Kia Niro 2020, Owner'S Manual, Page: 358 / 687

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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.
“Traction Control disabled”
• ESC off state 1
To cancel ESC operation, press the
ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
) for
less than 3 seconds and the ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF
) will
illuminate. At this state, the engine
control function does not operate. It
means the traction control function
does not operate. Only the brake con-
trol function will operate.
“Traction & Stability Control disabled”
• ESC off state 2
To cancel ESC operation, press the
ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
) for
more than 3 seconds. ESC OFF indi-
cator light (ESC OFF
) will illumi-
nate 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 stability control function will not
operate any more.
Indicator light
When ignition switch or the ENGINE
START/STOP button is turned to ON,
the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if the ESC system is operat-
ing normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks when-
ever ESC is operating or illuminates
when ESC fails to operate.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes
on when the ESC is turned off with
the button.
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ESC indicator light
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ESC OFF indicator light