Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual page 261

Driving your vehicle
ESC operation
ESC ON condition
僅 When the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton is turned ON, ESC and ESC OFF
indicator lights appear for approxi-
mately 3 seconds, then ESC is turned
on.
僅 Press the ESC OFF button for at least
half a second after turning the vehicle
ON to turn ESC off. (ESC OFF indica-
tor will appear). To turn the ESC on,
press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF
indicator light will go off).
僅 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 ESC 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 acceler-
ator 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.
ESC off state 1 - Traction and Sta-
bility Control
OON052216
A: Traction and Stability Control lim-
ited
To turn off the traction control function
and only operate the brake control func-
tion of the ESC, press the ESC OFF but-
ton (ESC OFF ) for less than 3
seconds and the ESC OFF indicator light
(ESC OFF ) will appear.
ESC off state 2 - Traction & stabil-
ity control disabled
OON052217
A: Traction and Stability Control dis-
abled
To turn off the traction control function
and the brake control function of the
ESC, press the ESC OFF button (ESC
OFF ) for more than 3 seconds. ESC
OFF indicator light (ESC OFF
appear and ESC OFF warning chime will
sound. At this state, the car stability con-
trol function does not operate any more.
Brake system
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