under 50mph and dry surface off, over 50mph and wet surface ON

edit*: oops 07' sedan thread - im sure most of you think the same way....

 

On.

 

on normally, but off when i'm driving aggressivly

 

it's not like you're cutting a second off your 1/4 time by turning it off. i just don't see the point. it's not like you're driving a F50 ferrari that doesn't even come with tcs.

 

On most of the time (and always when it's wet), OFF when I need to move through traffic. It maybe just a placebo effect but I think the car is livelier with it off.

 

It definitely does matter if you are trying to drag or slide the car a little on corners. VDC will cut off throttle and even apply brakes when it senses wheel slip. Try launching and dropping the clutch at high rpms with VDC on, and tell me that it doesn't make a difference. Your 1/4 mile times won't be so great when you drop the clutch, and the car just bogs down and hesitates for 2 seconds before it starts to go.

 

i used to keep it off, but now i keep it on so i won't be urged to drive spiritedly

 

I have used both. Normally I leave it on. Sometimes I disable it but am amazed at how easy it is to sling out the back end. In all honesty, if I am driving at the limit, I feel alot better with it on.

 

always on .. unless i wanna make my buttt wigggle or mess around

 

1. turn on car
2. turn off vdc
3. drive

Legal Note: I enjoy driving spiritedly & I think I'm pretty good at it, and I will not accept an electronic nanny changing the dynamics of my driving experience. I have a serious problem with the car slowing down on dry pavement when I know precisely what I'm doing. I do however encourage everyone who likes to leave VDC on to keep doing exactly that.

Excellent example: Pulling out of my neighborhood onto a 55mph road with and without vdc on dry asphalt in warm weather:

- with VDC, I drive out, making a right turn onto the road and a car coming at me in the left lane decides just before the intersection that he wants to change into my (right) lane, so I push it to hurry up and get *out* of the right lane and onto the shoulder... just a teeny bit of wheelspin and VDC leaves me hanging, half-way on the shoulder, luckily the car went around me, just barely.

- without VDC, same maneuver but this time no oncoming cars at all... I push up the RPMs a little cuz I'm feeling frisky, and amazingly, in spite of some wheelspin, the car *continues to move* at a very brisk rate! Amazing, I was actually able to control my car even though the rear wheels didn't have 100% traction.... go figure.

I do like to leave it on in the rain though, not because I want it to save me if I do something stupid but because I'm hoping it may help me avoid some other driver who did something stupid. The VDC limp on wet pavement is far more desirable than a 0% traction-omgwtf slide.

 

1. turn on car
2. turn off vdc
3. drive

me too!

 

With the VDC off, isn't it just like the car without it?
Don't see why it's dangerous or risky to have it off.
ABS is an additional safety feature that a lot of cars don't have.
I though VDC was like that too.. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

VDC has nothing to do with ABS though. Taken from Infiniti's website;

"The VDC system is designed to help the driver maintain control in severe cornering or turning situations. Seven sensors determine wheel speed, brake pressure, steering angle, and lateral force. If a decrease in lateral stability is detected, the system reduces the engine's power and/or applies the brakes individually as necessary to help stabilize the vehicle. VDC enhances performance in emergency avoidance maneuvers, improves vehicle stability, and provides improved control even on a slippery road surface."

That is why I drive with it on at all times. If you track your car, I can see the reason for turning it off, otherwise I think you are asking for trouble.

 

Interesting information. Stuff the dealer or infiniti would not tell. Sounds like one should experiment with the vdc on dry roads, but wet ones should have it on.

 

i drive with it on regardless of highway or city...unless i pull to a light or on the highway see someone zooming towards me. thats when it goes off