Kia XCeed 2020 - Automatic transmission (if equipped)

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Driving your vehicle Automatic transmission
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Automatic transmission
(if equipped)
OCDW059003
Depressthebrakepedal
andthelockreleasebuttonwhen
shifting.
Pressthelockreleasebutton
whenshifting.
Theshiftlevercanbeshifted
freely.
Automatic transmission operation
Theautomatictransmissionhas
6forwardspeedsandonereverse
speed.Theindividualspeedsare
selectedautomatically,dependingon
thepositionoftheshiftlever.
NOTICE
Thefirstfewshiftsonanew
vehicle,ifthebatteryhasbeen
disconnected,maybesomewhat
abrupt.
Thisisanormalcondition,andthe
shiftingsequencewilladjustafter
shiftsarecycledafewtimesbythe
TCM(TransmissionControlModule)
orPCM(PowertrainControlModule).
Forsmoothoperation,depressthe
brakepedalwhenshiftingfromN
(Neutral)toaforwardorreverse
gear.
WARNING
Automatic transmission
• Alwayscheckthesurrounding
areasnearyourvehicleforpeople,
especiallychildren,beforeshifting
acarintoD(Drive)orR(Reverse). 
• 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.
• 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
• Toavoiddamagetoyour
transmission,donotaccelerate
theengineinR(Reverse)orany
forwardgearpositionwiththe
brakeson.
• Whenstoppedonanincline,do
notholdthevehiclestationary