Kia Stonic YB 2021 - Page 266

Driving your vehicle
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ENGINE START/STOP button
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 80%, 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
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mal condition.
Starting the petrol engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it
inside the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is
firmly applied.
3. Manual Transmission /Intelligent
Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep
the clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed whilst starting the
engine.
Automatic Transmission/Dual
Clutch Transmission- 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.
4. Press the ENGINE STA3T/STOP
button.
It should be started without
depressing the accelerator.
. 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.)
CAUTION
Do not turn the ignition switch to
the STA3T position with the engine
running. It may damage the starter.
NOTICE
䳜 If the battery is weak or the
smart key does not work cor
-
rectly, you can start the engine by
pressing the ENGINE STA3T/STOP
button with the smart key.
䳜 8hen the brake switch fuse is
blown, you can't start the engine
normally. 3eplace the fuse with a
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