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Starting and operating/Vehicle Dynamics Control system
& Vehicle Dynamics Control
system monitor
Refer to “Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light/Vehicle Dynamics Control operation indicator light” F3-24 and “Vehicle
Dynamics Control OFF indicator light” F325.
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch as
necessary.
. a standing start on a steeply sloping
road with a snowy, gravel-covered, or
otherwise slippery surface
. extrication of the vehicle when its
wheels are stuck in mud or deep snow
& Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF switch
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator
light (type B)
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF indicator
light (type A)
Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
Pressing the Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF switch deactivates the Vehicle Dynamics Control system.
Creating an adequate driving wheel slip by
deactivating the Vehicle Dynamics Control
system temporarily may help to escape
from the following situations. Use the
When the switch is pressed during engine
operation, the Vehicle Dynamics Control
OFF indicator light “ ” on the combination
meter illuminates. The Vehicle Dynamics
Control system will be deactivated and the
vehicle will behave like a model not
equipped with the Vehicle Dynamics Control system. When the switch is pressed
again to reactivate the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system, the Vehicle Dynamics
Control OFF indicator light turns off.
With the Vehicle Dynamics Control system
deactivated, traction and stability enhancement offered by Vehicle Dynamics
Control system is unavailable. Therefore
you should not deactivate the Vehicle
Dynamics Control system except under