Kia Forte: Electronic stability control
(ESC) / Indicator light

When the ignition switch is turned to
ON, the indicator light illuminates,
then goes off if the ESC system is
operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever
ESC is operating or illuminates
when ESC fails to operate.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes
on when the ESC is turned off with
the button.
WARNING - Electronic stability
control
Drive carefully even though your
vehicle has Electronic Stability
Control. It can only assist you in
maintaining control under certain
circumstances.
ESC OFF state
There are 2 types of ESC
OFF states: Traction Control
disabled and Traction &
Stability Control disabled.
If the ignition is turned off
when ESC is off, ESC
remains off ...
When driving
ESC should be turned on for daily
driving whenever possible.
To turn ESC off while driving, press
the ESC OFF button while driving
on a flat road surface.
WARNING - Oper ...
Other information:
Some of the following vehicles ahead
in your lane may not be recognized
by the sensor:
- Narrow vehicles such as motorcycles
or bicycles
- Vehicles offset to one side
- Slow-moving vehicles or suddenly
decelerating vehicles
- Stopped vehicles
- Vehicles with small rear profiles
...
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat. The purpose
of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger
with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt alone.
The side air bags are designed to
deploy during certain ...