2005 Kia Sportage Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
STARTING THE ENGINE
1.
Make  sure  the  parking  brake  is     3. Turn  the ignition switch  to START    ✽NOTICE
applied.                                                   and hold  it there  until  the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 seconds),
then release the key.
Do not  engage the  starter for  more
than 10  seconds. If the  engine stalls
or fails to start, wait 5  to 10 seconds
before    re-engaging     the    starter.
-18°C  /  0°F) or  after  the  vehicle     Excessive   or  improper  use   of  the
has not been  operated for several     starter  may damage it.
days, let the engine warm up with-
2.
Manual Transaxle  - Depress  the
clutch  pedal   fully  and   shift  the
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transaxle  into  Neutral.  Keep  the     4. In  extremely cold  weather (below
clutch pedal depressed while turn-
ing the  ignition switch to  the start
position. The starter  will not oper-
ate if  the clutch  pedal is  not fully
depressed.
out depressing the accelerator.
The starter will not operate  if:
Whether the engine is cold  or warm,
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Manual  Transaxle   -   the  clutch
Automatic Transaxle -  Place the
it
should
be
started
without
pedal is not fully depressed.
transaxle  shift  lever  in  P  (Park).     depressing the accelerator.
Automatic  Transaxle  -  the   shift
lever is  NOT in  the P  (Park) or  N
(Neutral) position.
Depress the brake pedal fully.
You  can   also   start  the   engine
when  the  shift  lever  is  in  the  N
(Neutral) position.
CAUTION
If the engine stalls while you are
in  motion,   do  not   attempt  to
move  the  shift  lever   to  the  P
(Park)   position.  If   traffic   and
road conditions permit, you may
put   the  shift   lever   in   the   N
(Neutral)    position    while   the
vehicle is  still moving  and turn
the ignition switch to the START
position in an attempt  to restart
the engine.
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CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals
Model Year2005
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Theresa Belasco on May 09, 2014.

I am an owner of 2005 Kia Sportage. I am very satisfied with this vehicle but would like to know more about the sportage