Hyundai KONA 2024 Owner's Manual page 255

Driving Your Vehicle
N (Neutral)
The wheels and transmission are not
engaged.
2C_ShiftButtonNPosition
To shift the gear to N (Neutral), rotate the
rotary gear shift dial to N (Neutral) from R
(Reverse) or D (Drive) while depressing
the brake pedal.
Always depress the brake pedal when you
are shifting from N (Neutral) to another
gear.
If you turn the engine off in N (Neutral),
the gear automatically shifts to P (Park).
However, if you need to stay in N
(Neutral) with the engine off, refer to
"Automatic transmission operation" in
this section.
CAUTION
The engine can be started with the gear in
N (Neutral), but for your safety, be sure to
start the engine with the gear in P (Park).
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To stay in N (Neutral) when vehicle is
OFF
2C_ToStayNPositionInfo
2C_SteeringWheelOkButton
If you want to stay in N (Neutral) after the
engine is OFF (in the ACC state), do the
following.
1. Turn off Auto Hold and apply the
parking brake when the engine is
running.
2. Rotate the shift dial to N (Neutral) while
depressing the brake pedal.
3. When you take your foot off the brake
pedal, the message "Press and hold
the OK button on the steering wheel to
stay in Neutral" appears on the cluster
display.
4. Press and hold the OK button [A] on the
steering wheel for more than 1 second.