2005 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 86

2005 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. If 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 turn off the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system, push the VDC OFF switch (located on the lower side of the instrument panel). The indicator light will come on. Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart the The vehicle should be driven with the Traction Control System (TCS) ON for most driving conditions. If the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the TCS 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 TCS off. To turn off the Traction Control System (TCS), push the TCS OFF switch (located on the lower indicator side of the instrument panel). The light will come on. Push it again or restart the engine to turn the system back on. Instruments and controls 2-29

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The vehicle should be driven with the Vehicle
Dynamic Control (VDC) system ON for most
drivingconditions.
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnow,theVDC
system reduces the engine output to reduce
wheel spin. The engine speed will be reduced
eveniftheacceleratorisdepressedtothefloor.
If maximum engine power is needed to free a
stuckvehicle,turntheVDCsystemoff.
To turn off the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)
system, push the VDC OFF switch (located on
the lower side of the instrument panel). The
indicatorlightwillcomeon.
Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart the
engine to turn ON the system. See “Vehicle
dynamiccontrol(VDC)system”inthe“5.Start-
inganddriving”section.
The vehicle should be driven with the Traction
Control System (TCS) ON for most driving
conditions.
If the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the TCS
reducestheengineoutputtoreducewheelspin.
The engine speed will be reduced even if the
acceleratorisdepressedtothefloor.Ifmaximum
enginepowerisneededtofreeastuckvehicle,
turntheTCSoff.
To turn off the Traction Control System (TCS),
pushtheTCSOFFswitch(locatedonthelower
sideoftheinstrumentpanel).The
indicator
light will come on. Push it again or restart the
enginetoturnthesystembackon.
SIC1881
SIC1967
VEHICLEDYNAMICCONTROL
(VDC)OFFSWITCH(ifso
equipped)
TRACTIONCONTROLSYSTEM
(TCS)OFFSWITCH(ifso
equipped)
Instrumentsandcontrols
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