Kia SELTOS - Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT); Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) Operation

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Driving your vehicle Intelligent variable transmission (IVT)
Intelligent variable transmission
(IVT) (if equipped)
The Intelligent Variable Transmis
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sion (IVT) automatically shifts
depending on speed, accelerate
pedal position. The individual speeds
are selected automatically, depend
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ing on the position of the shift lever.
Depress the brake pedal and
the lock release button when shift
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ing.
Press the lock release button
when shifting.
The shift lever can be shifted
freely.
Intelligent Variable Transmission
(IVT) operation
For smooth operation, depress the
brake pedal when shifting from N
(Neutral) to a forward or reverse
gear.
WARNING
Intelligent Variable Transmission
(IVT)
䳜 Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for peo
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ple, especially children, before
shifting a car into D (Drive) or R
(Reverse).
䳜 Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the shift lever
is in the P (Park) position; then set
the parking brake fully and shut
the engine off. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement can
occur if these precautions are not
followed in the order identified.
䳜 Do not use the engine brake
(shifting from a high gear to
lower gear) rapidly on slippery
roads.
The vehicle may slip causing an
accident.
CAUTION
䳜 To avoid damage to your trans
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mission, do not accelerate the
engine in R (Reverse) or any for
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ward gear position with the
brakes on.
䳜 When stopped on an incline, do
not hold the vehicle stationary
with engine power. Use the ser
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vice brake or the parking brake.
䳜 Do not shift from N (Neutral) or P
(Park) into D (Drive), or R
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