Kia SELTOS - Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) (if; Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if

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Driving your vehicle Brake system
light ( ) or EPS warning light
remains on, take your vehicle to an
authorised Kia dealer and have the
system checked.
The VSM is not a substitute for safe
driving practices but a supplemen
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tary function only. It is the respon
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sibility of the driver to always check
the speed and the distance to the
vehicle ahead. Always hold the
steering wheel firmly whilst driving.
Your vehicle is designed to activate
according to the driver's intention,
even with installed VSM. Always fol
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low all the normal precautions for
driving at safe speeds for the condi
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tions 䳍 including driving in clement
weather and on a slippery road.
WARNING
For maximum protection, always
wear your seat belt. No system, no
matter how advanced, can compen
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sate for all driver error and/or driv
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ing conditions. Always drive
responsibly.
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) (if
equipped)
A vehicle has the tendency to roll
back on a steep hill when it starts to
go after stopping. The Hill-start
Assist Control (HAC) prevents the
vehicle from rolling back by applying
the brakes automatically for about
2 seconds.
The brakes are released when the
accelerator pedal is engaged or
after about 2 seconds.
The HAC is activated only for about
2 seconds, so when the vehicle is
starting off always engaged the
accelerator pedal.
WARNING
Maintaining Brake Pressure on
Incline
HAC does not replace the need to
apply brakes whilst stopped on an
incline. Whilst stopped, make sure
you maintain brake pressure suffi
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cient to prevent your vehicle from
rolling backward and causing an
accident. Don't release the brake
pedal until you are ready to acceler
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ate forward.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if
equipped)
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
system alerts the driver behind by
blinking the stop light when the
vehicle suddenly stops or when the
ABS activates in a stop. (The system
activates when the vehicle speed is
over 55 km/h and the vehicle decel
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eration is over 7 m/s
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or the ABS
activates when the vehicle emer
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gency braking.)