Kia Sorento 2021 - Page 310

Driving your vehicle
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Key positions
4. Do not wait for the engine to
warm up whilst the vehicle
remains stationary. Start driving
at moderate engine speeds.
(Steep accelerating and deceler
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ating 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. Make sure the gear is shifted to P
(Park) position. Depress the brake
pedal fully.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position to pre-heat the engine.
Then the glow indicator light will
illuminate.
Glow indicator light
4. If the glow indicator light goes
out, turn the ignition switch to
the START position and hold it
there until the engine starts (a
maximum of 10 seconds), then
release the key.
NOTICE
䳜 If the engine does not start within
10 seconds after the preheating is
completed, turn the ignition key
once more to the LOCK position
for 10 seconds, and then to the
ON position, in order to preheat
again.
Starting and stopping the engine
for turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the
engine immediately after start
-
ing.
If the engine is cold, idle for sev
-
eral seconds before sufficient
lubrication is ensured in the tur
-
bocharger unit.
2. After high speed or extended
driving, requiring a heavy engine
load, idle the engine about 1 min
-
ute before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the turbo
-
charger to cool prior to shutting
the engine off.
CAUTION
Do not turn the engine off immedi -
ately after it has been subjected to
a heavy load. Doing so may cause
severe damage to the engine or tur
-
bocharger unit.
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