Driving your vehicle
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
ESC operation
When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
ESC ON condition
ESC tion, ESC indicator light
•
When the ignition is turned
ON, ESC and ESC OFF
indicator lights illuminate
for approximately 3 sec-
onds, then ESC is turned
on.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
blinks.
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• When
the
Electronic
Stability Control is operat-
ing properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi-
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
•
Press the ESC OFF but-
ton for at least half a sec-
ond after turning the igni-
tion 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).
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• When moving out of the
mud or slippery road,
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
engine rpm (revolutions
per minute) to increase.
The
Electronic
Stability
Control
(ESC) monitors information from
various vehicle sensors and then
compares the driver's commands
with the actual behavior of the
vehicle.
•
When starting the engine,
you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the ESC
performing an automatic
If an unstable condition occurs - a
for
sudden
evasive
movement
example - ESC intervenes within
fractions of a second via the engine
computer and brake system and
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
system
self-check
and
does not indicate a prob-
lem.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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