is nice, but my last car would have loved me to have VDC off as it flew into a guardrail cause when it cut out it straightened out INTO the guard rail... if i would have HAD a gas pedal, i could have easily pulled out of it (not cocky, im serious, VDC CAUSED me to crash)

i like my VDC off, but in rain i dont drive like a crazy person. Maybe it would be different if i had more power, but honestly our cars dont make enough power to totally lose it in dry conditions... unless you are a horrid driver.

 

I dont recommend you guys EVER turn it off except when youre stuck in snow, or in a controlled environment where you can SAFELY push the limits of your car...

 

screw vdc..to limiting...mines never on..the first thing i do is turn it off!!!..ohh yeah and i need new tires..lol

 

+1 . . . Advice to be heeded.

 

In the 04 X it was always off because it was so invasive. In the new 05 its on always because i gotta save my tires haha

Yesterday i turned it off on this sideroad, just tos ee what happens, then accelerated. Holy crap i left a lot of smoke...

 

yes on a rare occasion the gas pedal will help you pull out of a mistake but normally it won't most of us here have not gone through the required courses or taken the time to learn how ot control our car in a negative situation.

 

I pushed the button and held the button down after I started the car and VDC was still on but it just didn't iluminate when I lost traction.

Does anyone know of a permanent way to disable it?