2003 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 65

2003 Nissan 350Z Manual

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VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) OFF SWITCH (if so equipped) engine to turn ON the system. See "Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system" in the "5. Starting and driving" section. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) OFF SWITCH (if so equipped) SIC1881 SIC1967 The vehicle should be driven with the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) System ON for most driving conditions. When the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the VDC system reduces the engine output to reduce wheel spin. The engine speed will be reduced even if the accelerator is depressed to the floor. If maximum engine power is needed to free a stuck vehicle, turn the VDC system off. To cancel the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) System, push the VDC OFF switch to turn off the system. The indicator light will come on. Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart the To cancel the Traction Control System (TCS), indicator push the TCS OFF switch. The light will come on. Push it again or restart the engine to turn the system back on. See "Traction control system (TCS)" in the "5. Starting and driving" section. 2-26 Instruments and controls

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ThevehicleshouldbedrivenwiththeVehicle
DynamicControl(VDC)SystemONformost
drivingconditions.
Whenthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnow,the
VDCsystemreducestheengineoutputtore-
duce wheel spin. The engine speed will be
reducedeveniftheacceleratorisdepressedto
thefloor.Ifmaximumenginepowerisneededto
freeastuckvehicle,turntheVDCsystemoff.
TocanceltheVehicleDynamicControl(VDC)
System,pushtheVDCOFFswitchtoturnoff
thesystem.The
indicatorlightwillcome
on.
PushtheVDCOFFswitchagainorrestartthe
enginetoturnONthesystem.See“Vehicle
dynamiccontrol(VDC)system”inthe“5.Start-
inganddriving”section.
TocanceltheTractionControlSystem(TCS),
pushtheTCSOFFswitch.The
indicator
lightwillcomeon.Pushitagainorrestartthe
enginetoturnthesystembackon.
See“Tractioncontrolsystem(TCS)”inthe“5.
Startinganddriving”section.
SIC1881
SIC1967
VEHICLEDYNAMICCONTROL
(VDC)OFFSWITCH(ifso
equipped)
TRACTIONCONTROLSYSTEM
(TCS)OFFSWITCH(ifso
equipped)
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Instrumentsandcontrols