Starting The Vehicle - Kia NiroEV 2019 Owner's Manual

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• Never reach for the vehicle
start/ stop button or any other
controls through the steering
wheel whilst the vehicle is in
motion. The presence of your
hand or arm in the area could
cause loss of vehicle control,
an accident and serious bodi-
ly injury or death.
• Do not place any movable
objects around the driver's
seat as they may move whilst
driving, interfere with the driv-
er and lead to an accident.

Starting the vehicle

WARNING
• Always wear appropriate
shoes when operating your
vehicle. Unsuitable shoes,
such as high heels, ski boots,
sandals, flip-flops, etc., may
interfere with your ability to
use the brake and accelerator
pedals.
• Do not start the vehicle with
the accelerator
depressed.
The vehicle can move and
lead to an accident.
Driving your vehicle
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The vehicle will start by pressing
the Power button, only when the
smart key is in the vehicle.
• Even when the smart key is in the
vehicle, and when it is far away
from the driver, the vehicle may
not start.
• When the Power button is in the
ACC or ON position, any door is
open, the system checks for the
smart key. When the smart key is
not in the vehicle, the "
pedal
cator will blink and the warning
"Key not in vehicle" will come on.
When all doors are closed, the
chime will also sound for about 5
seconds. Keep the smart key in the
vehicle when in the ACC position
or if the vehicle is ON.
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