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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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
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