Kia Soul 2015 Owner's Manual page 406

Starting the petrol engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it
inside the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is
firmly applied.
3. Manual Transaxle - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed whilst starting
engine.
Automatic transaxle - Place the
transaxle 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.
Whether the engine is cold or warm,
it should be started without depress-
ing the accelerator.
5. Do not wait for the engine to warm
up whilst the vehicle remains sta-
tionary.
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 pre-heat-
ed 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 Transaxle - Depress the
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed whilst pressing the
engine start/stop button to the
START position.
Automatic Transaxle - Place the
transaxle 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.
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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