KIA Rondo 2009 User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

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ESC operation

ESC ON condition

• When the ignition is turned

ON, ESC and ESC OFF indi-
cator lights illuminate for
approximately 3 seconds,
then ESC is turned on.

• 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).

• When starting the engine,

you may hear a slight ticking
sound. This is the ESC per-
forming an automatic system
self-check and does not indi-
cate a problem.

When operating

When the ESC is in operation,
ESC indicator light blinks.
• When the Electronic Stability

Control 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 slippery road, pressing the
accelerator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm (revo-
lutions per minute) to
increase.

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ESC operation off

ESC OFF state

• To cancel ESC operation,

press the ESC OFF button
(ESC OFF indicator light illu-
minates).

• If the ignition switch is turned

to LOCK position when ESC
is off, ESC remains off. Upon
restarting the engine, the
ESC will automatically turn
on again.

ESC

ESC
OFF