Vehicle Auto Shut-Off System - Kia Sportage 2024 Owner's Manual

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Vehicle Auto Shut-off system

(if equipped)
If your vehicle is parked and the engine
is left on for a long period of time, the
engine will turn off automatically to help
reduce fuel consumption and prevent
accidents caused by carbon dioxide poi -
soning.
Operating Conditions
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off timer operates
when all the following conditions are sat -
isfied:
僅 Vehicle speed is below 2 mph (3km/
h), and the gear is shifted to P (Park)
僅 The brake pedal and accelerator
pedal are not depressed
僅 The driver's seat belt is unfastened
僅 The passenger seat is empty
僅 The infotainment system is being
updated
Deactivating Conditions
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off timer turns off
when one of the situation occur:
僅 Vehicle speed is above 2 mph (3 km/
h)
僅 The gear is shifted to R (Reverse), D
(Drive) or N (Neutral)
僅 The brake pedal or accelerator pedal
is depressed
僅 The driver's seat belt is fastened
僅 A passenger is in the passenger's seat
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Vehicle Auto Shut-off system
System Operation
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A: Vehicle will be turned off automati -
cally in:
B: Reset
When all the conditions are satisfied, the
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off operates and
turns the engine off automatically after
60 minutes.
A timer appears on the instrument clus -
ter 30 minutes before vehicle shut off.
Resetting cluster timer
To reset the cluster timer, do one of fol -
lowing:
僅 Release the accelerator pedal or
brake pedal after Vehicle Auto-Shut
Off is complete.
僅 Press the OK button on the steering
wheel while the timer appears on the
instrument cluster.
WARNING
Do not leave passengers or pets in the
vehicle with the engine running in hot or
cold weather. This is dangerous and can
lead to injury and death, and the air con -
ditioning system will turn off when the
engine turns off.