Kia Picanto Owner's Manual page 273

When you apply your brakes under
conditions which may lock the wheels,
you may hear a tik-tik'' sound ýrom
the brakes, or ýeel a correspondinþ sen‐
sation in the brake pedal. This is normal
and it means your ESC is active.
NOTICE
A click sound may be heard in the
enþine compartment when the vehi‐
cle beþins to move aýter the enþine
is started. These conditions are nor‐
mal and indicate that the Electronic
Stability Control System is ýunction‐
inþ properly.
ESC operation
ESC æN condition
• When the iþnition is turned
æN, ESC and ESC æFF indica‐
tor liþhts illuminate ýor ap‐
proximately 3 seconds, then
ESC is turned on.
• çress the ESC æFF button
aýter turninþ the iþnition æN
to turn ESC oýý. (ESC æFF in‐
dicator will illuminate). To
turn the ESC on, press the
ESC æFF button (ESC æFF in‐
dicator liþht will þo oýý).
• When startinþ the enþine,
you may hear a sliþht tick‐
inþ sound. This is the ESC
perýorminþ an
system selý-check and does
not indicate a problem.
When operatinþ
When the ESC is in operation, the ESC
indicator liþht blinks.
• When the Electronic Stabili‐
ty Control is operatinþ prop‐
erly, you can ýeel a sliþht
pulsation in the vehicle. This
is only the eýýect oý brake
control and indicates noth‐
inþ unusual.
• When movinþ out oý the
mud or drivinþ on a slippery
road, the enþine rpm (revo‐
lution per minute) may not
be increased even iý you
press the accelerator pedal
deeply. This is to maintain
the stability and traction oý
the vehicle and does not in‐
dicate a problem.
automatic
ESC æFF condition
To cancel ESC operation :
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