Paddle Shifter; With The Shift Lever In The D Position; With The Shift Lever In The Manual Mode - Kia 2016 Optima Owner's Manual

Paddle shifter (if equipped)
The paddle shifter is available when
the shift lever is in the D position or
the manual mode.

With the shift lever in the D position

The paddle shifter will operate when
the vehicle speed is more than
6.2mph(10km/h).
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once
to shift up or down one gear and the
system changes from automatic
mode to manual mode.
When the vehicle speed is lower than
6.2mph(10km/h), if you depress the
accelerator pedal for more than 5
seconds or if you shift the shift lever
from D (Drive) to manual mode and
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shift it from manual mode to D (Drive)
again, the system changes from
manual mode to automatic mode.
Driving your vehicle

With the shift lever in the manual mode

Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once
to shift up or down one gear.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If you pull the [+] and [-] paddle
shifters at the same time, you cannot
shift the gear.
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