Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual page 344

Driving your vehicle
transmission will shift to a lower
gear depending on the engine speed.
Starting the gasoline engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it
inside the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is
firmly applied.
3. M anual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift
the transmission into Neutral.
Keep the clutch pedal and brake
pedal depressed while starting the
engine.
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.
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 decelerating
should be avoided.)
Starting the diesel engine
To start the diesel engine when the
engine is cold, it has to be preheated
before starting the engine and
ENGINE START/STOP button
then have to be warmed up before
starting to drive.
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 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. (approximately
5 seconds)
5. The engine starts running when
the glow indicator goes off.
CAUTION
• Recommend to wait for the
diesel engine to warm up while
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