Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 310

Driving your vehicle
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.
OMQ4033492L
A: Traction Control disabled
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.
OMQ4033493L
A: Traction and Stability Control disabled
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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
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.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes on
when the ESC is turned off with the but-
ton.
WARNING
Electronic Stability Control
Drive carefully even though your vehicle
has Electronic Stability Control. It can
only assist you in maintaining control
under certain circumstances.
Brake system
) will