僅 Vehicle Stability Management (Vsm); 僅 Emergency Stop Signal (Ess) - Kia Niro Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
You may drive away from the collision
spot to avoid other dangerous situa -
tions by depressing the accelerator
pedal.
僅 After the vehicle is stopped by Multi
Collision Brake, the system stops con -
trolling the brakes.
Depending on the situation, the driver
should depress the brake or the accel -
erator pedal to prevent further acci -
dents.
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM)
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
provides further enhancements to vehi -
cle stability and steering responses.
Operating VSM
Operation
僅 Press the ESC OFF button to turn VSM
off and the ESC OFF indicator light ( )
is appeared.
僅 Press the ESC OFF button again to
turn VSM on and the ESC OFF indica -
tor light ( ) will go off.
Operating condition(s)
僅 Driving on a slippery road
僅 Friction change of left and right
wheels is detected
Non-operating condition(s)
僅 Driving on a gradient or inclined sur -
face
僅 Driving in reverse
僅 ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains
appeared
僅 MDPS warning light (
appeared
僅 When replacing tyres and wheels,
僅 Vehicle Stability Management
VSM malfunction indicator
VSM can be deactivated when the mal -
function has been detected in the Elec -
tronic Power Steering system or VSM
system. If the ESC indicator light ( ) or
MDPS warning light (
take your vehicle to a professional work -
shop and have the system checked. Kia
recommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if
equipped)
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) alerts the
driver behind by blinking the brake
lights whilst braking sharply and
severely.
Operating condition(s)
僅 The vehicle suddenly stops.
僅 ABS is activated and the driving speed
僅 The hazard warning flasher automati -
) remains
WARNING
make sure they are the same size as
the original tyres and wheels installed.
Driving with varying tyre or wheel
sizes may diminish any supplemental
safety benefits of the VSM system.
Drive carefully even though your vehi -
cle has Vehicle Stability Management.
It can only assist you in maintaining
control of the vehicle under certain
circumstances.
is over 55 km/h (34 mph).
cally turns ON after blinking the brake
lights when:
- The driving speed is under 40 km/h
(25 mph)
- The ABS is deactivated
Vehicle safety system
) remains on,
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