2012 Hyundai Tucson Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
ESC OFF usage
When driving
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.
ESC should be turned on for daily driv-
ing whenever possible.
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 brak-
ing.
) illumi-
To turn ESC off while driving, press the
ESC OFF button while driving on a flat
road surface.
WARNING
Never  press  the  ESC  OFF  button
while ESC is operating (ESC indica-
tor light blinks).
If  ESC  is turned  off  while  ESC  is
operating, the vehicle  may slip  out
of control.
Malfunction indicator
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
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 only  the
effect of brake control and indicates noth-
ing unusual.
light (
) or  EPS warning light  remains
on,  take  your  vehicle  to an  authorized
HYUNDAI  dealer and  have  the  system
checked.
NOTICE
When   operating   the   vehicle   on   a
dynamometer, ensure that the ESC is
turned off (ESC OFF  light illuminat-
ed). If the ESC is left on, it may pre-
vent  the  vehicle  speed  from  increas-
ing, and result in false diagnosis.
Turning  the  ESC  off  does  not  affect
ABS or brake system operation.  
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on bank road  such as gradient
or incline
NOTICE
•  The   VSM  is   designed   to   function
above approximately 15 km/h (9 mph)
on curves.
•  The   VSM  is   designed   to   function
above   approximately   30   km/h  (18
mph) when a vehicle is braking on a
split-mu  road.  The  split-mu  road  is
made of surfaces which have different
friction forces.
Driving rearward
ESC OFF indicator  light (
on the instrument cluster
) remains
EPS  indicator   light  remains   on  the
instrument cluster
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