2015 KIA Sorento start stop button

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Features of your vehicle
Door Ajar Warning LightThis warning light illuminates:
When a door is not closed securely.Tailgate Open WarningLightThis warning light illuminates:
When the tailgate is not closed
securely.
All Wheel Drive (AWD)Warning Light (if equipped)This warning light illuminates:
 Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
 When there is a malfunction with the AWD system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
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4Indicator LightsElectronic Stability
Control (ESC) IndicatorLightThis indicator light illuminates:
 Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
 When there is a malfunction with the ESC system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
This indicator light blinks:
While the ESC is operating.
For more details, refer to “Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)” in chapter 5.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) OFFIndicator Light This indicator light illuminates:
 Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
 When you deactivate the ESC sys- tem by pressing the ESC OFF but-
ton.
For more details, refer to “Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)” in chapter 5.
ECOMINDER
tmindicator
(if equipped)
The ECOMINDER
tm
indicator is a
system that illuminates ECO when
the driver has reached optimum fuel
efficiency.
 The ECOMINDERtm
indicator will
turn the ECO light green on the
instrument panel when you are
driving fuel efficiently in the ECO
ON mode.
If you don't want the indicator dis-
played, you can turn the ECO ON
mode to OFF mode by pressing
the TRIP button.
For ECO ON/OFF Mode operation,
please refer to the previous page.
 Fuel efficient driving can be influ- enced by driving habits and road
conditions.
 The indicator will not display while in P (Park), N (Neutral) or R (Reverse).
ECO
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Features of your vehicle
Immobilizer IndicatorLight (Without Smart Key)This indicator light illuminates:
 When the vehicle detects the immobilizer in your key properly
while the ignition switch is ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks:
 When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Immobilizer Indicator
Light (With Smart Key)This indicator light illuminates for up
to 30 seconds:
 When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle properly
while the Engine Start/Stop Button
is ACC or ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks for a few
seconds:
 When the smart key is not in the vehicle.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. This indicator light illuminates for 2
seconds and goes off:
 When the vehicle can not detect
the smart key which is in the vehi-
cle while the Engine Start/Stop
Button is ON.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
This indicator light blinks:
 When the battery of the smart key is weak.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. However, you can start
the engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart
key. (For more details, refer to
“Starting the Engine” in section 5).
 When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
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Features of your vehicle
All Wheel Drive (AWD)LOCK Indicator Light (if equipped)This indicator light illuminates:
 Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
 When you select AWD Lock mode by pressing the AWD LOCK button.
- The AWD LOCK mode is toincrease the drive power when
driving on wet pavement, snow
covered roads and/or off-road.
Washer Fluid Warning
Light (if equipped)This warning light illuminates:
 When the washer fluid level in the reservoir is nearly empty.
In this case, you should refill the
washer fluid.Cruise Indicator Light
(if equipped)This indicator light illuminates:
 When the cruise control system is enabled.
For more details, refer to “Cruise
Control System” in chapter 5.
Cruise SET Indicator Light (if equipped)This indicator light illuminates:
 When the cruise control speed is set.
For more details, refer to “Cruise
Control System” in chapter 5.
CAUTION -
AWD Lock
Mode
Do not use AWD LOCK mode ondry paved roads or highway, itcan cause noise, vibration ordamage of AWD related parts.
CRUISE
SET
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Driving your vehicle Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 5-5
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13• Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16• Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16All wheel drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
• Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
• Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41Cruise control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81• Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
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Driving your vehicle85Illuminated ENGINE
START/STOP buttonWhenever the front door is opened,
the ENGINE START/STOP button
will illuminate for your convenience.
The light will go off after about 30
seconds when the door is closed. It
will also go off immediately when the
theft-alarm system is armed.
ENGINE START/STOP button
positionOFF• With automatic transaxle
To turn off the engine (START/RUN
position) or vehicle power (ON posi-
tion), press the ENGINE
START/STOP button with the shift
lever in the P (Park) position. When
you press the ENGINE
START/STOP button without the shift
lever in the P (Park) position, the
ENGINE START/STOP button will
not change to the OFF position but to
the ACC position.
ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON (IF EQUIPPED)
OXM053001
Not illuminated
CAUTION
You are able to turn off theengine (START/RUN) or vehiclepower (ON), only when the vehi-cle is not in motion. In an emer-gency situation while the vehi-cle is in motion, you are able toturn the engine off and to theACC position by pressing theENGINE START/STOP button formore than 2 seconds or 3 timessuccessively within 3 seconds.If the vehicle is still moving, youcan restart the engine withoutdepressing the brake pedal bypressing the ENGINESTART/STOP button with theshift lever in the N (Neutral)position.
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Driving your vehicle
ACC(Accessory)• With automatic transaxle
Press the ENGINE START/STOP
button while it is in the OFF position
without depressing the brake pedal.
If the ENGINE START/STOP button
is in the ACC position for more than
1 hour, the button is turned off auto-
matically to prevent battery dis-
charge.
ON• With automatic transaxle
Press the ENGINE START/STOP
button while it is in the ACC position
without depressing the brake pedal.
The warning lights can be checked
before the engine is started. Do not
leave the ENGINE START/STOP
button in the ON position for a long
time. The battery may discharge,
because the engine is not running.
START/RUN• With automatic transaxle
To start the engine, depress the
brake pedal and press the ENGINE
START/ STOP button with the shift
lever in the P (Park) or the N
(Neutral) position. For your safety,
start the engine with the shift lever in
the P (Park) position.✽ ✽

NOTICEIf you press the ENGINE
START/STOP button without
depressing the brake pedal for auto-
matic transaxle vehicles, the engine
will not start and the ENGINE
START/STOP button changes as fol-
low:
OFF ➔ ➔


ACC ➔
➔
ON ➔
➔
OFF or ACC
Orange indicator
Not illuminated
Red indicator
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5✽
✽

NOTICEIf you leave the ENGINE START/
STOP button in the ACC or ON
position for a long time, the battery
will discharge.
Starting the engine with a
smart key (if equipped)1.Carry the smart key or leave it
inside the vehicle.
2.Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied
3. Automatic Transaxle - Place the
transaxle shift lever in P (Park).
Depress the brake pedal fully.
4.Press the ENGINE START/STOP button while depressing the brake
pedal.
5.In extremely cold weather (below (-18°C) 0°F) or after the vehicle
has not been operated for several
days, let the engine warm up with-
out depressing the accelerator.
Whether the engine is cold or warm,
it should be started without depress-
ing the accelerator.
WARNING
 Never press the ENGINE START/STOP button while the
vehicle is in motion except in
an emergency. If the engine
stops while the vehicle is in
motion, this would result in
loss of directional control and
braking function, which could
cause an accident.
 Before leaving the driver's seat, always make sure the
shift lever is engaged in P
(Park), set the parking brake
fully and shut the engine off.
Unexpected and sudden vehi-
cle movement may occur if
these precautions are not
taken.
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 Never reach for the ENGINESTART/STOP button or any
other controls through the
steering wheel while the vehi-
cle is in motion. The presence
of your hand or arm in the
area could cause loss of vehi-
cle control, an accident and
serious bodily injury or death.
 Do not place any movable objects around the driver's
seat as they may move while
driving, interfere with the driv-
er and lead to an accident.
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