Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 374

Driving your vehicle
OMQ4041020L
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 (Neu-
tral) position by depressing the
brake pedal. If the message
("Press and hold OK button to
stay in Neutral when vehicle is
Off") appears on the cluster LCD
display, press and hold the OK
button on the steering wheel for
more than 1 second. After the
message is disappeared, the vehi-
cle cannot keep the N position
when the engine is off.
3. Turn off the engine after the
message ("Vehicle will stay in (N).
Change gear to cancel") appears
on the cluster LCD display.
In this situation, if you unfasten the
driver's seat belt and open the
driver's door within 3 minutes, the
gear shifts to P (Park) position and
the ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned off.
6 20
Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
When the battery is discharged:
You cannot shift the shift dial, when
the battery is discharged.
In emergencies, do the following to
move the shift dial to N (Neutral) on
a level ground.
1. Connect the battery cables from
another vehicle or from a another
battery to the jump-starting ter-
minals inside the engine compart-
ment. For more details, refer to
"Jump-starting" on page 7-6.
2. Release the parking brake with
the ENGINE START/STOP button
in the ON position.
3. Shift the gear to the N (Neutral)
position. If you want to keep the N
position after the engine is off,
disconnect the battery from vehi-
cle or refer to "Stay in N (Neutral)
position when engine is Off" on
page 6-19.
CAUTION
Always park the vehicle in
"P"(Park) for safety and engage
the parking brake. If left in "N",
the vehicle may move and cause
serious damage and injury.
After the ENGINE START/STOP
button has been turned off, the
electronic parking brake cannot
be disengaged.
For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
equipped vehicles with AUTO
HOLD function used whilst driving,
if the ignition button has been
turned "OFF", the electronic park-