Kia Forte BD Quiz
Driving Your Vehicle

ESC OFF

In this manual: Driving Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 5Safety Features of Your Vehicle — 43Vehicle Specifications — 143Driving Your Vehicle — 98What to Do in an Emergency — 26Maintenance — 71Specifications and Consumer Information — 4
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ESC OFF Status

There are 2 types of ESC OFF status: Traction Control Disabled and Traction & Stability Control Disabled.

If the ignition is turned off while ESC is off, ESC remains off. After restarting the engine, ESC will automatically turn on again.

• ESC OFF status 1 – "Traction Control Disabled"

■ Type A

■ Type B

To disable the traction control function and operate only the brake control function of ESC, briefly press the ESC OFF button (less than 3 seconds, and the ESC OFF indicator will illuminate). In this state, only the brake control function will operate.) briefly (less than 3 seconds) and the ESC OFF indicator) will illuminate). In this state, only the brake control function will work.

• ESC OFF status 2 – "Traction & Stability Control Disabled"

■ Type A

■ Type B

To disable both the traction control function and the brake control function of ESC, press and hold the ESC OFF button for more than 3 seconds. The ESC OFF indicator illuminates and a warning chime sounds.

In this state, the vehicle stability control function will not operate.

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