Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 403

Driving your vehicle
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.
(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 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.
OMQ4050059R
ESC off state 1
To turn off the traction control
function and only operate the brake
control function of the ESC, press
the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
for less than 3 seconds and the ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF
illuminate.
OMQ4050060R
Brake system
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