Kia Soul 2018 Owner's Manual page 393

Driving your vehicle
Glow indicator light
3. Press the engine start/stop button
whilst 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.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the engine start/stop button is
pressed once more whilst the engine
is pre-heating, the engine may start.
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Starting and stopping the engine for
turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the
engine immediately after starting.
If the engine is cold, idle for sever-
al seconds before sufficient lubri-
cation is ensured in the tur-
bocharger unit.
2. After high speed or extended driv-
ing, requiring a heavy engine load,
idle the engine about 1 minute
W-60
before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the tur-
bocharger to cool prior to shutting
the engine off.
CAUTION
Do not turn the engine off imme-
diately after it has been subject-
ed to a heavy load. Doing so
may cause severe damage to
the engine or turbocharger unit.
• 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 button
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, a
message "Key is not in the vehicle"
will appear on the LCD display. And
if all doors are closed, the chime
will sound for 5 seconds. The indi-
cator or warning will turn off whilst
the vehicle is moving. Always have
the smart key with you.
WARNING
The engine will start, only when
the smart key is in the vehicle.
Never allow children or any per-
son who is unfamiliar with the
vehicle touch the
start/stop button or related
parts.
engine