Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 219

Driving your vehicle
Operation
1. Push the shift lever from D (Drive)
position into the manual gate.
僅 Up (+): Push the lever forward once
to shift up one gear.
僅 Down (-): Pull the lever backwards
once to shift down one gear.
2. Push the shift lever back into D (Drive)
position to return to automatic mode.
Shift lock
Shift lock prevents shifting from P (Park)
into R (Reverse) unless the brake pedal
is depressed.
Operation
1. Depress and hold the brake pedal.
2. Turn the vehicle to the ON position.
3. Move the shift lever.
INFORMATION
If the brake pedal is repeatedly
depressed and released with the shift
lever in the P (Park), a chattering noise
near the shift lever may be heard. This is
a normal condition.
Overriding shift lock
If the shift lever cannot be moved from
the P (Park) position into R (Reverse)
position.
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Operation
1. Continue depressing the brake.
2. Turn the vehicle to the OFF position.
3. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
4. Carefully remove the shift knob boot.
5. Insert a tool (e.g. flathead screwdriver)
into the access hole and press down
on the tool.
6. Move the shift lever.
7. Remove the tool from the shift lock
override access hole then install the
knob boot.
Insert a screwdriver into the access
hole and press down on the screw-
driver.
Non-operating condition(s)
僅 Shift to N (Neutral) does no work
within 3 minutes.
- Carefully remove the shift knob
boot.
- Insert a tool (e.g. flathead screw-
driver) into the access hole and
press down on the tool.
- Move the shift lever.
僅 Have the system checked by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
Parking in N (Neutral) gear
Follow below steps when parking and
you want the vehicle to move when
pushed.
1. After parking your vehicle, step on the
brake pedal and move the shift lever
to "P" with the ignition button in "ON"
or whilst the engine is running.
2. If the parking brake is applied unlock
the parking brake.
3. Whilst pressing the brake pedal, turn
the ignition button "OFF". For smart
key equipped vehicles, the ignition
Transmission
6
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