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Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
NOTICE
The Emergency Stop Signal system
alerts the driver behind by blinking the
stop light when the vehicle is braked
rapidly and severely.
Driving with wheels and tyres with
different sizes may cause the ESC
system to malfunction. Before
replacing tyres, make sure all four
tyres and wheels are the same size.
Never drive the vehicle with different
sized tyres and wheels installed.
The system is activated when:
• The vehicle suddenly stops (vehicle
speed is over 34 mph (55 km/h) and
the vehicle deceleration at greater
than 7 m/s2)
Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC)
• The ABS is activating
Hill-Start Assist Control helps prevent
the vehicle from rolling backwards
when starting a vehicle from a stop on a
hill. The system operates the brakes
automatically for about 2 seconds
(maximum of 5 seconds when the
accelerator pedal is slightly depressed
during HAC operation) and releases
the brake after 2 seconds or when the
accelerator pedal is depressed.
When the vehicle speed is under 25
mph (40 km/h) and the ABS deacti-
vates or the sudden stop situation is
over, the stop light blinking will stop.
Instead, the hazard warning flasher will
turn on automatically.
The hazard warning flasher will turn off
when vehicle speed is over 6 mph (10
km/h) after the vehicle has stopped.
Also, it will turn off when the vehicle is
driven at low speed for some time. You
can turn it off manually by pushing the
hazard warning flasher switch.
WARNING
Always be ready to depress the
accelerator pedal when starting off
an incline. Hill-Start Assist Control
activates only for about 2 seconds
(maximum of 5 seconds when the
CAUTION
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
system will not work if the hazard
warning flasher is already on.
accelerator
depressed during HAC operation).
pedal
is
slightly
Information
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• The HAC does not operate when the
shift lever is in N (Neutral).
• The HAC activates even when the
ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is
off. However, it does not activate,
when the ESC does not operate nor-
mally.
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