Driving Your Vehicle; 僅 Vehicle Stability Management (Vsm) System; 僅 Hill-Start Assist Control (Hac); 僅 Emergency Stop Signal (Ess) - Kia seltos 2023 Manual

Driving your vehicle

VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to turn
off the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and
the ESC OFF indicator light (
nates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light goes
out.
WARNING
Vehicle Stability Management
Drive carefully even though your vehicle
has Vehicle Stability Management. It can
only assist you in maintaining control of
the vehicle under certain circumstances.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if you
don't cancel the VSM operation by
pressing the ESC OFF button. It indicates
that a malfunction has been detected
somewhere in the Motor Driven Power
Steering system or VSM system. If the
ESC indicator light (
ing light ( ) remains on, have the sys-
tem checked by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
The VSM is not a substitute for safe driv-
ing practices but a supplementary func-
tion only. It is the responsibility of the
driver to always check the speed and the
distance to the vehicle ahead. Always
hold the steering wheel firmly whilst
driving.
Your vehicle is designed to activate
according to the driver's intention, even
with installed VSM. Always follow all the
normal precautions for driving at safe
speeds for the conditions – including
5 48
) illumi-
) or MDPS warn-
driving in clement weather and on a slip-
pery road.
WARNING
For maximum protection, always wear
your seat belt. No system, no matter
how advanced, can compensate for all
driver error and/or driving conditions.
Always drive responsibly.
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) (if
equipped)
A vehicle has the tendency to roll back
on a steep hill when it starts to go after
stopping. The Hill-start Assist Control
(HAC) prevents the vehicle from rolling
back by applying the brakes automati-
cally for about 2 seconds.
The brakes are released when the accel-
erator pedal is engaged or after about 2
seconds.
The HAC is activated only for about 2
seconds, so when the vehicle is starting
off always engaged the accelerator
pedal.
WARNING
Maintaining Brake Pressure on Incline
HAC does not replace the need to apply
brakes whilst stopped on an incline.
Whilst stopped, make sure you maintain
brake pressure sufficient to prevent your
vehicle from rolling backward and caus-
ing an accident. Don't release the brake
pedal until you are ready to accelerate
forward.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if
equipped)
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) sys-
tem alerts the driver behind by blinking
the stop light when the vehicle suddenly
stops or when the ABS activates in a
Brake system