Vehicle Stability Management; Vsm Operation; Vsm Operation Off - Kia 2016 Optima Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

Vehicle stability management

(VSM) (if equipped)
This system provides
enhancements to vehicle stability
and steering responses when a vehi-
cle is driving on a slippery road or a
vehicle detects changes in coeffi-
cient of friction between right wheels
and left wheels when braking.
WARNING
- Tire/
Wheel size
When replacing tires and wheels,
make sure they are the same size
as the original tires and wheels
installed. Driving with varying
tire or wheel sizes may diminish
any supplemental safety benefits
of the VSM system.
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VSM operation

When the VSM is in operation, ESC
indicator light (
further
When the vehicle stability manage-
ment is operating properly, you can
feel a slight pulsation in the vehicle
and/or abnormal steering responses
(EPS- Electronic Power Steering).
This is only the effect of brake and
EPS control and indicates nothing
unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
• Driving on a sloping road such as a
gradient or incline
• Driving in reverse
• ESC OFF indicator light (
remains on the instrument cluster
• EPS indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster

VSM operation off

If you press the ESC OFF button to
) blinks. turn off the ESC, the VSM will also
cancel and the ESC OFF indicator
light (
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light
goes out.
)
) illuminates.