Kia Seltos 2019 Owner's Manual page 276

Driving your vehicle
Starting the diesel engine
To start the diesel engine when the
engine is cold, it has to be pre-
heated before starting the engine
and then have to be warmed up
before starting to drive.
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep
the clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed while pressing the
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the START position.
Automatic Transmission / Dual
clutch transmission - 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.
Glow indicator light
W-60
3. Press the ENGINE START/STOP
button while depressing the brake
pedal.
4. Continue depressing the brake
pedal until the illuminated glow
indicator goes off. (approxi
mately 5 seconds)
5. The engine starts running when
the glow indicator goes off.
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ENGINE START/STOP button
CAUTION
Recommend to wait for the diesel
engine to warm up while the vehi
cle remains stationary in winter
for a while and drive.
Recommend to use diesel fuel in a
high altitude mountain or country
where you visit in winter.
NOTICE
If the ENGINE START/STOP button is
pressed once more while the engine
is pre-heating, the engine may
start.
Starting and stopping the engine
for turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the
engine immediately after start
ing.
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.