Can you turn TCS/VDC 100% TOTALLY OFF?
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Can you turn TCS/VDC 100% TOTALLY OFF?
I am interested in getting a touring model Z, but I have searched the boards and found a few contradicting answers on the subject....
Can you or can you not turn VDC/TCS TOTALLY 100% off....I will be using my car for drifting and autoX in the future, so I dont want these things to interfear. If its not able to be removed totally, I am just going to get a Base or Enthusiast model..
Also, I have read something about unplugging the "black box" to turn these features off.
Let me know if anyone has a definate answer on these issues...Has anyone successfully turned VDC off 100% by using the black box method?
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Jon
Can you or can you not turn VDC/TCS TOTALLY 100% off....I will be using my car for drifting and autoX in the future, so I dont want these things to interfear. If its not able to be removed totally, I am just going to get a Base or Enthusiast model..
Also, I have read something about unplugging the "black box" to turn these features off.
Let me know if anyone has a definate answer on these issues...Has anyone successfully turned VDC off 100% by using the black box method?
thanks,
Jon
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I have turned mine off 100% using the switch.
Nothing else is necessary.
However, if you corner too hard and brake while doing so, the front end will push and ABS will start to activate (even if you are braking softly). I think the phenomenom makes many people feel as though VDC is still active. However, as soon as you take your foot off the brake, the ABS stops, so I doubt it is the VDC.
In my experience, you can definitely turn it off all the way.
-D'oh!
Nothing else is necessary.
However, if you corner too hard and brake while doing so, the front end will push and ABS will start to activate (even if you are braking softly). I think the phenomenom makes many people feel as though VDC is still active. However, as soon as you take your foot off the brake, the ABS stops, so I doubt it is the VDC.
In my experience, you can definitely turn it off all the way.
-D'oh!
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Originally posted by kws
holding down that button for five seconds
i don't know is it work or not in z350
my frd is use it to trun off DSC in his RX-8
holding down that button for five seconds
i don't know is it work or not in z350
my frd is use it to trun off DSC in his RX-8
I do believe some BMWs and other cars work this way. Using the button to disable tractio control only partially disables it. Holding the button for a few seconds completely disables it.
I don't think this procedure applies to the 350Z. As far as I know, the button turns it off completely. (Other than the VDC-while-braking question that comes up occasionally.)
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Sorry to bring back an old topic, but i think why some ppl think that is because sport compact car mentions it in their magazine. How when they tried to do a burnout for a photo shoot the traction control kept breaking up the fun and cutting power to the engine... and the only way to get a full on burnout was to disconnect the brake switch, then light up the tires.
Hope i don't get too flamed for this, but does anyone else know more about this at all?
Hope i don't get too flamed for this, but does anyone else know more about this at all?
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It's real simple. Push the button once and on VDC+TCS models you see "VDC off" on the dash, on TCS only models, you see a "TCS off" light. Once off, the computer shuts it off totally. Has nothing to do with brakes, oil changes, or anything else. lol. You don't "hold it down" either. One press, its done. You can't turn off ABS. I don't think even disconnecting the brake switch (which is for the brake lights) will matter. It's the slip sensor at each wheel you would need to disconnect. Who knows what that would do to the braking of the car though. Totally unadvised. If the car hesitates with VDC/TCs off, you better go to the dealer, sounds like a fuel starvation problem or something similar. I can do doughnuts with it off no problem.
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It wasn't me that had the problems with the engine cutting out, it was stated in the magazine. Now i know that not everything they write is definate... it just made me curious that's all.
I know donuts should be no problem ... but how about stand-still burnouts? Left foot on brakes, right foot floored and lighting them up... i've never tried... anyone who has?
I know donuts should be no problem ... but how about stand-still burnouts? Left foot on brakes, right foot floored and lighting them up... i've never tried... anyone who has?
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The reason that the engine cuts out under braking is that the drive by wire system is designed to reduce throttle position to something like 20% of what it should be at the given throttle position when not under braking. This is to make heel-toeing easier and safer, you can just mash the accellerator unprecisely with your heel while braking with your toe, and not worry about overdoing it or bouncing off the rev limiter.
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TCS can be turned off 100%
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
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TCS can be turned off 100%
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
TCS can be turned off 100%
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
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Originally posted by Pusha_Z
TCS can be turned off 100%
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
TCS can be turned off 100%
VDC can be switched off but it will not be completely disabled. This is the reason many people get the Enthusiast as opposed to higher models.
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Originally posted by r34 racer
The reason that the engine cuts out under braking is that the drive by wire system is designed to reduce throttle position to something like 20% of what it should be at the given throttle position when not under braking. This is to make heel-toeing easier and safer, you can just mash the accellerator unprecisely with your heel while braking with your toe, and not worry about overdoing it or bouncing off the rev limiter.
The reason that the engine cuts out under braking is that the drive by wire system is designed to reduce throttle position to something like 20% of what it should be at the given throttle position when not under braking. This is to make heel-toeing easier and safer, you can just mash the accellerator unprecisely with your heel while braking with your toe, and not worry about overdoing it or bouncing off the rev limiter.
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Originally posted by r34 racer
The reason that the engine cuts out under braking is that the drive by wire system is designed to reduce throttle position to something like 20% of what it should be at the given throttle position when not under braking. This is to make heel-toeing easier and safer, you can just mash the accellerator unprecisely with your heel while braking with your toe, and not worry about overdoing it or bouncing off the rev limiter.
The reason that the engine cuts out under braking is that the drive by wire system is designed to reduce throttle position to something like 20% of what it should be at the given throttle position when not under braking. This is to make heel-toeing easier and safer, you can just mash the accellerator unprecisely with your heel while braking with your toe, and not worry about overdoing it or bouncing off the rev limiter.
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Best Motoring video(the one with the RX-8 and Fixed up Z showdown)stated when testing the Z the VDC will enable under hazardous conditions. Not sure if this was just a JDM thing or not.