Starting The Engine - Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
parking brake. Before leaving the
driver's seat, always make sure
the shift lever is engaged in 1st
gear for the manual transmission,
set the parking brake fully and
shut the engine off. Unexpected
and sudden vehicle movement
may occur if these precautions are
not taken.
• Never reach for the ignition
switch, or any other controls
through the steering wheel while
the vehicle is in motion. The
presence of your hand or arm
in this area could cause a loss of
vehicle control, an accident and
serious bodily injury or death.
• Do not place any movable objects
around the driver's seat as they
may move while driving, interfere
with the driving.

Starting the engine

WARNING
• Always wear appropriate shoes
when operating your vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes (high heels, ski
boots,etc.) may interfere with
your ability to use the brake and
accelerator pedal, and the clutch.
(if equipped)
• Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal depressed. The
vehicle can move and lead to an
accident.
• Wait until the engine rpm is
normal. The vehicle may suddenly
move if the brake padel is released
when the rpm is high.
Starting the gasoline engine
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. M anual 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.
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.
3. Turn the ignition switch to
START and hold it there until
the engine starts (a maximum
of 10 seconds), then release the
key. It should be started without
depressing the accelerator pedal.
4. Do not wait for the engine to
warm up while the vehicle remains
stationary. Start driving at
moderate engine speeds. (Steep
accelerating and decelerating
should be avoided.)
Key positions
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