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5. Driving guide
NOTE
● When you drive off on a steep slope or
drive downhill with transmission in “R”
position, HHC will automatically apply
brake to prevent vehicle from sliding.
● HHC is integrated in the ESP. If HHC
fails, the ESP indicator lamp will come
on, and a graphic prompt message will
be displayed on the instrument cluster
display.
5.3.4 Hill descent control (HDC)
HDC is a subsystem of ESP. If the driver
does not depress the brake pedal while going
downhill, HDC will help the driver to decelerate
via the ESP actively applying braking force.
On and Off
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When the vehicle speed is lower than
35 km/h, press the
button to activate
the HDC, and then the indicator lamp
comes on. The brake lamp comes on after
the HDC is activated.
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Press the
button again to deactivate
the HDC, and then the indicator lamp
goes out.
After the HDC is activated, if the driver does
not depress the brake pedal while going
downhill, the vehicle keeps running at the
speed of at least 8 km/h.
The driver can adjust the vehicle speed by
depressing the accelerator pedal or the brake
pedal:
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If the vehicle speed is 8~35 km/h when
the pedal is released, HDC is activated
again to keep the vehicle going downhill
at the current speed.
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When the vehicle speed is higher than 60
km/h, HDC is automatically deactivated.
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W h e n t h e H D C i s a c t i v e , E S P
automatically intervenes in driving if the
wheels slip excessively.