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Driving your vehicle
the ESC indicator light is blinking, or
when the road surface is slippery.
ESC OFF usage
When driving
僅 ESC should be turned on for daily
driving whenever possible.
僅 To turn ESC off while driving, press
the ESC OFF button while driving on a
flat road surface.
Never press the ESC OFF button while
ESC is operating (ESC indicator light
blinks).
If ESC is turned off while ESC is operat-
ing, the vehicle may slip out of control.
NOTICE
僅 When operating the vehicle on a
dynamometer, ensure that the ESC is
turned off (ESC OFF light illuminated).
僅 Turning the ESC off does not affect
ABS or brake system operation.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button while
ESC is operating.
If the ESC is turned off while ESC is oper-
ating, the vehicle may go out of control.
To turn ESC off while driving, press the
ESC OFF button while driving on a flat
road surface.
Hill-start assist control (HAC)
Hill start Assist Control is a comfort func-
tion. The main intend is to prevent the
vehicle from rolling backwards while
driving off uphill on an inclined surface.
HAC holds the braking pressure builtup
by driver during stopping procedure for
2 seconds after releasing brake pedal.
During the pressure-hold period, the
driver has enough time to depress the
accelerator pedal to drive off.
The braking pressure is reduced as soon
as the system detects the driver's inten-
tion to drive off.
WARNING
The HAC is usually activated only for 2
seconds. The driver should be careful
from the rolling backward causing the
accident with behind objects or human,
when the driver may feel the unintended
rolling backward while driving off on hill
due to insufficient brake hold pressure
built-up by driver during stopping pro-
cedure.
NOTICE
僅 The HAC does not operate when the
transmission shift lever is in the P
(Park) or N (Neutral) position.
僅 The HAC activates even though the
ESC is off but it does not activate
when the ESC has malfunctioned.
Vehicle stability management
(VSM)
This system provides further enhance-
ments to vehicle stability and steering
responses when a vehicle is driving on a
slippery road or a vehicle detected
changes in coefficient of friction
between right wheels and left wheels
when braking.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC indi-
cator light (
) blinks.
When the vehicle stability management
is operating properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehicle. This is
Brake system
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