Kia XCeed 2020 - Page 348

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Driving your vehicle Manual transmission
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lubricantiswarmedup.Thisis
normalandnotharmfultothe
transmission.
• Ifyou’vecometoacompletestop
andit’shardtoshiftinto1stor
R(Reverse),leavetheshiftlever
atN(Neutral)positionandrelease
theclutch.Presstheclutchpedal
backdown,andthenshiftinto1st
orR(Reverse)gearposition.
CAUTION
• Toavoidprematureclutchwear
anddamage,donotdrivewith
yourfootrestingontheclutch
pedal.Also,don’tusetheclutch
toholdthevehiclestoppedonan
uphillgrade,whilewaitingfora
trafficlight,etc.
• Donotusetheshiftleverasa
handrestduringdriving,asthis
canresultinprematurewearof
thetransmissionshiftforks.
• Topreventpossibledamagetothe
clutchsystem,donotstartwith
the2nd(second)gearengaged
exceptwhenyoustartona
slipperyroad.
WARNING
• Beforeleavingthedriver’sseat,
alwayssettheparkingbrakefully
andshuttheengineoff.Then
makesurethetransmissionis
shiftedinto1stgearwhenthe
vehicleisparkedonaleveloruphill 
grade,andshiftedintoR(Reverse)
onadownhillgrade.
Unexpectedandsuddenvehicle
movementcanoccurifthese
precautionsarenotfollowedin
theorderidentified.
• 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.
Using the clutch
Theclutchshouldbepressedallthe
waytothefloorbeforeshifting,
thenreleasedslowly.Theclutch
pedalshouldalwaysbefullyreleased
whiledriving.Donotrestyourfoot
ontheclutchpedalwhiledriving.
Thiscancauseunnecessarywear.
Donotpartiallyengagetheclutch
toholdthevehicleonanincline.
Thiscausesunnecessarywear.Use
thefootbrakeorparkingbraketo
holdthevehicleonanincline.Donot
operatetheclutchpedalrapidlyand
repeatedly.
CAUTION
Whenoperatingtheclutchpedal,
presstheclutchpedaldownfully.
Ifyoudon’tpresstheclutchpedal
fully,theclutchmaybedamagedor
noisemayoccur.