Kia Seltos Manual page 230

Driving your vehicle
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the kerb (left if
headed down hill, left if headed up
hill).
2. If the vehicle has a manual trans -
mission, place the car in neutral. If
the vehicle has an automatic
transmission, place the car in P
(Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
4. Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of
the wheels.
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the park -
ing brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to R (Reverse) for manual trans -
mission or P (Park) for automatic
transmission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
NOTICE
Vehicles equipped with a dual clutch
transmission when towing a trailer
on steep grades, need to be aware
that the clutch in the transmission
could overheat.
When the clutch is overheated, the
safe protection mode engages. If
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the safe protection mode engages,
the gear position indicator on the
cluster blinks with a chime sound.
At this time, a warning message will
appear on the LCD display and driv -
ing may not be smooth. If you
ignore this warning, the driving con -
dition may become worse. To return
to normal driving conditions, stop
the vehicle on a flat road and apply
the foot brake for a few minutes
before driving off.
WARNING
Parking brake
It can be dangerous to get out of
your vehicle if the parking brake is
not firmly set.
If you have left the engine running,
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
or others could be seriously or
fatally injured.
When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill
1. With the manual transmission in
Neutral or automatic transmis -
sion in P (Park), apply your brakes
and hold the brake pedal down
whilst you:
Start your engine;
Shift into gear; and
Release the parking brake.
2. Slowly remove your foot from the
brake pedal.