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Driving your vehicle Brake system
Electronic stability control (ESC)
operation off
This car has 2 kinds of ESC off
states.
If the vehicle stops when ESC is off,
ESC remains off. Upon restarting
the vehicle, the ESC will automati
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cally turn on again.
ESC off state 1 - Traction control
disabled
To turn off the traction control
function and only operate the brake
control function of the ESC, press
the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF )
for less than 3 seconds and the ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF ) will
illuminate.
ESC off state 2 - Traction & stabil
-
ity control disabled
To turn off the traction control
function and the brake control func
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tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF
button (ESC OFF ) for more than
3 seconds. ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will illuminate and ESC
OFF warning chime will sound. At
this state, the car stability control
function does not operate any
more.
Indicator light
ESC indicator light
ESC OFF indicator light
When POWER button is turned to
ON, the indicator light illuminates,
then goes off if the ESC system is
operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks when
-
ever ESC is operating or illuminates
when ESC fails to operate.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes
on when the ESC is turned off with
the button.
WARNING
Electronic stability control
Drive carefully even though your
vehicle has Electronic Stability Con
-
trol. It can only assist you in main
-
taining control under certain
circumstances.
ESC OFF usage
When driving
䳜 ESC should be turned on for daily
driving whenever possible.
䳜 To turn ESC off while driving,
press the ESC OFF button while
driving on a flat road surface.