Kia Stonic YB 2021 - Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) (if

Driving your vehicle
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Brake system
CAUTION
Driving with varying tyre or wheel
sizes may cause ESC to malfunction.
8hen replacing tyres, make sure
they are the same size as your orig
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inal tyres.
WARNING
Electronic Stability Control is only a
driving aid; use precautions for safe
driving by slowing down on curved,
snowy, or icy roads. Drive slowly
and don䳓t attempt to accelerate
whenever the ESC indicator light is
blinking, or when the road surface is
slippery.
ESC OFF usage
When driving
䳜 ESC should be turned on for daily
driving whenever possible.
䳜 To turn ESC off whilst driving,
press the ESC OFF button whilst
driving on a flat road surface.
Never press the ESC OFF button
whilst ESC is operating (ESC indica
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tor light blinks).
If ESC is turned off whilst ESC is
operating, the vehicle may slip out
of control.
NOTICE
䳜 8hen operating the vehicle on a
dynamometer, ensure that ESC is
turned off (ESC OFF light illumi
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nated).
䳜 Turning ESC off does not affect
ABS or brake system operation.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button
whilst ESC is operating.
If ESC is turned off whilst ESC is
operating, the vehicle may go out of
control.
To turn ESC off whilst driving, press
the ESC OFF button whilst driving on
a flat road surface.
Hill-start assist control (HAC) (if
equipped)
Hill start Assist Control is a comfort
function. The main intend is to pre
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vent the vehicle from rolling back
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wards whilst driving off uphill on an
inclined surface. HAC holds the
braking pressure builtup by driver
during stopping procedure for 2
seconds after releasing brake pedal.
During the pressure-hold period, the
driver has enough time to press the
accelerator pedal to drive off.
The braking pressure is reduced as
soon as the detects the driver䳓s
intention to drive off.