Electronic Stability Control (Esc) - Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
the vehicle rpm (revolutions per
minute) to increase.

Electronic stability control (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.
ESC off state 1 - Traction control
disabled
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.
ESC off state 2 - Traction & stabil -
ity control disabled
To turn off the traction control
function and the brake control func -
tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF
button (ESC OFF
3 seconds. ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will illuminate and ESC
OFF warning chime will sound. At
this state, the car stability control
function does not operate any
more.
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) will
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Indicator light
ESC indicator light
ESC OFF indicator light
When ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button is turned to ON,
the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if the ESC system is oper -
ating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks when -
ever ESC is operating or illuminates
when ESC fails to operate.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes
on when the ESC is turned off with
the button.
WARNING
Electronic stability control
Drive carefully even though your
vehicle has Electronic Stability Con -
trol. It can only assist you in main -
taining control under certain
circumstances.
ESC OFF usage
When driving
ESC should be turned on for daily
driving whenever possible.
Brake system
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