Kia Sportage: Auto start

Restarting the engine from idle stop mode (excluding Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle)

Manual transmission

Two restart methods are available on vehicles with a manual transmission: Conventional Restart and Late Restart, where equipped.

• Conventional Restart

  • With the shift lever in N (Neutral), press the clutch pedal to restart the engine.

• Late Restart (if equipped)

  • Press the clutch pedal.

  • Select a gear.

  • Release the brake pedal.

NOTE

• Late Restart operates only when the vehicle is on level ground and is stable.

• If the brake pedal is not pressed or a gear is already selected, press the brake pedal first and then press the clutch pedal to restart the engine safely.

• To restart the engine without moving the vehicle while the brake pedal is pressed, if Late Restart is equipped:

  1. Press and release the clutch pedal.

  2. Immediately press the clutch pedal again.

• If the vehicle stalls, the engine will restart when you follow these steps:

  1. Wait until the engine has stopped completely, then release the clutch pedal.

  2. Press the clutch pedal.

Automatic transmission or dual clutch transmission

• Release the brake pedal to restart the engine.

The engine will restart, and the green AUTO STOP indicator on the instrument cluster will turn off.

Restarting the engine from idle stop mode (Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle)

Manual transmission

• Before the vehicle comes to a stop

  • If you have not yet pressed the clutch pedal, press it to restart the engine.

  • If the clutch pedal is already pressed, release the brake pedal or select a gear other than N (Neutral).

• After the vehicle has stopped

  • If the clutch pedal is already pressed, release the brake pedal or select a gear other than N (Neutral). If you have not pressed the clutch pedal, restart the engine using the Late Restart procedure:

    1. Press the clutch pedal.

    2. Select a gear.

    3. Release the brake pedal.

NOTE

• Late Restart operates only when the vehicle is stable on level ground.

• If the brake pedal is not pressed or a gear is already selected, press the brake pedal first, then press the clutch pedal to restart the engine safely.

• To restart the engine without moving the vehicle while the brake pedal is pressed, when Late Restart is equipped:

  1. Press and release the clutch pedal.

  2. Press the clutch pedal again immediately.

• If the vehicle stalls, the engine can be restarted using Late Restart as follows:

  1. After the engine has stopped completely, release the clutch pedal.

  2. Press the clutch pedal.

• After ISG STOP has activated, the engine may restart automatically if the vehicle begins to accelerate instead of slowing down.

Automatic transmission or dual clutch transmission

• Release the brake pedal to restart the engine.

NOTE

After ISG STOP has activated, the engine may restart automatically if the Kia Sportage begins to accelerate instead of slowing down.

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