Dynamic Stability Control recalibration

The Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system on the car relates your steering inputs to the actual motion/slippage of the wheels, and attempts to bring the car back under control by adjusting both engine torque and braking. The DSC cannot perform “magic” and break the laws of physics however.The DSC needs to be recalibrated after the battery is disconnected so that it can operate correctly. If not calibrated then it will noticeably interfere with your driving experience. Any dealer that you take the car to should be aware of this and perform this for you if they disconnect the battery.

If you disconnect the battery yourself, there should be a flashing “DSC OFF” message on the instrument cluster and a permanently lit picture of a car with skid lines underneath it as well. This means that DSC recalibration is required.

You do the calibration by following this procedure (as noted in the manual):

1) Turn the ignition to on (but do not start the car).
2) Moving the steering wheel full lock left then full lock right.
3) Note that the DSC OFF and car skid light have gone out
4) Turn the ignition to off
5) Turn ignition back to on, and verify that the DSC related lights in the instrument cluster go out as normal.

If the lights remain on after doing this then take it to a dealer - and drive carefully! The car will not behave on the road as you would normally expect.

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