Kia Sorento 2021 - Page 335

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Driving your vehicle Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
position when the ENGINE START/
STOP button is in the ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park).
To shift the gear from R (Reverse),
N (Neutral) or D (Drive) to P (Park),
press the [P] button.
If you turn off the vehicle in D
(Drive), N (Neutral) or R (Reverse),
the gear automatically shifts to P
(Park).
With the vehicle on, the gear auto
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matically shifts to P (Park) if you
open the driver's door when the
gear is in N (Neutral), R (Reverse) or
D (Drive) and the following condi
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tions are met:
䳜 The brake/accelerator pedal is not
depressed.
䳜 The seat belt is unfastened.
䳜 The vehicle speed is below 2 km/h
(1 mph).
When the vehicle is over a certain
speed, the gear does not shift to P
(Park) when the P button is pressed.
WARNING
䳜 Shifting into P (Park) whilst the
vehicle is in motion may cause
you to lose control of the vehicle.
䳜 After the vehicle has stopped,
always make sure the gear is in P
(Park), apply the parking brake,
and turn the vehicle off.
䳜 Do not use the P (Park) position in
place of the parking brake.
R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
To shift to R (Reverse), turn the dial
SBW to the [R] position whilst
depressing the brake pedal.
CAUTION
Shifting
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into or out of R
(Reverse); you may damage the
transmission if you shift into R
(Reverse) whilst the vehicle is in
motion, except on "Rocking the
vehicle" ("Rocking the vehicle" on
page 5-257).
N (Neutral)
The wheels and gear are not
engaged.
To shift to N (Neutral), turn the dial
SBW to the [N] position whilst
depressing the brake pedal.
Always depress the brake pedal
when you are shifting from N (Neu
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tral) to another gear.