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Old 07-10-2011, 04:46 PM
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VDC permanent off

Hey guys I found a cool trick in my 2010 sedan today while driving. I wanted to turn off the vdc so I did by just pushing it, but I thought what the hell, ill just hold the bloody button down and see what happens. I held the vdc button for approximately 15 seconds and the vdc light on the dash started blinking and the vdc was permanently off including every other stability, traction, and such off and the VDC button would not respond to pressing. When I got home, I turned the car off and ON again and the vdc button started responding.

Just a cure for 100% vdc off I guess till restart.
Old 07-10-2011, 06:56 PM
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I don't quite understand what this accomplishes... pressing the VDC button to off, turns off the VDC... but holding it down turns the VDC off and makes it blink. yet either way, when you turn off the car and then on, the VDC is back on?

so all you did was **** off the VDC?
Old 07-10-2011, 07:16 PM
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When you have the VDC off, the light on the dash is ON therefore the traction, stability are not 100% off till you hold the vdc button for about 15 seconds and it turns everything off. Which means wheel spin, sharp turns without slowing are all under the drivers hands rather than the computer
Old 07-10-2011, 10:06 PM
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Good to know...
Old 07-10-2011, 10:09 PM
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I could've sworn I've had this conversation on a 370Z forum...

just out of curiosity how are you confirming that your stability and traction control are off? are you doing burn outs from stop? are you drifting?

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Old 07-10-2011, 10:48 PM
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The whole behavior of the car is different. Yes I can do burn outs off of stops in either D, DS, it M1. I say its pretty useful when you want to do some donuts
Old 07-10-2011, 11:01 PM
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ah, pretty coo

I guess people on the 370 forums are just confused then if this does the trick.
Old 07-10-2011, 11:33 PM
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Can anyone else confirm this? It's too bad I have an awd
Old 07-10-2011, 11:38 PM
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Wow good to know...here I thought that just pressing the button turned it off. I was wondering why I couldn't get any wheel spin or some rear kick out even around some hard cornering today after test driving some newly installed sways.
Old 07-11-2011, 01:56 AM
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In addition, you don't see the slip sign from the dash anymore which means it actually is completely off
Old 07-11-2011, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bashirdur
In addition, you don't see the slip sign from the dash anymore which means it actually is completely off
Ah yes, I was wondering about this too, mine just went completely off my dash board, and the light won't come back on if I press the VDC again till I reboot the car.

Nice find +10000000000000000!
Old 07-11-2011, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mikeli688
Wow good to know...here I thought that just pressing the button turned it off. I was wondering why I couldn't get any wheel spin or some rear kick out even around some hard cornering today after test driving some newly installed sways.
As per the manual, when you push the VDC button it only disables stability control; the traction control system stays on.
Old 07-11-2011, 11:28 AM
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Apparently people did not know this so good informative post but you are are my new nomination for the next "I crashed my G thread" with no explantion of what happened. Good luck to ya.
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^lolllllz
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VDC is either on or off.... holding down the button doesn't do anything magical

https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-cou...dc-button.html


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