Kia niro eco electric 2020 Owner's Manual page 322

Driving your vehicle
Electronic stability control (ESC)
operation
ESC ON condition
When the POWER button is
turned ON, ESC and ESC OFF indi -
cator lights illuminate for approxi -
mately 3 seconds, then ESC is
turned on.
Press the ESC OFF button for at
least half a second after turning
the vehicle ON to turn ESC off.
(ESC OFF indicator will illuminate).
To turn the ESC on, press the ESC
OFF button (ESC OFF indicator
light will go off).
When starting the vehicle, you
may hear a slight ticking sound.
This is the ESC performing an
automatic system self-check and
does not indicate a problem.
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 accelerator pedal may not cause
the vehicle rpm (revolutions per
minute) to increase.
Electronic stability control (ESC)
operation off
This car 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 automati -
cally turn on again.
ESC off state 1 - Traction control
disabled
To turn off the traction control
function and only operate the brake
control function of the ESC, press
the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
for less than 3 seconds and the ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF
illuminate.
ESC off state 2 - Traction & stabil -
ity control disabled
To turn off the traction control
function and the brake control func -
tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF
button (ESC OFF
3 seconds. ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will illuminate and ESC
OFF warning chime will sound. At
this state, the car stability control
function does not operate any
more.
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