Kia 2014 Sportage Owner's Manual page 285

Driving your vehicle
ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON (IF EQUIPPED)
Illuminated ENGINE
START/STOP button
Whenever the front door is opened,
the ENGINE START/STOP button
will illuminate for your convenience.
The light will go off after about 30
seconds when the door is closed. It
will also go off immediately when the
theft-alarm system is armed.
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ENGINE START/STOP button
position
OFF
• With automatic transaxle
To turn off the engine (START/RUN
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position) or vehicle power (ON posi-
tion), press
START/STOP button with the shift
lever in the P (Park) position. When
you press
START/STOP button without the shift
lever in the P (Park) position, the
ENGINE START/STOP button will
not change to the OFF position but to
the ACC position.
CAUTION
You are able to turn off the
engine (START/RUN) or vehicle
power (ON), only when the vehi-
cle is not in motion. In an emer-
gency situation while the vehi-
cle is in motion, you are able to
Not illuminated
turn the engine off and to the
ACC position by pressing the
ENGINE START/STOP button for
more than 2 seconds or 3 times
successively within 3 seconds.
the ENGINE
If the vehicle is still moving, you
can restart the engine without
depressing the brake pedal by
the ENGINE
pressing
START/STOP button with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral)
position.
the ENGINE