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Driving your vehicle ENGINE START/STOP button
ENGINE START/STOP button
Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP
button
The light will go off after about 30 sec
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onds when the door is closed. It will also
go off immediately when the theft-alarm
system is armed.
ENGINE START/STOP button
position
Your vehicle is equipped with four differ
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ent ignition positions.
OFF
To turn off the engine (START/RUN posi
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tion) or vehicle power (ON position),
press the ENGINE START/STOP button
with the shift lever in the P (Park) posi
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tion. 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.
Vehicles equipped with anti-theft
steering column lock
The steering wheel locks when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is in the
OFF position to protect you against
theft.
It locks when the door is opened.
If the steering wheel is not locked prop
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erly when you open the driver's door, the
warning chime will sound. Try locking
the steering wheel again. If the problem
is not solved, have the system checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
In addition, if the ENGINE START/STOP
button is in the OFF position after the
driver's door is opened, the steering
wheel will not lock and the warning
chime will sound. In such a situation,
close the door. Then the steering wheel
will lock and the warning chime will stop.
If the steering wheel doesn't unlock
properly, the ENGINE START/STOP but
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ton will not work. Press the ENGINE
START/STOP button while turning the
steering wheel right and left to release
the tension.
You are able to turn off the engine
(START/RUN) or vehicle power (ON),
only when the vehicle is not in motion.
In an emergency situation while the
vehicle is in motion, you are able to turn
the engine off and to the ACC position
by pressing the ENGINE START/STOP
button for more than 2 seconds or 3
times repeatedly within 3 seconds.
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