Driving your vehicle
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Vehicle safety system
System off
僅 Multi-Collision Brake is canceled in
the following situations:
- The accelerator pedal is depressed
over a certain level.
- The vehicle stops.
- ESC (Electronic Stability Control) or
electronic devices has malfunc
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tioned.
- In a situation system cannot oper
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ate normally.
- Ten seconds have passed since the
brake has been controlled auto
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matically by Multi-Collision Brake
system.
僅 Multi-Collision Brake decreases vehi
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cle speed after a collision and reduces
the risk of a second collision, but it
does not prevent a second collision.
You may drive away from the collision
spot to avoid other dangerous situa
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tions by depressing the accelerator
pedal.
僅 After the vehicle is stopped by Multi
Collision Brake, the system stops con
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trolling the brakes.
Depending on the situation, the driver
should depress the brake or the accel
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erator pedal to prevent a further acci
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dent.
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM)
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
provides further enhancements to vehi
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cle stability and steering response.
Operating VSM
Operation
僅 Press the ESC OFF button to turn VSM
off and the ESC OFF indicator light
( ) is illuminated.
僅 Press the ESC OFF button again to
turn VSM on and the ESC OFF indica
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tor light ( ) will go off.
Operating condition(s)
僅 Driving on slippery roads
僅 Grip change of left and right wheels is
detected
Non-operating condition(s)
僅 Driving on a gradient or inclined sur
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face
僅 Driving in reverse.
僅 ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains
illuminated
僅 EPS warning light ( ) remains illumi
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nated
VSM malfunction indicator
VSM can be deactivated when a mal
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function has been detected in the Elec
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tronic Power Steering system or VSM
system. If the ESC indicator light ( ) or
EPS warning light ( ) remains on, take
your vehicle to a professional workshop
and have the system checked. Kia rec
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ommends visiting an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.