Dual Clutch Transmission (Dct) (Shift Lever) - Kia Sorento 2023 Manual

Driving your vehicle
Dual clutch transmission (DCT)
(Shift Lever) (if equipped)
OMQ4043066R
Depress the brake pedal and the
lock release button when shifting.
Press the unlock button when
shifting.
The shift lever can be shifted
freely.
* To move the shift lever from/to P
(Parking) or between R (Reverse) and
D (Drive), you must depress the brake
pedal for the vehicle to stand still.
Dual clutch transmission opera-
tion
The dual clutch transmission has 8 for-
ward speeds and one reverse speed.
The individual speeds are selected auto-
matically in the D (Drive) position.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury or
death:
僅 ALWAYS check the surrounding areas
near your vehicle for people, espe-
cially children, before shifting a vehi-
cle into D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
僅 Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the shift lever is in
the P (Park) position, then set the
5 20

Dual clutch transmission (DCT) (Shift Lever)

parking brake, and place the ignition
switch in the LOCK/OFF position.
Unexpected and sudden vehicle
movement can occur if these precau-
tions are not followed.
僅 When using Manual Shift Mode, use
caution when shifting from a higher
gear to a lower gear on slippery roads.
This could cause the tyres to slip and
may result in an accident.
僅 To avoid damage to your transmis-
sion, do not try to accelerate with the
shift lever in R (Reverse) or any for-
ward gear position with the brake
engaged.
僅 When stopped on a slope, do not hold
the vehicle with accelerator pedal.
Engage the service brake or the park-
ing brake.
僅 The Dual Clutch Transmission gives
the driving feel of a manual transmis-
sion, yet provides the ease of a fully
automatic transmission. Unlike a tra-
ditional automatic transmission, the
gear shifting can be felt (and heard)
on the dual clutch transmission
- Think of it as an automatically shift-
ing manual transmission.
- Shift into Drive range and get fully
automatic shifting, similar to a con-
ventional automatic transmission.
僅 Dual clutch transmission adopts wet-
type dual clutch, which is different
from torque converter of automatic
transmission, and shows better accel-
eration performance during driving.
But, initial launch might be little bit
slower than Automatic Transmission.
僅 When rapidly accelerating at low vehi-
cle speed, engine could rev at high
rpm depending on vehicle drive con-
dition.