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KIA Amanti 2007 User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

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.

Indicator light

When ignition switch is turned to ON, the
indicator light illuminates, then goes off if
ESC system is operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever
ESC is operating.
ESC OFF indicator light comes on when
either the ESC is turned off with the but-
ton, or ESC fails to operate when turned
on.

ESC
OFF

ESC

ESC
OFF

■ ESC indicator light (blinks)

■ ESC OFF indicator light (comes on)

WARNING

The Electronic Stability Control sys-
tem is only a driving aid; use pre-
cautions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy
roads.

Drive slowly and don’t

attempt to accelerate whenever the
ESC indicator light is blinking, or
when the road surface is slippery.