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Driving your vehicle
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
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The Electronic Stability Control
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(ESC) monitors information from
various vehicle sensors and then
compares the driver's commands
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with the actual behavior of the
vehicle.
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If an unstable condition occurs - a
sudden
evasive
movement
example - ESC intervenes within
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fractions of a second via the engine
computer and brake system and
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
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ESC operation
ESC ON condition
• When the ignition is turned
ON, ESC and ESC OFF
-
indicator lights illuminate
for approximately 3 sec-
onds, then ESC is turned
on.
• Press the ESC OFF but-
ton for at least half a sec-
ond after turning the igni-
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tion ON to turn ESC off.
(ESC OFF indicator will
illuminate). To turn the
ESC on, press the ESC
OFF button (ESC OFF
indicator light will go off).
• When starting the engine,
you may hear a slight tick-
for
ing sound. This is the ESC
performing an automatic
system self-check and
does not indicate a prob-
lem.
When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
tion, ESC indicator light
ESC
blinks.
• When
the
Electronic
Stability Control is operat-
ing properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi-
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
• When moving out of the
mud or slippery road,
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
engine rpm (revolutions
per minute) to increase.
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