Driving your vehicle
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Brake system
The VSM does not operate when:
僅 Driving on a sloping road such as a
gradient or incline
僅 Driving in reverse
僅 ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains
on the instrument cluster
僅 MDPS indicator light remains on the
instrument cluster
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 ( )
appears.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light goes
out.
Vehicle Stability Management
Drive carefully even though your vehicle
has Vehicle Stability Management. It can
only assist you in maintaining 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 Steer
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ing system or VSM system. If the ESC
indicator light ( ) or MDPS warning
light remains on, take your vehicle and
have the system checked by an autho
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rized Kia dealer.
The VSM is not a substitute for safe driv
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ing practices but a supplementary func
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tion only. It is the responsibility of the
driver to always check the speed and the
distance to the vehicle ahead. Always
hold the steering wheel firmly while driv
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ing.
Your vehicle is designed to activate
according to the driver's intention, even
with installed VSM. Always follow all the
normal precautions for driving at safe
speeds for the conditions – including
driving in clement weather and on a slip
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pery road.
For maximum protection, always wear
your seat belt. No system, no matter
how advanced, can compensate for all
driver error and/or driving conditions.
Always drive responsibly.
Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) sys
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tem
The Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) is oper
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ated as a vehicle stability control system.
The TSA is designed to stabilize the vehi
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cle and trailer when the trailer sways or
oscillates. There are various factors that
make the vehicle sway or oscillate.
Such incidents mostly happen at high
speed, but, there is also a risk of swaying
when the trailer is affected by cross
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winds, buffeting or improper overload
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ing.
Factors of swaying such as:
僅 High speed
僅 Strong crosswinds
僅 Improper overloading
僅 Sudden controlling of steering wheel
僅Uneven road
The TSA continuously analyzes the vehi
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cle and trailer instability. When the TSA
detects some sway, the brakes are
applied automatically to stabilize the
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