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Driving your vehicle Brake system
tive in preventing a loss of control. It is
still your responsibility to drive and cor
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ner at reasonable speeds and to leave a
sufficient margin of safety.
When you apply your brakes under con
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ditions which may lock the wheels, you
may hear a "tik-tik'' sound from the
brakes, or feel a corresponding sensa
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tion in the brake pedal. This is normal
and it means your ESC is active.
A click sound may be heard in the vehi
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cle compartment when the vehicle
begins to move after the vehicle is
started. These conditions are normal
and indicate that the Electronic Stability
Control System is functioning properly.
Electronic stability control (ESC)
operation
ESC ON condition
僅 When the EV button is turned ON,
ESC and ESC OFF indicator lights
appear for approximately 3 seconds,
then ESC is turned on.
僅 Press the ESC OFF button for at least
half a second after turning the vehicle
ON to turn ESC off. (ESC OFF indica
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tor will appear). To turn the ESC on,
press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
indicator light will go off).
僅 When starting the vehicle, you may
hear a slight ticking sound. This is the
ESC performing an automatic system
self-check and does not indicate a
problem.
When operating
When the ESC is in operation, the
ESC indicator light blinks.
When the Electronic Stability Control is
operating properly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle. This is only the
effect of brake control and indicates
nothing unusual.
When moving out of the mud or driving
on a slippery road, pressing the acceler
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ator pedal may not cause the vehicle
speed to increase.
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 automatically turn
on again.
ESC off state 1 - Traction control
disabled
To turn off the traction control function
and only operate the brake control func
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tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF but
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ton (ESC OFF ) for less than 3
seconds and the ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will appear.
When GT mode is selected, automati
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cally changed to ESC off State 1 and the
ESC OFF indicator light (ESC OFF )
comes on.
ESC off state 2 - Traction & stabil
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ity control disabled
To turn off the traction control function
and the brake control function of the
ESC, press the ESC OFF button (ESC
OFF ) for more than 3 seconds. ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF ) will
appear and ESC OFF warning chime will
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