Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 349

Driving your vehicle
When the vehicle is over a certain speed,
the gear does not shift to P (Park) when
the P button is pressed.
WARNING
僅 Shifting into P (Park) whilst the vehicle
is in motion may cause you to lose
control of 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.
R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
To shift to R (Reverse), turn the dial SBW
to the [R] position whilst depressing the
brake pedal.
CAUTION
Shifting
Always come to a complete stop before
shifting into or out of R (Reverse); you
may damage the transmission if you
shift into R (Reverse) whilst the vehicle is
in motion, except on "Rocking the vehi-
cle" on page 6-209.
Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
N (Neutral)
The wheels and gear are not engaged.
To shift to N (Neutral), turn the dial SBW
to the [N] position whilst depressing the
brake pedal.
Always depress the brake pedal when
you are shifting from N (Neutral) to
another gear.
In N (Neutral), if the driver attempts to
turn off the vehicle, the vehicle is turned
OFF and shifted to the P (Park) position
automatically.
Stay in N (Neutral) position when
engine is Off
If you want to keep the N (Neutral) posi-
tion after the engine is OFF, do the fol-
lowing.
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