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Driving your vehicle Brake system
Vehicle stability management
(VSM) operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to
turn off the ESC, the VSM will also
cancel and the ESC OFF indicator
light ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the but
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ton again. The ESC OFF indicator
light goes out.
WARNING
Vehicle stability management
Drive carefully even though your
vehicle has vehicle stability manage
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ment. It can only assist you in main
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taining control of the vehicle under
certain circumstances.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if
you don't cancel the VSM operation
by pressing the ESC OFF button. It
indicates that a malfunction has
been detected somewhere in the
Electric Power Steering system or
VSM system. If the ESC indicator
light ( ) or EPS warning light
remains on, take your vehicle to an
authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked.
NOTICE
䳜 The VSM is designed to function
above approximately 13 mph (22
km/h) on curves.
䳜 The VSM is designed to function
above approximately 6 mph (10
km/h) when a vehicle is braking on
a split-mu surface. A split-mu
surface is made of two surfaces
which have different friction
forces.
The Vehicle Stability Management
system is not a substitute for safe
driving practices but a supplemen
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tary function only. It is the respon
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sibility of the driver to always check
the speed and the distance to the
vehicle ahead. Always hold the
steering wheel firmly while driving.
Your vehicle is designed to activate
according to the driver's intention,
even with installed VSM. Always fol
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low all the normal precautions for
driving at safe speeds for the condi
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tions 䳍 including driving in clement
weather and on a slippery road.
WARNING
For maximum protection, always
wear your seat belt. No system, no
matter how advanced, can compen
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sate for all driver error and/or driv
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ing conditions. Always drive
responsibly.