VDC On / Off in California

[maverick_rogue]

Hello,

A sort of "naive" question.

Should I have the VDC Off during day -to-day driving or keep it On all the time?Currently I have it ON all the time.

If the answer is "usually Off" when should I switch it back to "On"? I live in California and needless to say no snow , low rainfall and lots of bad drivers here.

Thanks

[AZhitman]

Not a bad question at all.

There's really no reason I can think of to turn it off. I'm actually surprised there's an option on many of these cars, as it's a safety function, and it's not like you're going to need to drive a Rogue in a "VDC-off" manner.

I click off the VDC in my G35 when I hit the track. Otherwise, it's on full-time.

On a side note, my Cube has VDC, and a VDC-off switch - LOL!!!

[Pescakl1]

Turning VDC off should only be when you are stuck (snow, mud, sand, etc...) and need all the power at the wheels (no electronic constraint).

Otherwise, it is better to always leave it On as it is a safety feature of the car.

[Nick 568]

it's not like you're going to need to drive a Rogue in a "VDC-off" manner.

I beg to differ. VDC can actually be a hazard on ice at times. You can be expecting to power through a slide and then have the VDC kick in and not only kill your fun, but also make the car act in a totally unpredictable way, bringing you to almost a stop midway through the turn, and make you turn too sharp and close to the median.I guess I just drive too fast in the winter. But hey, I am Alaskan afterall.

But yeah, as other posters said, you leave it on 99% of the time, and only turn it off if you don't want the safety features it provides.

[kerrton]

Yeah definately leave it on, it doesn't matter if you have snow or not, VDC can save your life in emergency situations where you need to make panic manuvers around objects etc., it'll provide stability, prevent you from skidding out of control and could prevent you from rolling the vehicle and killing yourself. Basically it's there to save your life in emergency situations so leave it on. People die on the highways all the time when they swerve to avoid something and they go into a death roll, so please don't turn off safety equipment designed to help save your life in situations like these.

[takeshi]

VDC can actually be a hazard on ice at times.

You might want to re-read the OP's location.

Even if he ran across ice he'd probably know as much about driving on it as we do over here.

[AZhitman]

Alaskans and Canadians need not comment.