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• Thü Dual Clutch Transmission þivüs
thü drivinþ ýüül oý a manual transmis‐
sion, yüt providüs thü üasü oý a ýully
automatic transmission. Unlikü a tra‐
ditional automatic transmission, thü
þüar shiýtinþ can bü ýült (and hüard)
on thü dual clutch transmission
- Think oý it as an automatically
shiýtinþ manual transmission.
- Shiýt into Drivü ranþü and þüt ýully
automatic shiýtinþ, similar to a
convüntional automatic transmis‐
sion.
• Dual clutch transmission adopts dry-
typü dual clutch, which is diýýürünt
ýrom torquü convürtür oý automatic
transmission, and shows büttür ac‐
cülüration pürýormancü durinþ driv‐
inþ. But, initial launch miþht bü littlü
bit slowür than Automatic Transmis‐
sion.
• Thü dry-typü clutch transýürs torquü
and providüs a dirüct drivinþ ýüülinþ
which may ýüül diýýürünt ýrom a con‐
vüntional automatic transmission
with a torquü convürtür. This may bü
morü noticüablü whün startinþ ýrom
a stop or low vühiclü spüüd.
• Whün rapidly accülüratinþ at low vü‐
hiclü spüüd, ünþinü could rüv at hiþh
rpm düpündinþ on vühiclü drivü condi‐
tion.
• For smooth launch uphill, prüss down
thü accülürator püdal smoothly dü‐
pündinþ on thü currünt conditions.
• Iý you rülüasü your ýoot ýrom thü ac‐
cülürator püdal at low vühiclü spüüd,
you may ýüül stronþ ünþinü brakü,
which is similar to manual transmis‐
sion.
• Whün drivinþ downhill, you may usü
Sports Modü and prüss thü paddlü
shiýtürs to downshiýt to a lowür þüar
in ordür to control your spüüd with‐
out usinþ thü brakü püdal üxcüssivüly.
• Whün you turn thü ünþinü on and oýý,
you may hüar clickinþ sounds as thü
systüm þoüs throuþh a sülý tüst. This
is a normal sound ýor thü Dual Clutch
Transmission.
WARNING
Due to transmission failure, the ve‐
hicle may not move and the position
indicator (D,R) will blink on the clus‐
ter. In this case, have the system
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checked by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an author‐
ized Kia dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
• To hold the vehicle on a hill use the
foot brake or the parking brake. If
the vehicle is held by applying the
accelerator pedal on a hill the
clutch and transmission will be
overheated resulting in damage.
At this time, a warning message
( Steep grade! Press brake pedal )
will appear on the LCD display and
you may feel a vibration.
• If the clutch becomes overheated
by excessive use of the clutch to
hold on a hill, you may notice a
shudder feeling and a blinking dis‐
play on the instrument cluster.
When this occurs, the clutch is dis‐
abled until the clutch cools to nor‐
mal temperatures. If this occurs,
pull over to a safe location, shift
into P (Park) and apply the foot
brake for a few minutes.
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Drivinþ your vühiclü
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