Kia Cadenza: Electronic stability control
(ESC) / ESC operation
ESC ON condition
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- When the ENGINE
START/STOP button 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 second
after turning the vehicle
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
performing an automatic
system self-check and does
not indicate a problem.
When operating

When the ESC is in operation,
the 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 driving on a slippery
road, pressing the
accelerator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm
(revolutions per minute) to
increase.
The Electronic Stability control
(ESC) system is designed to stabilize
the vehicle during cornering
maneuvers. ESC checks where you
are steering and where the vehicle is
actually going. ES ...
ESC OFF state
This car has 2 kinds of ESC
off states. If the vehicle
stops when ESC is off, ESC
remains off. Upon restarting
the vehicle, the ESC will
automatically turn on again.
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Other information:
Schematic Diagram
Canister
Canister is filled with charcoal and absorbs evaporated vapor
in fuel tank. The gathered fuel vapor in canister is drawn into the
intake manifold by the ECM/PCM when appropriate conditions are set.
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV)
Purge Control Solenoid Valv ...
Description
Intake Air Temperature Sensor (IATS) is included inside Barometric Pressure Sensor (BPS) and detects the intake air temperature.
To calculate precise air quantity, correction of the air
temperature is needed because air density varies according to the
temperature. So the ECM uses ...