Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 373

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
Shifting into P (Park) whilst the
vehicle is in motion may cause
you to lose control of the vehicle.
After the vehicle has stopped,
always make sure the gear is in P
(Park), apply the parking brake,
and turn the vehicle off.
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.
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
vehicle" ("Rocking the vehicle" on
page 6-222).
Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
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.
Always depress the brake pedal
when you are shifting from N (Neu-
tral) 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.
Stay in N (Neutral) position when
engine is Off
If you want to keep the N (Neutral)
position after the engine is OFF, do
the following.
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