Kia Sorento 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 349 / 640

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Driving your vehicle Brake system
When operating
When the ESC is in operation, the
ESC indicator light blinks.
When the Electronic Stability
Control is operating properly, you can
feel a slight pulsation in the vehicle. This
is only the effect of brake control and
indicates nothing unusual.
When moving out of the mud or driving
on a slippery road, pressing the acceler
-
ator pedal may not cause the vehicle
rpm (revolutions per minute) to increase.
ESC operation off
This vehicle has 2 kinds of ESC off
states.
If the vehicle stops when ESC is
off, ESC remains off. Upon restarting the
vehicle, the ESC will automatically turn
on again.
ESC off state 1
To turn off the traction control function
and only operate the brake control func
-
tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF but
-
ton (ESC OFF ) for less than 3
seconds and the ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will appear.
ESC off state 2
To turn off the traction control function
and the brake control function of the
ESC, press the ESC OFF button (ESC
OFF ) for more than 3 seconds. ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF ) will
appear and ESC OFF warning chime will
sound. At this state, the vehicle stability
control function does not operate any
more.
Indicator light
ESC indicator light
ESC OFF indicator light
When ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to ON, the indicator light
appears, then goes off if the ESC system
is operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever
ESC is operating or appears when ESC
fails to operate.
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