Kia Stinger CK: Launch Control / Launch Control Operation

Kia Stinger (CK) 2018-2025 Owner's Manual / Driving your vehicle / Automatic transmission (shift-by-wire) / Launch Control / Launch Control Operation

  • When using Launch Control, a driver should always make sure that the engine’s cooling water is warmed up and reaches a recommended temperature.
  • To operate ESC Off state 2, Press and hold ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Sports mode. (Status Display on Cluster Screen)
  • For launching, stop the vehicle and keep the steering wheel straight.
  • Footbrakes, EPB and Auto Hold must be released for smooth launching.

  • Press the brake firmly with your left foot in transmission D mode, while pressing the accelerator pedal down fully with your right foot. Then, the Launch Control Ready (1) will be in place.

  • To start a vehicle, with your right foot pressing the accelerator pedal down fully, remove your left foot from the brake. (within 4 seconds) (Launch Control Active (2) Status Display on Cluster Screen)
  • If both the brakes and accelerater pedals were applied and the driver removes his foot only from the accelerater pedal, Launch Control will be automatically deactivated. Or, if the vehicle does not start after 4 seconds with a driver’s feet on both brake and accelerate pedals, Launch Control will automatically deactivated as well.
  • Do not operate both brake and accelerate pedals simultaneously for longer than 4 seconds.
  • When re-using Launch Control, a driver should have the vehicle cool down sufficiently by driving.

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Kia Stinger (CK) 2018-2025 Owner's Manual: Curtain air bag

Curtain air bags are located along both sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors. They are designed to help protect occupants in certain side impacts and to help prevent them from ejecting out of the vehicle as a result of a rollover, especially when the seatbelts are also in use. The curtain air bags are designed to deploy during certain side impact collisions, depending on the crash severity, angle, speed and point of impact.

Kia Stinger (CK) 2018-2025 Owner's Manual: Tires

WARNING Do not use tires and wheels of a different size and type than the ones originally installed on your vehicle. It can affect the safety and performance of your vehicle, which could lead to increased steering difficulty or rollover causing serious injury. When replacing the tires, be sure to equip all four tires with the tire and wheel of the same size, type, tread, brand and load-carrying capacity.

 
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