僅 Hill-Start Assist Control (Hac); 僅 Vehicle Stability Management (Vsm) System - Kia Sportage 2024 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)
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 while stopped on an incline.
While 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.
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM) system
The Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
provides further enhancements to vehi -
cle stability and steering responses
under the following condition:
僅 when driving on a slippery road or
僅 when a change in the coefficient of
friction between left and right wheels
is detected.
WARNING
Tire/wheel size
When replacing tires and wheels, make
sure they are the same size as the origi -
nal tires and wheels installed. Driving
with varying tire or wheel sizes may
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diminish any supplemental safety bene -
fits of the VSM system.
VSM operation
When the VSM is operating properly,
you can feel a slight pulsation in the
vehicle and/or abnormal steering
responses (Electric Power Steering
(EPS)). This is only the effect of brake
and EPS control and indicates nothing
unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
僅 Driving on a sloping road such as a
gradient or incline
僅 Driving in reverse
僅 ESC OFF indicator light (
on the instrument cluster
僅 EPS indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster
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 (
appears.
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.
Brake system
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