Kia Picanto: ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system / Auto stop
To stop the engine in idle stop
mode

Manual transaxle
1. Decrease the vehicle speed to less
than 5 km/h.
2. Shift into N (Neutral) position.
3. Release the clutch pedal.
Automatic transaxle
1. Decrease the vehicle speed to less
than 5 km/h.
2. Press the brake pedal.
The engine will stop and the green AUTO
STOP indicator (
) on the instrument
cluster will illuminate. If your vehicle
is equipped with a supervision
cluster, the notice will illuminate on the
LCD display.

NOTICE
- You must reach a speed of at least
10 km/h since last idle stop.
- If you unfasten the seat belt or
open the driver’s door (engine
hood) in auto stop mode, the light
on the ISG OFF button will illuminate
and ISG system is deactivated.
If your vehicle is equipped
with a supervision cluster, the notice
will illuminate on the LCD display.
Turn the ignition switch to
the START position to start the
engine manually.
Your vehicle may be equipped with the
ISG system, which reduces fuel consumption
by automatically shutting
down the engine, when the vehicle is at
a standstill. (For example : red light,
sto ...
To restart the engine from idle stop
mode
Press the clutch pedal when the shift
lever is in the N (Neutral) position.
(Manual transaxle)
Press the brake pedal for auto start.
(Autom ...
Other information:
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb cover
by turning it counterclockwise.
3. Disconnect the headlamp bulb
socket-connector.
4. Unsnap the headlamp bulb retaining
wire by pressing the end and
pushing it upward.
5. Remove the bulb from the head
lamp assembly.
6. Install ...
Repair procedures
Removal
1.Disconnect the battery negative cable.
2.Turn the steering wheel so that the front wheels are facing straight ahead.
3.Remove the driver airbag module.
(Refer to Restraint - "Driver Airbag (DAB) Module and Clock Spring")
4.Remove the steering wh ...