5.6 Electric power steering (EPS)
The electric power steering (EPS) is a power
steering system which directly uses the motor for
providing torque. It is mainly composed of a torque
sensor, a motor, a retarding mechanism and an
electric power steering control unit (ECU).
The electric power steering control unit (ECU)
controls the torque provided by the EPS motor in
real time by detecting the torque applied by the
driver, the car speed, the engine speed and other
status signals of the car to augment the steering
effort in the best way so as to ensure the
convenience of steering at a low speed and the
stability of steering at a high speed, and to
improve the driving comfort and car safety.
EPS indicator lamp
In case of the engine start/stop button set to the
"ON" position, the indicator lamp
lights up.
The system performs the self-check a few
seconds after the engine is started and the
indicator lamp goes out, which indicates that the
EPS works properly.
If the indicator lamp lights up when the engine has
been started or while driving, it indicates that
the EPS is faulty. In addition, the instrument
cluster displays an alarm message. In this case,
the car shall be parked in a safe place. Try to shut
down and restart the engine. If the indicator does
not go off or light up again while driving, do not
continue to drive. Please contact the GAC Motor
authorized shop for inspection.
S
teering mode
There are three steering modes: standard, sport
and comfort modes, where the hand force of the
driver turning the steering wheel in sport mode will
be a little greater than that in the standard mode,
and the system is set to the Standard mode by
default. It can be set by going to "System Settings
→ Driving Assistance → Lateral Driving
Assistance → Steering Mode (Vehicle Settings →
Driving Assistance → Steering Mode)" on the AV
system display.
NOTE
In order to prevent an accident, it is forbidden to
set the steering mode during driving.
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