Kia NIRO - Driving electric vehicle; How to start the vehicle; How to stop the vehicle

DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
How to start the vehicle
1. Holding the smart key, sit in the
driver’s seat.
2. Fasten the seat belt before starting
the vehicle.
3. Make sure to engage the parking
brake.
4. Turn OFF all electrical devices.
5. Check the position of the accelera‐
tor pedal and the brake pedal and
the clearance with your right foot.
6. Make sure to depress and hold the
brake pedal.
7. While depressing the brake pedal,
shift to P (Park).
8. Depress and hold the brake pedal
while pressing the POWER button.
9. When
the
indicator is ON, you
can
drive the vehicle. When the
indicator is OFF, you cannot drive
the v
ehicle. Start the vehicle again.
10. Depress and hold the brake pedal
and shift to the desired position
11. Release the parking brake and
slowly release the brake pedal.
Check if the vehicle slowly moves
forward, then depress the acceler‐
ator pedal.
How to stop the vehicle
1. Hold
down the brake pedal while
the vehicle is parked.
2. While depressing the brake pedal,
shift to P (Park).
3. While
depressing the brake pedal,
engage the parking brake.
4. While depressing the brake pedal,
press the POWER button and turn
off the vehicle.
5. Check
if the
indicator is turned
OFF
in the instrument cluster.
When the
indicator in ON and
the
gear is in a position other than
P (Park), the driver can accidently
depress the accelerator pedal,
causing the vehicle to move unex‐
pectedly.
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