2015 Nissan Versa Owner's Manual - Page 258

2015 Nissan Versa Manual

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When the VDC system operates, the indicator in the instrument panel flashes to note the following: ● The road may be slippery or the system may determine some action is required to help keep the vehicle on the steered path. ● You may feel a pulsation in the brake pedal and hear a noise or vibration from under the hood. This is normal and indicates that the VDC system is working properly. ● Adjust your speed and driving to the road conditions. See "Slip indicator light" and "Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) off indicator light" in the "Instruments and controls" section. If a malfunction occurs in the system, the indicator light comes on in the instrument panel. The VDC system automatically turns off when the indicator light is off. The VDC OFF switch is used to turn off the VDC indicator illuminates to indisystem. The cate the VDC system is off. When the VDC switch is used to turn off the system, the VDC system still operates to prevent one drive wheel from slipping by transferring power to a non slipping drive wheel. The indicator flashes if this occurs. All other VDC indicator will not functions are off and the flash. The VDC system is automatically reset to on when the ignition switch is placed in the off position then back to the on position. The computer has a built in diagnostic feature that tests the system each time you start the engine and move the vehicle forward or in reverse at a slow speed. When the self-test occurs, you may hear a clunk noise and/or feel a pulsation in the brake pedal. This is normal and is not an indication of a malfunction. ● Do not modify the vehicle's suspension. If suspension parts such as shock absorbers, struts, springs, stabilizer bars, bushings and wheels are not NISSAN recommended for your vehicle or are extremely deteriorated, the VDC system may not operate properly. This could adversely affect vehicle handling perindicator may formance, and the flash or the indicator light may illuminate. ● If brake related parts such as brake pads, rotors and calipers are not NISSAN recommended or are extremely deteriorated, the VDC system may not indicaoperate properly and the tor light may illuminate. ● If engine control related parts are not NISSAN recommended or are extremely indicator light deteriorated, the may illuminate. ● When driving on extremely inclined surfaces such as higher banked corners, the VDC system may not operate propindicator may flash or erly and the the indicator light may illuminate. Do not drive on these types of roads. WARNING ● The VDC system is designed to help the driver maintain stability but does not prevent accidents due to abrupt steering operation at high speeds or by careless or dangerous driving techniques. Reduce vehicle speed and be especially careful when driving and cornering on slippery surfaces and always drive carefully. Starting and driving 5-35

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WhentheVDCsystemoperates,the
indi-
catorintheinstrumentpanelflashestonotethe
following:
Theroadmaybeslipperyorthesystemmay
determinesomeactionisrequiredtohelp
keepthevehicleonthesteeredpath.
Youmayfeelapulsationinthebrakepedal
andhearanoiseorvibrationfromunderthe
hood.Thisisnormalandindicatesthatthe
VDCsystemisworkingproperly.
Adjustyourspeedanddrivingtotheroad
conditions.
See“Slipindicatorlight”and”VehicleDynamic
Control(VDC)offindicatorlight”inthe”Instru-
mentsandcontrols”section.
Ifamalfunctionoccursinthesystem,the
indicatorlightcomesonintheinstrumentpanel.
TheVDCsystemautomaticallyturnsoffwhenthe
indicatorlightisoff.
TheVDCOFFswitchisusedtoturnofftheVDC
system.The
indicatorilluminatestoindi-
catetheVDCsystemisoff.
WhentheVDCswitchisusedtoturnoffthe
system,theVDCsystemstilloperatestoprevent
onedrivewheelfromslippingbytransferring
powertoanonslippingdrivewheel.The
indicatorflashesifthisoccurs.AllotherVDC
functionsareoffandthe
indicatorwillnot
flash.
TheVDCsystemisautomaticallyresettoon
whentheignitionswitchisplacedintheoff
positionthenbacktotheonposition.
Thecomputerhasabuiltindiagnosticfeature
thatteststhesystemeachtimeyoustartthe
engineandmovethevehicleforwardorinreverse
ataslowspeed.Whentheself-testoccurs,you
mayhearaclunknoiseand/orfeelapulsationin
thebrakepedal.Thisisnormalandisnotan
indicationofamalfunction.
WARNING
TheVDCsystemisdesignedtohelpthe
drivermaintainstabilitybutdoesnot
preventaccidentsduetoabruptsteer-
ingoperationathighspeedsorbycare-
lessordangerousdrivingtechniques.
Reducevehiclespeedandbeespecially
carefulwhendrivingandcorneringon
slippery surfaces and always drive
carefully.
Donotmodifythevehicle’ssuspension.
Ifsuspensionpartssuchasshockab-
sorbers,struts,springs,stabilizerbars,
bushingsandwheelsarenotNISSAN
recommendedforyourvehicleorare
extremelydeteriorated,theVDCsystem
maynotoperateproperly.Thiscould
adverselyaffectvehiclehandlingper-
formance,andthe
indicatormay
flashorthe
indicatorlightmay
illuminate.
Ifbrakerelatedpartssuchasbrake
pads, rotors and calipers are not
NISSANrecommendedorareextremely
deteriorated,theVDCsystemmaynot
operateproperlyandthe
indica-
torlightmayilluminate.
Ifenginecontrolrelatedpartsarenot
NISSANrecommendedorareextremely
deteriorated, the
indicator light
mayilluminate.
Whendrivingonextremelyinclinedsur-
facessuchashigherbankedcorners,
theVDCsystemmaynotoperateprop-
erlyandthe
indicatormayflashor
the
indicatorlightmayilluminate.
Donotdriveonthesetypesofroads.
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