Driving your vehicle
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
If an unstable condition occurs - a When operating
Type A
sudden
evasive
movement
for
When the ESC is in opera-
ESC tion, ESC indicator light
blinks.
example - ESC intervenes within
fractions of a second via the engine
computer and brake system and
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
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or
• 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.
ESC operation
ESP
ESC ON condition
•
When the ignition is turned
ON, ESC and ESC OFF
indicator lights illuminate for
approximately 3 seconds,
then ESC is turned on.
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Type B
• When moving out of the
mud or slippery road,
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
engine rpm (revolutions
per minute) to increase.
•
Press the ESC OFF button
for at least half a second
after turning the ignition 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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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 ticking
sound.This is the ESC per-
forming an automatic sys-
tem self-check and does not
indicate a problem.
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Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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