Kia Carens: Emergency starting / Push-starting

Kia Carens RP (2013-2018) Owners Manual / What to do in an emergency / Emergency starting / Push-starting

Your manual transaxle-equipped vehicle should not be push-started because it might damage the emission control system. Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxle/ dual clutch transmission cannot be push-started. Follow the directions in this section for jump-starting.

WARNING

Never tow a vehicle to start it because the sudden surge forward when the engine starts could cause a collision with the tow vehicle.

Jump starting procedure

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