Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 275

Driving your vehicle
WARNING
Do not shift into gear unless your foot is
firmly on the brake pedal. Shifting into
gear when the engine is running at high
speed can cause the vehicle to move
very rapidly. You could lose control of
the vehicle and hit people or objects.
D (Drive)
This is the normal forward driving posi-
tion. The transmission will automatically
shift to the appropriate gear position
upon operation of the accelerator pedal
and variation of vehicle speed.For extra
power when passing another vehicle or
driving uphill, depress the accelerator
further until you feel the transmission
downshift to a lower gear.
When starting off on an uphill
僅 Engage the parking brake firmly to
prevent the vehicle from rolling back-
wards.
僅 Move the shift lever to D (Drive) posi-
tion whilst depressing the brake
pedal. Make sure that the shift indica-
tor in the cluster displays 1st gear.
僅 Take your foot of the brake pedal and
depress the accelerator pedal gradu-
ally. Then, when the vehicle starts
moving, release the parking brake
and depress the accelerator pedal.
When starting off on a downhill
僅 Depress the brake pedal and move
the shift lever to D (Drive) position.
Make sure that the shift indicator in
the cluster displays 1st gear.
僅 Take your foot off the brake pedal
and slowly depress the accelerator
pedal. When the vehicle speed
increases, the clutch will be engaged.
Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
NOTICE
僅 If the gear is not shifted after chang-
ing the shift lever from N (Neutral) to
D (Drive)/M (Manual)/R (Reverse), try
to shift the gear again. In this case,
time delay and intermittent noise may
occur which are normal.
僅 Always come to a complete stop and
depress the brake pedal before shift-
ing into D (Drive) position .
僅 When moving from R (Reverse) to D
(Drive) position, the gear is not shifted
if the vehicle speed is over 7 km/h (4
mph).
僅 Depress the brake pedal fully. If not,
the brake press indicator will illumi-
nate and the gear is not shifted.
Manual shift mode
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Whether the vehicle is stationary or in
motion, Manual shift mode is selected by
pushing the shift lever from the D (Drive)
position into the manual gate (M). To
return to D (Drive) range operation, push
the shift lever back into the main gate.In
Manual shift mode, moving the shift
lever backwards and forwards will allow
you to select the desired range of gears
for the current driving conditions.
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