Kia Stonic 2019, Owner'S Manual, Page: 271 / 611

Driving your vehicle
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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
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/dual clutch
transmission
- 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.
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.
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NOTICE
If the engine start/stop button is
pressed once more whilst the engine
is pre-heating, the engine may start.
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
before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the tur-
bocharger to cool prior to shutting
off the engine.
W-60
Glow indicator light