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Driving your vehicle Transmission
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury or
death:
僅 Always check the surrounding areas
near your vehicle for people, espe
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cially children, before shifting a vehi
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cle into D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
僅 Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the gear is in the P
(Park) position; then set the parking
brake, and place the vehicle in the
LOCK/OFF position. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement can occur
if these precautions are not followed.
僅 Always fully depress the brake pedal
before and while shifting out of the P
(Park) into another position to avoid
inadvertent motion of the vehicle
which could injure persons in or
around the vehicle.
僅 After the vehicle has stopped, always
make sure the gear is in P (Park),
apply the parking brake, and turn the
vehicle off.
僅 Do not use the P (Park) position in
place of the parking brake. Always
make sure the gear is in P (Park) posi
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tion and set the parking brake fully.
僅 Never leave a child unattended in a
vehicle.
僅 Do not drive with the gear in N (Neu
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tral). The engine brake will not work
and lead to an accident.
僅 To avoid damage to your transmis
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sion, do not try to accelerate with the
shift lever in R (Reverse) or any for
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ward gear position with the brake
engaged.
僅 Do not use the engine brake (shifting
from a high gear to lower gear) rap
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idly on slippery roads. The vehicle
may slip causing an accident.
A: Transmission Hot! Park with engine on
B: Cooling... Remain parked for 00 min.
C: Transmission cooled down. Resume driving
僅
If the vehicle continues to be driven and the clutch tempera
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tures reach the maximum temperature limit, the Transmis
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sion hot! Park with engine On warning will be displayed.
When this occurs the clutch is disabled until the clutch cools
to normal temperatures.
僅 The warning will display a time to wait for the transmission to
cool.
僅 If this occurs, pull over to a safe location, stop the vehicle with
the engine running, apply the brakes and shift the vehicle to
P (Park), and allow the transmission to cool.
僅 When the Trans cooled. Resume driving. warning message
appears, you can continue to drive your vehicle.
僅 When possible, drive the vehicle smoothly.
If any of the warning messages in the LCD display continue to
blink, for your safety, We recommend have the system checked
by an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
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