Starting The Engine - Kia Sorento 2022 Manual

Driving your vehicle
WARNING
Leaving the Vehicle
To avoid unexpected or sudden
vehicle movement, never leave your
vehicle if the gear is not locked in
the P (Park) position and the parking
brake is fully engaged. Before leav-
ing the driver's seat, always make
sure the gear is shifted to P (Park)
position, set the parking brake fully
and shut the engine off.

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.
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 nor-
mal. The vehicle may suddenly
move if the brake pedal is
released when the rpm is high.
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NOTICE
Kickdown mechanism (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a
kickdown mechanism in the acceler-
ator pedal, it prevents you from
driving at full throttle unintention-
ally by making the driver require
increased effort to depress the
accelerator pedal. However, if you
depress the pedal more than
approximately 82%, the vehicle can
be at full throttle and the accelera-
tor pedal will be easier to depress.
This is not a malfunction but a nor-
mal condition.
CAUTION
You can also start the engine when
the gear is in the N (neutral) posi-
tion, but for safety, be sure to start
the engine only when the gear is in
the P (Park) position.
Starting the engine
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Make sure the gear is shifted to P
(Park) position. Depress the brake
pedal fully.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START
and hold it there until the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 sec-
onds), then release the key.
It should be started without
depressing the accelerator pedal.
Key positions