Kia Sonet 2024 - (Manual Transmission;Intelligent Manual Transmission (Imt))

Driving your vehicle
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Key positions
brake pedal is released when the rpm
is high.
Starting the petrol engine
Manual Transmission
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2.
Manual Transmission - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the trans
-
mission into Neutral. Keep the clutch
pedal and brake pedal depressed
whilst turning the ignition switch to
the start position.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START and
hold it there until the engine starts (a
maximum of 10 seconds), then
release the key.
It should be started
without depress -
ing the accelerator pedal.
Intelligent Manual Transmission
(iMT)
- Shift the transmission into
Neutral. Keep the brake pedal
depressed whilst turning the ignition
switch to the start position.
If you turn the ignition switch to the
start position without depressing the
brake pedal, the engine will not start,
and it will be displayed on the cluster
as in the following pop-up.
A:
Press brake pedal to start engine
When the shift lever is not placed in N
(Neutral), the following pop-up will be
displayed on the cluster.
A:
Shift to neutral for auto start
4. Do not wait for the engine to warm up
whilst the vehicle remains stationary.
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Steep accelerating and
decelerating should be avoided.)
Dual clutch transmission
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Place the transmission 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.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START and
hold it there until the engine starts (a
maximum of 10 seconds), then
release the key.
It should be started
without depress -
ing the accelerator pedal.
4. Do not wait for the engine to warm up
whilst the vehicle remains stationary.
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-heated
before starting the engine and then
have to be warmed up before starting to
drive.
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2.
Intelligent Manual Transmission
(iMT)
- Shift the transmission into
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