KIA Sorento 2014 - Manual (Page 343)

Driving your vehicle
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When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
tion, the ESC indicator light
blinks.
•
When the Electronic
Stability Control is operat-
ing properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi-
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
• When moving out of the
mud or driving on a slip-
pery road, pressing the
accelerator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm
(revolutions per minute) to
increase.
ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
This car has 2 kinds of ESC
off states.
If the engine stops when
ESC is off, ESC remains off.
Upon restarting the engine,
the ESC will automatically
turn on again.
• ESC off state 1
To cancel ESC operation,
press the ESC OFF button
(ESC OFF
) shortly (ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC
OFF )
illuminates). At this
state, the engine control
function does not operate. It
means the traction control
function does not operate.
Brake control function only
operates.
• ESC off state 2
To cancel ESC operation,
press the ESC OFF button
(ESC OFF
) for more than 3
seconds. ESC OFF indicator
light (ESC OFF
) illuminates
and ESC OFF warning chime
will sound. At this state, the
engine control function and
brake control function do not
operate. It means the car sta-
bility control function does not
operate any more.
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