2012 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
Vehicle stability management
(VSM) (if equipped)
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 (
nates.
To  turn  on  the  VSM,  press the  button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light goes
out.
WARNING
•  The Vehicle Stability Management
system  is   not  a   substitute  for
safe driving  practices but  a sup-
plementary function only. It is the
responsibility   of   the   driver  to
always check  the  speed and  the
distance  to   the   vehicle  ahead.
Always  hold  the  steering  wheel
firmly while driving.
Your vehicle  is designed  to acti-
vate   according  to   the   driver’s
intention,    even   with   installed
VSM. Always follow all the normal
precautions  for   driving  at   safe
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.
) illumi-
Malfunction indicator
VSM operation
The VSM can be deactivated even  if you
don’t cancel the VSM operation by press-
ing the ESC OFF button. It indicates that
a malfunction  has been detected  some-
where in the Electric Power Steering sys-
tem or VSM system. If the ESC indicator
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 and/or abnormal
steering  responses  (EPS). This  is  only
the effect  of brake and  EPS control and
indicates nothing unusual.
speeds
for
the
conditions
light (
) or  EPS warning light  remains
including
driving
inclement
on,  take  your  vehicle  to an  authorized
HYUNDAI  dealer and  have  the  system
checked.
weather and on a slippery road.
Driving with varying tire or wheel
sizes may cause the VSM system
to  malfunction.  When  replacing
tires,   make  sure   they   are  the
same size as your original tires.
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on bank road  such as gradient
or incline
NOTICE
The   VSM  is   designed   to   function
above approximately 9 mph (15 km/h)
on curves.
Driving rearward
ESC OFF indicator  light (
on the instrument cluster
) remains
The   VSM  is   designed   to   function
above   approximately    18   mph   (30
km/h) when a vehicle is braking on a
split-mu  road.  The  split-mu  road  is
made of surfaces which have different
friction forces.
EPS  indicator   light  remains   on  the
instrument cluster
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LanguageEnglish
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