Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 255

Driving your vehicle
Starting the engine
1. Carry the smart key or place it
inside the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is
firmly applied.
3. Depending on your vehicle's
transmission type, follow sub
step below.
• Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift
the transmission into Neutral.
Keep the clutch pedal and brake
pedal depressed while turning
the ignition switch to the start
position.
• Intelligent Variable Transmis -
sion - 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 START/STOP
button.
It should be started without
depressing the accelerator pedal.
5. Do not wait for the engine to
warm up while the vehicle
remains stationary. Start driving
at moderate engine speeds.
(Steep accelerating and deceler -
ating should be avoided.)
Starting and stopping the engine
for turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the
engine immediately after start -
ing.
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ENGINE START/STOP button
If the engine is cold, idle for sev -
eral seconds before sufficient
lubrication is ensured in the tur -
bocharger unit.
2. After high speed or extended
driving, requiring a heavy engine
load, idle the engine about 1 min -
ute before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the turbo -
charger to cool prior to shutting
the engine off.
CAUTION
Do not turn the engine off immedi -
ately after it has been subjected to
a heavy load. Doing so may cause
severe damage to the engine or tur -
bocharger unit.
Starting the engine with smart key
Even if the smart key is in the vehi -
cle, if it is far away from you, the
engine may not start.
When the ENGINE START/STOP but -
ton is in the ACC position or above, if
any door is opened, the system
checks 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 win -
dow. And if all doors are closed, the
chime will sound for 5 seconds. The
indicator or warning will turn off
while the vehicle is moving. Always
have the smart key with you.