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Driving your vehicle
ESC operation
ESC ON condition
• When the ENGINE
START/STOP button is
turned ON, ESC and ESC
OFF indicator lights illumi-
nate for approximately 3
seconds, then ESC is
turned on.
• Press the ESC OFF but-
ton for at least half a sec-
ond after turning the vehi-
cle ON to turn ESC off.
(ESC OFF indicator will
illuminate). To turn the
ESC on, press the ESC
OFF button (ESC OFF
indicator light will go off).
• When starting the engine,
you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the ESC
performing an automatic
system self-check and does
not indicate a problem.
When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
tion, the ESC indicator light
blinks.
•
When the Electronic
Stability Control is operat-
ing properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi-
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
• When moving out of the
mud or driving on a slip-
pery road, pressing the
accelerator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm
(revolutions per minute) to
increase.
ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
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
automatically turn on again.
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