2015 KIA Forte engine

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KIA Forte 2015 2.G Owners Manual Driving your vehicle
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Starting the engine with an
ignition key (if equipped) 
1.Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transaxle  - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxl

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Starting the engine with a
smart key (if equipped)
1.Carry the smart key or leave itinside the vehicle.
2.Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied
3.Place the transaxle s

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 If the battery is weak or the smart
key does not work correctly, you
can start the engine by pressing
the engine start/stop button with
the smart key.
 When the stop lamp fu

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Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 forward
gears.
This shift pattern is imprinted on the
shift knob. The transaxle is fully syn-
chronized in all forward ge

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 During cold weather, shifting may
be difficult until the transaxle lubri-
cant is warmed up. This is normal
and not harmful to the transaxle.
 If youve come to a complete s

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Good driving practices
 Never take the vehicle out of gearand coast down a hill. This is
extremely hazardous. Always leave
the vehicle in gear.
 Dont "ride" the brakes. This

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For smooth operation, depress thebrake pedal when shifting from N(Neutral) to a forward or reversegear.
When stopped on an upgrade, do not
hold the vehicle with engine power.

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Up (+) : Push the lever forwardonce to shift up one gear.
Down (-) : Pull the lever backwards once to shift down one
gear.
 In sports mode, the driver must execute upshifts in