Kia Carnival - Starting the Engine

Driving your vehicle
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ENGINE START/STOP button
with the driver and lead to an
accident.
Starting the engine
WARNING
䳜 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.
䳜 Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal engaged. The
vehicle can move and lead to an
accident.
䳜 Wait until the engine rpm is nor
-
mal. The vehicle may suddenly
move if the brake pedal is
released when the rpm is high.
NOTICE
Kick down mechanism (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a
kick down mechanism in the accel
-
erator pedal, it prevents you from
driving at full throttle unintention
-
ally 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 throttle and the accelera
-
tor pedal will be easier to depress.
This is not a malfunction but a nor
-
mal condition.
Starting the engine with smart key
At the time that the vehicle doors
are opened or when the ENGINE
START/STOP button is pressed the
vehicle will check for the smart key.
If the smart key is not in the vehicle,
the ( ) indicator and a message
"Key is not in the vehicle" will appear
on the instrument cluster and LCD
window. And if all 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.
WARNING
The engine will start, only when the
smart key is in the vehicle. Never
allow children or any person who is
unfamiliar with the vehicle touch the
ENGINE START/STOP button or
related parts. Pushing the ENGINE
START/STOP button whilst the
smart key is in the vehicle may
result in unintended engine activa
-
tion and/or unintended vehicle
movement.