Kia 2019 niro, Owner'S Manual, Page: 295 / 551

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Driving your vehicle Reduction gear
䳜 The vehicle speed is below 1 mph
(2 km/h).
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) while 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), press the [R]
button while depressing the brake
pedal.
CAUTION
Shifting
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into or out of R
(Reverse); you may damage the
reduction gear if you shift into R
(Reverse) while the vehicle is in
motion, except on "Rocking the
vehicle" ("Rocking the vehicle" on
page 6-115).
N (Neutral)
The wheels and gear are not
engaged.
To shift to N (Neutral), press the [N]
button while depressing the brake
pedal.
Always depress the brake pedal
when you are shifting from N (Neu
-
tral) to another gear.
In N (Neutral), if the driver attempts
to turn off the vehicle, the gear
remains in N (Neutral) and the
POWER button will be in the ACC
position.
To turn off the vehicle from the ACC
position, press the [P] button within
3 minutes. The vehicle will shift to P
(Park) and turn off.
When the driver's door is opened
within 3 minutes with the POWER
button in the ACC position and the
gear in N (Neutral), the vehicle is
automatically turned OFF and
shifted to the P (Park) position.
D (Drive)
This is the normal driving position.
To shift to D (Drive), press the [D]
button while depressing the brake
pedal.