Kia PICANTO 2023, Manual, Page: 259 / 570

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Driving your vehicle ENGINE START/STOP button
The steering wheel unlocks and electri
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cal accessories are operational.
If the ENGINE START/STOP button is in
the ACC position for more than 1 hour,
the button is turned off automatically to
prevent battery discharge.
ON (Red)
With Manual Transmission
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button
when the button is in the ACC position
without depressing the clutch pedal.
With Automated Manual Trans
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mission
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button
whilst it is in the ACC position without
depressing the brake pedal.
With Automatic Transmission
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button
whilst it is in the ACC position without
depressing the brake pedal.
The warning lights can be checkedbe
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fore the engine is started. Do not leave
the ENGINE START/STOP button in the
ON position for a long time. The battery
may discharge, because the engine is
not running.
START/RUN (Not illumi
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nated)
With Manual Transmission
To start the engine, depress the clutch
pedal and brake pedal, then press the
ENGINE START/STOP button with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
With Automated Manual Trans
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mission
To start the engine, depress the brake
pedal and press the ENGINE START/
STOP button with the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position.
With Automatic Transmission
To start the engine, depress the brake
pedal and press the ENGINE START/
STOP button with the shift lever in the P
(Park) or the N (Neutral) position. For
your safety, start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
NOTICE
If you press the ENGINE START/STOP
button without depressing the clutch
pedal for Manual Transmission vehicles
or without depressing the brake pedal
for Automatic Transmission/Automated
Manual Transmission vehicles, the
engine will not start and the ENGINE
START/STOP button changes as follow:
OFF → ACC → ON → OFF or ACC
NOTICE
If you leave the ENGINE START/ STOP
button in the ACC or ON position for a
long time, the battery will discharge.
WARNING
僅 Never press the ENGINE START/STOP
button whilst the vehicle is in motion.
This would result in loss of directional
control and braking function, which
could cause an accident.
僅 The anti-theft steering column lock is
not a substitute for the parking brake.