Kia CERATO Owner's Manual page 295

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• 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
ter.When this occurs, the clutch is
disabled until the clutch cools to
normal temperatures. If this oc‐
curs, pull over to a safe location,
shift into P (Park) and apply the
foot brake for a certain time on
the LCD warning until it disap‐
pears.
• If the LCD warning is active, the
foot brake must be applied.
• Ignoring the warnings can lead to
damage to the transmission.
• If the display continues to blink,
for your safety, have the system
checked by a professional work‐
shop. Kia recommends to contact
an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
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• Under certain conditions such as
repeated launch on steep grades,
the clutch in the transmission
could overheat.
clus‐ When the clutch is overheated, the
safe protection mode engages. If
the safe protection mode engages,
the gear position indicator on the
cluster blinks with a chime sound.
At this time, a warning message
("Transmission temp. is high! Stop
safely", "Trans hot! Park with en‐
gine on", "Trans Cooling. Remain
parked for 00 min.", "Trans Cooled.
Resume driving") will appear on
the LCD display and driving may
not be smooth.
If you ignore this warning, the
driving condition
worse.To return the normal driving
condition, stop the vehicle and ap‐
ply the foot brake for a few mi‐
nutes before driving off.
• Gear shifts may be more noticea‐
ble than a conventional automatic
transmission. This is a normal
characteristic of this type of dual
clutch transmission.
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• During
(1,000 miles), you may feel that
the vehicle may not be smooth
when accelerating at low speed.
During this breakin period, the
shift quality and performance of
your new vehicle is continuously
optimized.
• Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into D (Drive) or R
(Reverse).
• Do not put the shift lever in N
(Neutral) while driving.
• To avoid damage to your trans‐
axle, do not try to accelerate in R
(Reverse) or any forward gear po‐
sition with the brakes on.
may become
• When stopped on slope, do not
hold the vehicle with accelerator
pedal. Use the service brake or the
parking brake.
The indicator in the instrument cluster
displays the shift lever position when
the ignition switch is in the ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop before
shifting into P (Park).
the first 1,500 km
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