Driving your vehicle
Vehicle stability management
(VSM) (if equipped)
VSM operation off
WARNING
If you press the ESC OFF button to turn off
the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and the
ESC OFF indicator light (
To turn on theVSM, press the button again.
The ESC OFF indicator light goes out.
• 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 the vehicle is driving on a
slippery road or the vehicle detects a
change in coefficient of friction between
the left and right wheels.
) illuminates.
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 and/or abnormal
steering responses (EPS). This is only
the effect of brake and EPS control and
is a normal operating condition.
light (
) or EPS warning light (
)
remains on, take your vehicle to an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer and have
the system checked.
speeds
for
the conditions –
driving inclement
including
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 a gradient or incline
Driving in reverse
ESC OFF indicator light (
on the instrument cluster
) remains
•
EPS indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster
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| Language | English |
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