NISSAN 2011 Xterra - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 231)

● Do not modify the vehicle’s suspension.
If suspension parts such as shock ab-
sorbers, struts, springs, stabilizer bars,
bushings and wheels are not NISSAN
recommended for your vehicle or are
extremely deteriorated, the VDC system
may not operate properly. This could
adversely affect vehicle handling per-
formance, and the SLIP indicator may
flash or both the SLIP and indica-
tor lights may illuminate.
● If brake related parts such as brake
pads, rotors and calipers are not
NISSAN recommended or are extremely
deteriorated, the VDC system my not
operate properly and both the SLIP and
the indicator lights may
illuminate.
● If engine control related parts are not
NISSAN recommended or are extremely
deteriorated, both the SLIP and
indicator lights may illuminate.
● When driving on extremely inclined sur-
faces such as higher banked corners,
the VDC system may not operate prop-
erly and the SLIP indicator may flash or
both the SLIP and indicator lights
may illuminate. Do not drive on these
types of roads.
● When driving on an unstable surface
such as a turntable, ferry, elevator or
ramp, the SLIP indicator may flash or
both the SLIP and indicator lights
may illuminate. This is not a malfunc-
tion. Restart the engine after driving
onto a stable surface.
● If wheels or tires other than the NISSAN
recommended ones are used, the VDC
system may not operate properly and
the SLIP indicator may flash or both the
SLIP and indicator lights may
illuminate.
● The VDC system is not a substitute for
winter tires or tire chains on a snow
covered road.
WARNING
● Never rely solely on the hill descent con-
trol system to control vehicle speed when
driving on steep down hill grades. Always
drive carefully and attentively when using
the hill descent control system and decel-
erate the vehicle speed by depressing the
brake pedal if necessary. Be especially
careful when driving on frozen, muddy or
an extremely steep downhill roads. Fail-
ure to control vehicle speed may result in
a loss of control of the vehicle and pos-
sible serious injury or death.
● The hill descent control may not control
the vehicle speed on a hill under all load
or road conditions. Always be prepared
to depress the brake pedal to control
vehicle speed. Failure to do so may result
in a collision or serious personal injury.
The hill descent control system helps maintain
vehicle speed when driving under 15-21 mph
(25-35 km/h) on steeper downhill grades. Hill
descent control is useful when engine braking
alone in 4H or 4L cannot control vehicle speed.
Hill descent control applies the vehicle brakes to
control vehicle speed allowing the driver to con-
centrate on steering while reducing the burden of
brake and accelerator operation.
HILL DESCENT CONTROL SYSTEM (if
so equipped)
5-36 Starting and driving