Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 283

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.
When you move the gear dial to R
(Reverse), it will vibrate. This is an inten-
tional feature to prevent any confusion
or mistakes when operating the gear
dial.
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" ("Rocking the vehicle" on page 5-82).
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.
Dual clutch transmission (Dial SBW)
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.
D (Drive)
This is the normal driving position.
To shift to D (Drive), move the dial SBW
to the D (Drive) position whilst depress-
ing the brake pedal.
In D (Drive), if the driver attempts to turn
off the vehicle, the vehicle is turned OFF
and shifted to the P (Park) position auto-
matically.
Stay in N (Neutral) position when
vehicle is Off
If you want to keep the N (Neutral) posi-
tion after the vehicle is OFF, do the fol-
lowing.
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1. Deactivate the AUTO HOLD and
release the parking brake when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is ON.
2. Turn the dial SBW to the N (Neutral)
position by depressing the brake
pedal. If the message ("Press and hold
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