Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 229

Driving your vehicle
to help the driver maintain vehicle con-
trol under adverse conditions. It is not a
substitute for safe driving practices. Fac-
tors including speed, road conditions
and driver steering input can all affect
whether ESC will be effective in prevent-
ing a loss of control. It is still your
responsibility to drive and corner at rea-
sonable speeds and to leave a sufficient
margin of safety.
When you apply your brakes under con-
ditions which may lock the wheels, you
may hear a "tik-tik'' sound from the
brakes, or feel a corresponding sensa-
tion in the brake pedal. This is normal
and it means your ESC is active.
NOTICE
A click sound may be heard in the
engine compartment when the vehicle
begins to move after the engine is
started. These conditions are normal
and indicate that the Electronic Stability
Control System is functioning properly.
ESC operation
ESC ON condition
When the ignition is turned ON,
ESC and ESC OFF indicator lights appear
for approximately 3 seconds, then ESC is
turned on.
僅 Press the ESC OFF button after turn-
ing the ignition ON to turn ESC off.
(ESC OFF indicator will appear). To
turn the ESC on, press the ESC OFF
button (ESC OFF indicator light will go
off).
僅 When starting the engine, 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.
僅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.
僅 When moving out of the mud or driv-
ing on a slippery road, the engine rpm
(revolution per minute) may not be
increased even if you press the accel-
erator pedal deeply. This is to main-
tain the stability and traction of the
vehicle and does not indicate a prob-
lem.
ESC OFF condition
To cancel ESC operation:
僅State 1
OSK3052425N
A: Traction Control disabled
Press the ESC OFF button shortly
(ESC OFF indicator light and message
appears). At this state, the engine
control function does not operate. In
other words, the traction control func-
tion does not operate but only the
brake control function operates.
僅 State 2
Brake system
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