Kia XCeed 2020 - Vehicle Stability Management (Vsm)

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Driving your vehicle Brake system
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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systemdetectsthe
driver’sintentiontodriveoff.
WARNING
TheHACisusuallyactivatedonly
for2seconds.Thedrivershouldbe
carefulfromtherollingbackward
causingtheaccidentwithbehind
objectsorhuman,whenthedriver
mayfeeltheunintendedrolling
backwardwhiledrivingoffonhilldue
toinsufficientbrakeholdpressure
built-upbydriverduringstopping
procedure.
NOTICE
• TheHACdoesnotoperatewhen
thetransmissionshiftleveris
intheP(Park)orN(Neutral)
position.
• TheHACactivateseventhough
theESCisoffbutitdoesnot
activatewhentheESChas
malfunctioned.
Vehicle stability management
(VSM)
Thissystemprovidesfurther
enhancementstovehiclestability
andsteeringresponseswhena
vehicleisdrivingonaslipperyroad
oravehicledetectedchangesin
coefficientoffrictionbetween
rightwheelsandleftwheelswhen
braking.
VSM operation
WhentheVSMisinoperation,ESC
indicatorlight( )blinks.
Whenthevehiclestability
managementisoperatingproperly,
youcanfeelaslightpulsationinthe
vehicle.Thisisonlytheeffectof
brakecontrolandindicatesnothing
unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
• Drivingonbankroadsuchas
gradientorincline
• Drivingrearward
• ESCOFFindicatorlight( )
remainsontheinstrumentcluster
• 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.