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Starting the engine✽✽NOTICE - Kick down
mechanism (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a
kick down mechanism in the acceler-
ator pedal, it prevents you from driv-
ing at full throttle unintentionally by
making the driver require increased
effort to depress the accelerator
pedal. However, if you depress the
pedal more than approximately
82%, the vehicle can be at full throt-
tle and the accelerator pedal will be
easier to depress. This is not a mal-
function but a normal condition.
WARNING
Always wear appropriate shoes when operating your
vehicle. Unsuitable shoes
(high heels, ski boots,etc.)
may interfere with your ability
to use the brake, accelerator
and clutch (if equipped) pedal.
Do not start the vehicle with the accelerator pedal
depressed. The vehicle can
move and lead to an accident.
Wait until the engine rpm is normal. The vehicle may sud-
denly move if the brake padelis released when the rpm ishigh.
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Never reach for the enginestart/ stop button or any other
controls through the steering
wheel whilst the vehicle is in
motion. The presence of yourhand or arm in the area could
cause loss of vehicle control,an accident and serious bodi-
ly injury or death.
Do not place any movable objects around the driver's
seat as they may move whilst
driving, interfere with the driv-er and lead to an accident.
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Starting the petrol engine
1.Carry the smart key or leave it
inside the vehicle.
2.Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied.
3. Manual Transaxle - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed whilst starting the
engine.
Automatic transaxle / Dual clutch transmission - Place the
transaxle shift lever in P (Park).
Depress the brake pedal fully.
You can also start the engine when
the shift lever is in the N (Neutral)position.
4.Press the engine start/stop button.
It should be started without depress-
ing the accelerator. Manual Transaxle
To start the vehicle, keep the clutch
pedal and brake pedal depressed,
and make sure the engine RPM is
within normal range (under 1000
rpm). After checking, shift the
transaxle shift lever to the desiredposition.
Unlock the parking brake, and take
your foot off the clutch pedal. Then,
lightly depress the accelerator
pedal and slowly start the vehicle.
5. Do not wait for the engine to warm up whilst the vehicle remains sta-
tionary.
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Steep accelerating and
decelerating should be avoided.)
Starting the diesel engine
To start the diesel engine when the engine is cold, it has to be pre-heat-
ed before starting the engine and
then have to be warmed up before
starting to drive.
1.Make sure the parking brake is applied.
2. Manual Transaxle - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal and brake pedaldepressed whilst pressing the
engine start/stop button to the
START position.
Dual clutch transmission - Place
the transaxle shift lever in P (Park).
Depress the brake pedal fully.
You can also start the engine when
the shift lever is in the N (Neutral)position.
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3.Press the engine start/stop buttonwhilst depressing the brake pedal.
4.Continue depressing the brake pedal until the illuminated glow
indicator goes off. (approximately 5seconds)
5.The engine starts running when the glow indicator goes off.
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NOTICE
If the engine start/stop button is
pressed once more whilst the engine
is pre-heating, the engine may start.
Starting and stopping the engine for
turbocharger intercooler
1.Do not race or accelerate the engine immediately after starting.
If the engine is cold, idle for sever-
al seconds before sufficient lubri-cation is ensured in the tur-bocharger unit.
2.After high speed or extended driv- ing, requiring a heavy engine load,
idle the engine about 1 minute
before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the tur-
bocharger to cool prior to shutting
the engine off. Stopping manual transaxle vehicles
1. After safely parking the vehicle,
press the clutch pedal and brake
pedal at the same time.
2. Whilst depressing the clutch pedal and brake pedal at the same time,
shift the transaxle lever to 'N'.
Even if the smart key is in the vehi- cle, if it is far away from you, the
engine may not start.
When the engine start/stop button is in the ACC position or above, if
any door is opened, the system
checks for the smart key. If the
smart key is not in the vehicle, a
message “Key not in vehicle” will
appear on the LCD display. And ifall doors are closed, the chime will
sound for 5 seconds. The indicator
or warning will turn off whilst the
vehicle is moving. Always have the
smart key with you.
CAUTION
Do not turn the engine off imme-
diately after it has been subject-ed to a heavy load. Doing so may cause severe damage tothe engine or turbocharger unit.
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Glow indicator light
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NOTICE
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.
The side with the lock button
should be contacted directly.
When you press the engine
start/stop button directly with the
smart key, the smart key should
contact the button at a right angle. (Continued) (Continued)
When the stop lamp fuse is blown,
you cannot start the engine nor-
mally.
Replace the fuse with a new one. If
it is not possible, you can start the
engine by pressing the engine
start/stop button for 10 seconds
whilst it is in the ACC position. The
engine can start without depressing
the brake pedal. But for your safe-
ty always depress the brake pedal
and clutch pedal (if equipped)
before starting the engine.
CAUTION
Do not press the engine
start/stop button for more than10 seconds except when thestop lamp fuse is blown.
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If the engine stalls whilst thevehicle is in motion, do notattempt to move the shift lever to the P (Park) position. If thetraffic and road conditions per-mit, you may put the shift lever in the N (Neutral) position whilstthe vehicle is still moving andpress the engine start/stop but-ton in an attempt to restart the engine.
WARNING
The engine will start, only when
the smart key is in the vehicle.
Never allow children or any per- son who is unfamiliar with the
vehicle touch the engine
start/stop button or related
parts.
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NOTICE
If you unfasten the seatbelt or open
the driver's door (or engine bonnet)
in auto stop mode, the following will
happen:
The ISG system will deactivate (the light on the ISG OFF button
will illuminate).
A message "Auto Start deactivat- ed Start manually" will appear on
the LCD display.
Auto start
To restart the engine from idle
stop mode
With manual transaxle
Press the clutch pedal when the shift lever is in the N (Neutral) posi- tion.
The engine will start and the green AUTO STOP ( ) indicator on the
instrument cluster will go out.
With dual clutch transmission /
Automatic transaxle
Release the brake pedal.
The engine will also restart auto- matically without the driver’s any actions if the following occurs:
- The fan speed of manual climate control system is set above the 3rd position when the air conditioning ison.
- The fan speed of automatic climate control system is set above the 6thposition when the air conditioning ison.
- When a certain amount of time has passed with the climate control sys-tem on.
- When the defroster is on.
- The brake vaccum pressure is low.
- The battery charging status is low.
- The vehicle speed exceeds 5 km/h (3 mph). (with manual transaxle)
- The vehicle speed exceeds 2 km/h (1.2 mph). (with dual clutch trans- mission)
- Move the shift gear to the R (Reverse) position or the sports
mode whilst depressing the brake
pedal. (with dual clutch transmission)
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The green AUTO STOP ( ) indica-
tor on the instrument cluster will blink
for 5 seconds for auto start. Condition of ISG system operation
The ISG system will operateunder the following condition:
- The driver’s seat belt is fastened.
- The driver’s door and engine bon- net are closed.
- The brake vaccum pressure is ade- quate.
- The battery is sufficiently charged.
- The engine coolant temperature is not too low.
- The slope way is gentle. (with dual clutch transmission)
✽✽ NOTICE
If the ISG system does not meet the operation condition, the ISG
system is deactivated. The light on
the ISG OFF button will illumi-
nate and a message “Auto Stop
deactivated. Start manually” will
appear on the LCD display.
If the light or notice comes on con- tinuously, please check the opera-
tion condition.
ISG system deactivation
If you wish to deactivate the ISGsystem, press the ISG OFF button.
The light on the ISG OFF button
will illuminate and a message “Auto
Stop system OFF” will appear on
the LCD display.
If you press the ISG OFF button again, the system will be activated
and the light on the ISG OFF but-
ton will turn off.
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ISG system malfunction
The system may not operate
when:
The ISG related sensors or system
error occurs.
The following will happen:
The yellow AUTO STOP ( ) indi- cator on the instrument cluster will
stay on after blinking for 5 seconds.
The light on the ISG OFF button will illuminate.
✽✽ NOTICE
If the ISG OFF button light is not turned off by pressing the ISG
OFF button again or if the ISG
system continuously does not
work correctly, we recommend
that you contact an authorised Kia
dealer as soon as possible.
When the ISG OFF button light comes on, it may stop illuminating
after driving your vehicle at
approximately 80 km/h for a max-
imum of two hours and setting the
fan speed control knob below the
2nd position. If the ISG OFF but-
ton light continues to be illuminat-
ed in spite of the procedure, we
recommend that you contact an
authorised Kia dealer as soon as
possible.
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WARNING
When the engine is in Idle Stop
mode, it's possible to restart theengine without the driver taking
any action.
Before leaving the car or doing
anything in the engine room
area, stop the engine by turning
the ignition switch to the
LOCK/OFF position or remov-
ing the ignition key.
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Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 for-ward gears.
This shift pattern is imprinted on
the shift knob. The transaxle is fully
synchronized in all forward gearsso shifting to either a higher or a
lower gear is easily accomplished. Depress the clutch pedal down
fully whilst shifting, then release it
slowly.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
ignition lock switch, the engine will
not start when starting the enginewithout depressing the clutchpedal.
In order to start the vehicle, slowly let go of the fully depressed clutch
pedal. Then, push the accelerator
pedal to start.
The shift lever must return to the neutral position before shifting into
R (Reverse). The button located
immediately below the shift knob
must be pushed upward whilst
moving the shift lever to the R
(Reverse) position.
Make sure the vehicle is complete-
ly stopped before shifting into R(Reverse).
Never operate the engine with thetachometer (rpm) in the red zone.
MANUAL TRANSAXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
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The button (1) must be pushed whilst
moving the shift lever.
The shift lever can be moved without
pushing the button (1).
CAUTION
When downshifting from 5
(Fifth) gear to 4 (Fourth) gear,caution should be taken not to inadvertently move the shiftlever sideways in such a man-ner that second gear is engaged. Such a drasticdownshift may cause theengine speed to increase to the point that the tachometerwill enter the red-zone. Suchover-revving of the engine may possibly cause engineand transaxle damage.
Do not downshift more than 2 gears or downshift the gearwhen the engine is running at high speed (5,000 RPM orhigher). Such a downshiftingmay damage the engine, clutch and the transaxle.
When shifting between 5th and 6th gear, you shouldalways push the gear level allthe way to the right. You could otherwise shift unintentionallyinto 3rd or 4th gear and dam-age the transaxle.