Kia Carens 2014 Manual page 1106

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Driving your vehicle
When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
tion, ESC indicator light
blinks.
• When
the
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 slippery road, the
engine rpm (revolution per
minute) may not increase
even if you press the
accelerator pedal deeply.
This is to maintain the sta-
bility and traction of the
vehicle and does not indi-
cate a problem.
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ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
This car has 2 kinds of ESC
off states.
Electronic
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
OFF indicator light (ESC
OFF
state, the engine control
function does not operate. It
means the traction control
function does not operate.
Brake control function only
operates.
) shortly (ESC
) illuminates). At this
• 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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