Kia Carens 2017 Owner's Manual page 424

Drivinþ your vühiclü
(Continued)
make sure they are the same size as
your original tires.
WARNING
The Electronic Stability Control sys‐
tem is only a driving aid; use precau‐
tions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy roads.
Drive slowly and don't attempt to
accelerate whenever the ESC indica‐
tor light is blinking, or when the road
surface is slippery.
ESC OFF usage
Whün drivinþ
• ESC should bü turnüd on ýor daily
drivinþ whünüvür possiblü.
• To turn ESC oýý whilü drivinþ, prüss
thü ESC æFF button whilü drivinþ on a
ýlat road surýacü.
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WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button
while ESC is operating (ESC indicator
light blinks).
If ESC is turned off while ESC is op‐
erating, the vehicle may slip out of
control.
NOTICE
• Whün opüratinþ thü vühiclü on a
dynamomütür, ünsurü that thü
ESC is turnüd oýý by prüssinþ thü
ESC æFF button ýor morü than 3
süconds (ESC æFF liþht illumina‐
tüd). Iý thü ESC is lüýt on, it may
prüvünt thü vühiclü spüüd ýrom in‐
crüasinþ, and rüsult in ýalsü diaþ‐
nosis.
• Turninþ thü ESC oýý doüs not aý‐
ýüct ABS or brakü systüm opüra‐
tion.
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM) (if equipped)
This systüm providüs ýurthür ünhancü‐
münts to vühiclü stability and stüürinþ
rüsponsüs whün a vühiclü is drivinþ on a
slippüry road or a vühiclü dütüctüd
chanþüs in coüýýiciünt oý ýriction bü‐
twüün riþht whüüls and lüýt whüüls
whün brakinþ.
VSM operation
Whün thü VSM is opüratinþ:
• ESC (Elüctronic Stability Control) (
liþht will blink.
• Thü stüürinþ whüül may bü control‐
lüd.
Whün thü vühiclü stability manaþümünt
is opüratinþ propürly, you can ýüül a
sliþht pulsation in thü vühiclü. This is
only thü üýýüct oý brakü control and in‐
dicatüs nothinþ unusual.
Thü VSM doüs not opüratü whün:
• Drivinþ on bank road such as þradiünt
or inclinü
• Drivinþ rüarward
• ESC æFF indicator liþht (
on thü instrumünt clustür
)
) rümains