for normal driving i leave it ON. it rains a lot here so i like to have all that safety stuff on. i only turn it off it someone wants to "drag" or have a little bit of fun and not have anything limiting it

 

I think I only pressed the VDC off once. If you get stuck in the snow or something, I think that's when you would press the VDC off.

 

for normal driving i leave it ON. it rains a lot here so i like to have all that safety stuff on. i only turn it off it someone wants to "drag" or have a little bit of fun and not have anything limiting it

X2 except for the rain part.

 

VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) is your traction control feature. It differs from your AWD in that the AWD applies power to the wheels that aren't slipping to give you traction to move while VDC applies the brake to the wheels that are slipping while you're moving fast through a corner so you won't over or understeer off of the road.

When VDC is on, it does slightly limit the power you have so turning it off will make your FX mildly more responsive to throttle imput. If you want maximum power, turn it off. If you care about staying out of the bushes or the guardrails, keep it on.

 

I never turned it on I've been driving without it all this time....what about the snow feature?

 

I never turned it on I've been driving without it all this time....what about the snow feature?

The default setting is on. When you press the VDC button a light in the dash should illuminate that says "VDC OFF" unless you've installed a switch like the ones from http://www.kptechnologies.com/ that keep it off until you turn it on again.

The Snow feature drastically limits throttle response so you get a more gentle acceleration in snowy/slippery conditions.

 

I'd recommend keeping the VDC on for anyone not comfortable with driving in snow. It's basically dumby control. I've noticed if your floor it in slippery conditions with VDC on, your gas peddle becomes unresponive for a second or 2. I usually just keep mine on because i don't notice the VDC during my everyday driving conditions.

 

Ludenaa If you have never messed with it then you have always had it on and never turned it off. It is automatically on when you restart the car. It will show on your gauge cluster VDC off if you turn it off.

 

After I start it up,I reach down and turn it off...unless raining or snowing
On sharp turns and brick driving it impedes me and I find myself reacting to it
There is a residual at a higher level of cornering/instability
I first learned to dislike it when entering fast traffic from a stop and the VDC held the car back and you start cussing,so I stopped
Another time after the birth of my granddaughter there was a light snow,VDC on,and the car was twichting and I was correcting what the VDC was doing,so I turned it off

 

I keep it on for daily driving.. I call that button the Aggressive driving button .. Drag ..speed lol and all the fun stuff
:twisted:

 

I used to drive most of the time with it off, but since I got my stillen s2, I've been driving with it on, until I get use to the feel since I notice I tend to drive I bit faster now

 

I find the Infiniti VDC or more generically, Infiniti's electronic stability control, to react way too slow and is a bit unsophisticated. Very herky jerky, where BMWs DSC and Mercedes ESP reactions are much smoother and are a few generations ahead of our VDC, IMO.

With it on, I believe VDC controls both the brakes and the throttle response. With it off, I believe that it still controls braking, but without the throttle control the effectiveness drops to approximately 20%. The 20% number is from Mercedes Benz tests.

The latest studies show that single vehicle crashes involving an "SUV" is reduced by 67% with VDC and Fatal accidents are reduced by 63%! Similar but less dramatic numbers for cars, so I think we would fall somewhere in between.

If you drive around with VDC off, remember to turn it back on a few seconds before your crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is mandating that all cars have stability control by 2012, btw.

 

On a vehicle with G forces in the mid .8's and excellent stopping distances and equally good transients...we are not like other SUV's and if you have lowered we are a lot better than most cars..so off is not so bad...and there is still a residual at very high cornering forces

Mandating VDC will only breed poorer drivers

 

Mandating VDC will only breed poorer drivers

Now that is the truth. People already get SUV / 4x4 invincibility syndrome!

 

I turn it off everytime I sit to drive!