Kia Forte 2019 Owner's Manual page 268

Driving your vehicle
INTELLIGENT VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (IVT) (IF EQUIPPED)
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.
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+ (UP)
- (DOWN)
Intelligent Variable Transmission
(IVT) operation
The Intelligent Variable Transmission
(IVT) automatically shifts depending
on speed, accelerate pedal position.
The individual speeds are selected
automatically, depending on the
position of the shift lever.
OBD058005