Kia CEED Owner's Manual page 345

ESC operation
ESC ON condition
• When the ignition is turned
ON, ESC and ESC OFF indi-
-
cator 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 ignition 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 engine,
you may hear a slight ticking
sound. This is the ESC per-
forming an automatic system
self-check and does not indi-
cate a problem.
When operating
When the ESC is in operation,
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 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
stability and traction of the
vehicle and does not indicate
a problem.
Driving your vehicle
ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
• To cancel the engine man-
agement system of ESC,
press the ESC OFF button for
less than 3 seconds (ESC
OFF indicator light illumi-
nates). The brake control
function still operates.
• To cancel the engine man-
agement and brake control
function of ESC, press the
ESC OFF button for more
than 3 seconds (ESC OFF
indicator light illuminates).
• If the ignition switch is turned
to LOCK position when ESC
is off, ESC remains off. Upon
restarting the engine, the
ESC will automatically turn
on again.
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