2003 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 139

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) (if so equipped) On slippery surfaces such as wet asphalt roads, vehicle wheels may spin when the vehicle is accelerated. This wheel spin reduces acceleration, or causes the vehicle to swerve, thus decreasing vehicle stability. When the vehicle drive wheels begin to spin, the traction control system (TCS) controls the engine torque using an electronic control system, and it also controls automatic control shifting if necessary (for automatic transmission models). This reduces spinning of the drive wheels, and result in improved vehicle acceleration performance. It also improves the vehicle stability by swerving motion. ¼ Indicator light If a malfunction occurs in the traction control system, the SLIP and indicator lights come on in the meter panel. As long as these indicator lights are on, the traction control function is canceled. The vehicle will behaves like a model without the traction control system. To cancel the traction control system manually, turn off the traction control system off switch. (The indicator light illuminates.) VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) SYSTEM (if so equipped) WARNING The traction control system is designed to prevent the wheels from spinning. However, it does not prevent vehicle slipping or spinning due to abrupt steering operation at high speeds or by careless or dangerous driving techniques. Be especially careful when driving on slippery surfaces and always drive safely. When driving on slippery surfaces or suddenly avoiding obstacles on roads, the vehicle might swerve or slip. With the vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system, sensors detect these movements and control the braking and engine output to help improve vehicle stability while driving. ¼ When the vehicle dynamic control system is operating, the slip indicator light in the meter panel blinks. ¼ When only the traction control system (TCS) portion of the vehicle dynamic control system is operating, the slip indicator light will also blink. ¼ If the slip indicator light blinks, the vehicle is under slippery conditions. Be sure to drive carefully. See "Slip indicator light" and "Vehicle dynamic control off indicator light" in the "2. Instruments and controls" section. ¼ Indicator light If a malfunction occurs in the system, the SLIP and indicator lights come on in the meter panel. As long as these indicator lights are on, the traction control function is canceled. The VDC system uses a Brake Limited Slip Differential (LSD) system to improve vehicle traction. The brake LSD system works when one of the driving wheels is spinning on a slippery 5-22 Starting and driving