Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 328

Driving your vehicle
killed than a properly belted occu-
pant.
僅 Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Losing control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver oversteers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
僅 Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow,
mud, sand, etc., then you may attempt
to rock the vehicle free by moving it for-
ward and backward. Do not attempt this
procedure if people or objects are any-
where near the vehicle. During the rock-
ing operation the vehicle may suddenly
move forward or backward as it
becomes unstuck, causing injury or
damage to nearby people or objects.
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Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
Moving up a steep grade from a
standing start
To move up a steep grade from a stand-
ing start:
1. Depress the brake pedal, shift the
shift dial SBW to D (Drive).
2. Select the appropriate gear depend-
ing on load weight and steepness of
the grade, and release the parking
brake. Depress the accelerator gradu-
ally after releasing the service brakes.
Paddle shifter
The paddle shift function is available
when the shift dial SBW is in the D
(Drive) position.
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With the shift dial SBW in the D
position
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to
shift up or down one gear and the sys-
tem changes from automatic mode to
manual mode.
To change back to automatic shift mode
from manual shift mode, do one of the
followings:
僅 Pull the [+] paddle shifter for more
than one second.
The manual shift mode also changes
back to automatic shift mode in one of
following situations: