Kia Carnival 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 291 / 606

Driving your vehicle
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Automatic transmission (Shift Lever)
cle, move the shift lever to the R
(Reverse) or P (Park) position as
required.
僅 Downshifts are made automatically
when the vehicle slows down. When
the vehicle stops, 1st gear is automati
-
cally selected.
僅 When the engine rpm approaches the
red zone shift points are varied to
upshift automatically.
僅 To maintain the required levels of
vehicle performance and safety, the
system may not execute certain gear
-
shifts when the shift lever is operated.
僅 When driving on a slippery road, push
the shift lever forward into the +(up)
position. This causes the transmission
to shift into the 2nd gear which is bet
-
ter for smooth driving on a slippery
road. Push the shift lever to the -
(down) side to shift back to the 1st
gear.
Paddle shifter (if equipped)
The paddle shift function is available
when the shift lever is in the D (Drive)
position or the manual mode.
With the shift lever in the D posi
-
tion
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to
shift up or down one gear and the sys
-
tem changes from automatic mode to
manual mode.
To change back to automatic shift mode
from manual shift mode, do one of the
followings:
僅 Pull the [+] paddle shifter for more
than one second
僅 Move the shift lever from D (Drive) to
manual gate and return it to D posi
-
tion again
The manual shift mode also changes
back to automatic shift mode in one of
following situations
僅 When the accelerator pedal is gently
depressed for more than 6 seconds
while driving (not available in sport
mode)
僅 When the vehicle speed decreases
below 4 mph (7 km/h)
With the shift lever in the manual
mode
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to
shift up or down one gear.
NOTICE
If you pull the [+] and [-] paddle shifters
at the same time, you cannot shift the
gear.
Shift lock system
For your safety, the automatic transmis
-
sion has a shift lock system which pre
-
vents shifting the transmission from P
(Park) into R (Reverse) unless the brake
pedal is depressed.
To shift the transmission from P (Park)
into R (Reverse):
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