Kia Sonet QY 2021 Owner's Manual page 292

Driving your vehicle
Factors including speed, road condi-
tions and driver steering input can
all affect whether ESC will be effec-
tive in preventing a loss of control. It
is still your responsibility to drive
and corner at reasonable speeds
and to leave a sufficient margin of
safety.
When you apply your brakes under
conditions which may lock the
wheels, you may hear a "tik-tik''
sound from the brakes, or feel a
corresponding sensation in the
brake pedal. This is normal and it
means your ESC is active.
NOTICE
A click sound may be heard in the
vehicle compartment when the
vehicle begins to move after the
vehicle is started. These conditions
are normal and indicate that the
Electronic Stability Control system is
functioning properly.
ESC operation
ESC ON condition
When the ENGINE START/STOP
button is turned ON, ESC and ESC
OFF indicator lights illuminate for
approximately 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.
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(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.
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
automatically turn on again.
Brake system