Kia SELTOS - Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) System

Driving your vehicle
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Brake system
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM) system (if equipped)
The Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM) provides further enhance
-
ments to vehicle stability and steer
-
ing responses under the following
condition:
䳜 when driving on a slippery road or
䳜 when a change in the coefficient
of friction between left and right
wheels is detected.
WARNING
Tyre/Wheel size
When replacing tyre and wheels,
make sure they are the same size
as the original tyre and wheels
installed. Driving with varying tyre
or wheel sizes may diminish any
supplemental safety benefits of the
VSM system.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC
indicator light ( ) blinks.
When the VSM is operating properly,
you can feel a slight pulsation in the
vehicle and/or abnormal steering
responses (Electronic Power Steer
-
ing (EPS)). This is only the effect of
brake and EPS control and indicates
nothing unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
䳜 Driving on a sloping road such as a
gradient or incline
䳜 Driving in reverse
䳜 ESC OFF indicator light ( )
remains on the instrument cluster
䳜 EPS 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 ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the but
-
ton again. The ESC OFF indicator
light goes out.
WARNING
Vehicle Stability Management
Drive carefully even though your
vehicle has Vehicle Stability Man
-
agement. 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 Steering system or
VSM system. If the ESC indicator