KIA Sorento 2006 - Manual (Page 103)

1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep the
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.
Automatic Transmission - Place
the transmission shift lever in P
(Park) or N (Neutral). Depress the
brake pedal fully.
3. While fully depressing the acceler-
ator, turn the ignition switch to the
START position and hold it (a max-
imum of 10 seconds) to discharge
the excess fuel.
If the engine starts, the engine
speed will increase suddenly;
release the key and the accelera-
tor immediately.
4. If the engine has not yet started,
release the accelerator after crank-
ing the engine. Without depressing
the accelerator, crank the engine
until it starts (a maximum of 10
seconds).
If the engine fails to start when
the engine is warm:
A no-start condition, characterized by
failure to restart a warmed engine
despite repeated attempts may be
eliminated by using the following pro-
cedure.
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep the
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.
Automatic Transmission - Place
the transmission shift lever in P
(Park) or N (Neutral). Depress the
brake pedal fully.
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