2014 Dodge Dart Owner Manual - Page 455

STARTING AND OPERATING 453 5. Engage park brake. 6. Start engine and wait for ESC OFF lamp to turn off. 7. Apply brake pedal. HSA Activation Criteria The following criteria must be met in order for HSA to activate: • Vehicle must be stopped. 8. Turn steering wheel 200 degrees counter clockwise, just over half a turn from center position. Press the • Vehicle must be on a 3% (manual transmission), 3.5% (automated manual transmission), or 8% grade or "ESC off" button four times. greater (automatic transmission) hill. 9. Rotate the steering wheel back to center and continue in a clockwise direction until 200 degrees past center. • Gear selection matches vehicle uphill direction (i.e., vehicle facing uphill is in forward gear; vehicle back10. Turn the ignition to OFF position. ing uphill is in REVERSE gear). 11. If procedure was done correctly, ESC malfunction HSA will work in REVERSE and all forward gears when lamp will flash four times after engine starts. the activation criteria have been met. The system will not 12. Procedure must be completed within 90 seconds. 13. Repeat the condition to re-enable Hill Start Assist (HSA). activate if the vehicle is placed in NEUTRAL or PARK. 5