僅 Starting The Engine - Kia Sorento 2023 Manual

Driving your vehicle
Starting the engine
WARNING
僅 Always wear appropriate shoes when
operating your vehicle. Unsuitable
shoes (high heels, ski boots, etc.) may
interfere with your ability to use the
brake, accelerator.
僅 Do not start the vehicle with the accel-
erator pedal engaged. The vehicle can
move and lead to an accident.
僅 Wait until the engine rpm is normal.
The vehicle may suddenly move if the
brake pedal is released when the rpm
is high.
NOTICE
Kick down mechanism (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a kick
down mechanism in the accelerator
pedal, it prevents you from driving at full
throttle unintentionally by making the
driver require increased effort to
depress the accelerator pedal. However,
if you depress the pedal more than
approximately 82%, the vehicle can be at
full throttle and the accelerator pedal will
be easier to depress. This is not a mal-
function but a normal condition.
Starting the engine with smart
key
At the time that the vehicle doors are
opened or when the ENGINE START/
STOP button is pressed the vehicle will
check for the smart key.
If the smart key is not in the vehicle, the
" " indicator and a message "Key is
not in the vehicle" will appear on the
instrument cluster and LCD window. And
if all doors are closed, the chime will
sound for a few. The indicator or warn-
ENGINE START/STOP button
ing will turn off whilst the vehicle is mov-
ing. Always have the smart key with you.
WARNING
The engine will start, only when the
smart key is in the vehicle. Never allow
children or any person who is unfamiliar
with the vehicle touch the ENGINE
START/STOP button or related parts.
Pushing the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton whilst the smart key is in the vehicle
may result in unintended engine activa-
tion and/or unintended vehicle move-
ment.
CAUTION
If the engine stalls whilst the vehicle is in
motion, do not attempt to move the gear
to the P (Park) position. If the traffic and
road conditions permit, you may put the
gear in the N (Neutral) position whilst
the vehicle is still moving and press the
ENGINE START/STOP button in an
attempt to restart the engine.
NOTICE
僅 If the battery is weak or the smart key
does not work correctly, you can start
the engine by pressing the ENGINE
START/STOP button with the smart
key.
When you press the ENGINE START/
STOP button directly with the smart
key, the smart key should contact the
button at a right angle.
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