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Driving your vehicle
ESC OFF usage
When driving
Vehicle stability management
(VSM) (if equipped)
WARNING
The Electronic Stability Control sys-
tem is only a driving aid; use pre-
cautions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy
• 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.
•
To turn ESC off whilst driving, press
the ESC OFF button whilst driving on a
flat road surface.
roads.
Drive slowly and don’t
attempt to accelerate whenever the
ESC indicator light is blinking, or
when the road surface is slippery.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button
whilst ESC is operating (ESC indi-
cator light blinks).
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.
The VSM does not operate when:
✽
NOTICE
•
Driving rearward
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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.
• ESC OFF indicator light (
on the instrument cluster
) remains
• ESC indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster
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