Driving your vehicle
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
If an unstable condition occurs - a
When operating
Type A
sudden evasive movement for
When the ESC is in opera-
example - ESC intervenes within
ESC tion, ESC indicator light
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fractions of a second via the engine
blinks.
computer and brake system and
or
• When the Electronic
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
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Stability Control is operat-
ESP ing
properly, you can feel a
ESC operation
slight pulsation in the vehi-
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ESC ON condition
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
• When the ignition is turned
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cates nothing unusual.
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ON, ESC and ESC OFF
Type B
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indicator lights illuminate for
• When moving out of the
approximately 3 seconds,
mud or slippery road,
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then ESC is turned on.
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
• Press the ESC OFF button
engine rpm (revolutions
for at least half a second
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per minute) to increase.
after turning the ignition ON
to turn ESC off. (ESC OFF
indicator will illuminate). To
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turn the ESC on, press the
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ESC OFF button (ESC
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The Electronic Stability Control
OFF indicator light will go
(ESC) monitors information from
off).
various vehicle sensors and then
• When starting the engine,
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compares the driver's commands
you may hear a slight ticking
with the actual behavior of the
sound. This is the ESC per-
vehicle.
forming an automatic sys-
tem self-check and does not
indicate a problem.
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