Recent vehicles have an increasing number of functionnalities and nevertheless they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always simple to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Kia Picanto 3, according to its functionnalities, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Kia Picanto 3? Even if this required act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will show you the different methods to start a Kia Picanto 3 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Kia Picanto 3 with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a Kia Picanto 3 with key?
So we start our article which is designed to learn you how to start a Kia Picanto 3, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the different guidelines to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Kia Picanto 3:
- Find the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Kia Picanto 3 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to consult our article on orange lights on Kia Picanto 3 to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Kia Picanto 3 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Kia Picanto 3,
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How to start a Kia Picanto 3 with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Kia Picanto 3 with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Kia Picanto 3 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to stick to to start your Kia Picanto 3 with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Kia Picanto 3 is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Find the “start” button, which is in most cases located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Kia Picanto 3
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Kia Picanto 3
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How do I start a Kia Picanto 3 without a key?
And at last, we will see, how to start a Kia Picanto 3 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Kia Picanto 3 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Kia Picanto 3).
There, you’ve learned all the options to start a Kia Picanto 3.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Kia Picanto 3, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Picanto 3 category.
