Kia Rio: Electronic stability control (ESC) / ESC operation off
ESC OFF state

This car has 2 kinds of ESC off states.
If the engine stops when ESC is off, ESC remains off. Upon restarting the engine,
the ESC will automatically turn on again.

• ESC off state 1 : “Traction Control disabled”
To turn off the traction control function and only operate the brake control
function of the ESC, press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF ) for less than 3 seconds
and the ESC OFF indicator light (ESC OFF ) will illuminate. At this state, only
the brake function will operate.

• ESC off state 2 : “Traction & Stability Control disabled”
To turn off the traction control function and the brake control function of the
ESC, press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF ) for more than 3 seconds. ESC OFF indicator
light (ESC OFF ) will illuminate and ESC OFF warning chime will sound. In this state,
the car stability control function will not operate.
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.
Press the ESC OFF button for at least half a ...
When the ignition switch is turned ON, the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if ESC system is operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever ESC is operating or illuminates ...
Other information:
Tripmeter (1)
The tripmeter is the total driving distance since the last tripmeter reset.
- Distance range : 0 ~ 1599999 km or 0 ~ 999999 mi
To reset the tripmeter, press the RESET button on the steering wheel for
more than 1 second when the tripmeter is displayed.
Elapsed Time (2)
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Repair procedures
Inspection
Rear Wiper Motor
1.
Remove the connector from the rear wiper motor.
2.
Connect positive (+) battery cables to terminal 4 and negative (-) battery
cables to terminal 3 respectively.
3.
Check ...