Just had a quick question . I was wondering who leaves this function on ? I do but am thinking about turning it off because I hate how the car takes off then gets dogged if you don't stomp on it harder (cvt) or just the setting ?

 

I never turn it off it's there to help maintain vehicle stability, especially when driving conditions are less than perfect. Turning it off to just to get a quicker response off the line would be foolish.

 

I just leave mine on.

 

Hey I live in Florida and have lived in Rhode Island for 20 years so I know all about living in slippery conditions . Lol thx

 

go ahead turn it off.. your def under 25 thats why insurance is so much higher for you guys

 

Actually I'm 39 this year so no it's not higher for me but thanks I pay for three vehicles including my business truck and maxima at full coverage and its $140 a month so no . Lmao

 

I leave it on as its a fail safe system. Unless you are drag racing or some other such endeavor I don't think if hampers acceleration enough to justify turning it off. I believe it will brake a wheel spin and it does cut throttle but only in wheel spin I thought. So if your wheels are spinning your not really going anywhere anyway! It will save you from ending up in a ditch and flat spotting your tires. Just my guess from knowing a little bit about it. Hope that helps.

 

How do I turn off VDC in my 1975 280z...oh wait. But seriously I've done it, its not terribly intrusive, so I just use sport mode to reduce the hesitation on the road. Especially in traffic.

 

I'm sure in 1975 there wasn't such a thing called traction control it was called posi traction !! Get real

 

VDC does NOTHING on hard acceleration from a stop. If anything, it helps acceleration from a stop. If you are having trouble with traction issues on take-off in dry conditions, then you need better tires.

 

That was rare stuff to have limited slip differentials on these z cars back in the day. Now there are plenty of options. But yeah on my 2012 Sport mode makes the most difference. I tried several settings and that's the best way for throttle response.

 

I would never drive on a public road with my VDC off. Of all the 'mishaps' I encountered while driving between the late 1940s and 2004, when I got VDC with my '04 Maxima SL, I would guess that at least 75% would not have happened had my vehicle had VDC. This was because power steering does not work as fast as our brain, or even remotely as fast as a computer.

In crisis tail-fishing situations, I would nearly break ny arms trying to turn from 'lock-to-lock' in a tenth of a second, but power steering is not designed to work that fast. VDC can make instantaneous adjustments in ways that we cannot. One of those VDC capabilities is to brake only one wheel, or wheels on diagonal corners of the car, or on one side of the car. It also compensates for tire slippage. All instantly. The worse the road conditions, the more important VDC is.

I consider electronic stability control (Nissan calls it Vehicle Directional Control) as one of the most important advancements in automobiles in my lifetime. That is why government regulations are now requiring this as standard equipment on all new vehicles.