Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 537

Maintenance
and repaired immediately. If you ever
suspect exhaust fumes are coming
into your vehicle, drive it only with all
the windows fully open. Have your
vehicle checked and repaired immedi-
ately.
WARNING
Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain carbon
monoxide (CO). Though colourless and
odourlessodourless, it is dangerous and
could be lethal if inhaled. Follow the
instructions on this page to avoid CO
poisoning.
僅 Do not operate the engine in confined
or closed areas (such as garages) any
more than what is necessary to move
the vehicle in or out of the area.
僅 When the vehicle is stopped in an
open area for more than a short time
with the engine running, adjust the
ventilation system (as needed) to
draw outside air into the vehicle.
僅 Never sit in a parked or stopped vehi-
cle for any extended time with the
engine running.
僅 When the engine stalls or fails to start,
excessive attempts to restart the
engine may cause damage to the
emission control system.
Operating precautions for cata-
lytic converters (if equipped)
WARNING
Fire
僅 A hot exhaust system can ignite flam-
mable items under your vehicle. Do
not park the vehicle over or near flam-
mable objects, such as grass, vegeta-
tion, paper, leaves, etc.
僅 The exhaust system and catalytic sys-
tem are very hot whilst the engine is
running or immediately after the
engine is turned off. Keep away from
the exhaust system and catalytic, you
may get burned.
Also, do not remove the heat sink
around the exhaust system, do not
seal the bottom of the vehicle or do
not coat the vehicle for corrosion con-
trol. It may present a fire risk under
certain conditions.
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
僅 Make sure to refuel your vehicle
according to the "Fuel requirements"
suggested in chapter 1.
僅 Do not operate the vehicle when there
are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance.
僅 Do not misuse or abuse the engine.
Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
僅 Do not operate the engine at high idle
speed for extended periods (5 min-
utes or more).
僅 Do not modify or tamper with any
part of the engine or emission control
system. All inspections and adjust-
ments must be made by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
centre.
僅 Avoid driving with an extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, damaging
the catalytic converter.
Emission control system
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