Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 167

Features of your vehicle
Electronic stability control (ESC)
OFF indicator light
This indicator light appears:
僅 Once you set the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP Button to the
ON position.
- It appears for approximately 3 sec-
onds and then goes off.
僅 When you deactivate the ESC system
by pressing the ESC OFF button.
* For more details, refer to "Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) system" on
page 5-35.
Auto Stop indicator light
This indicator will appear when the
engine enters the Idle Stop mode of ISG
(Idle Stop and Go) system.
When the automatic starting occurs, the
auto stop indicator on the cluster will
blink for 5 seconds.
* For more details, refer to "Idle Stop and
Go (ISG) system" on page 5-45.
NOTICE
When the engine automatically starts by
ISG system, some warning lights (ABS,
ESC, ESC OFF, EPS or Parking brake
warning light) may turn on for a few sec-
onds. This happens because of the low
battery voltage. It does not mean the
system is malfunctioning.
Warning and indicator lights
AUTO HOLD indicator light
(AUTO HOLD) (if equipped)
This indicator light appears:
僅 White When you activate the auto
hold system by pressing the AUTO
HOLD button.
僅 Green When you stop the vehicle
completely by depressing the brake
pedal with the auto hold system acti-
vated.
僅 Yellow When there is a malfunction
with the auto hold system. In this case,
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
* For more details, refer to "AUTO HOLD"
on page 5-32.
Immobilizer indicator light (with-
out smart key)
This indicator light appears:
僅 When the vehicle detects the immobi-
lizer in your key properly while the
ignition switch is ON.
- At this time, you can start the
engine.
- The indicator light goes off after
starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks:
僅 When there is a malfunction with the
immobilizer system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
(if equipped)
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