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Driving your vehicle
When driving
Vehicle stability management
VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to turn
off the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and
•
ESC should be turned on for daily driv- (VSM) (if equipped)
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.
•
To turn ESC off whilst driving, press
the ESC OFF button whilst driving on a
flat road surface.
the ESC OFF indicator light (
nates.
) illumi-
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light goes
out.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button
whilst ESC is operating (ESC indi-
cator light blinks).
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 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.
If ESC is turned off whilst ESC is
operating, the vehicle may slip out
of control.
✽
NOTICE
light (
) or EPS warning light remains
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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.
on, we recommend that the system be
checked by a HYUNDAI authorised
repairer.
The VSM does not operate when:
• Driving rearward
• ESC OFF indicator light (
on the instrument cluster
) remains
✽
NOTICE
•
ESC indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster
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The VSM is designed to function
above approximately 9 mph (15 km/h)
on curves.
The VSM is designed to function
above approximately 12 mph (20
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.
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