Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 316

Driving your vehicle
cle" ("Rocking the vehicle" on page 6-
187).
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 (Neutral) 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) posi-
tion after the engine is OFF, do the fol-
lowing.
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Automatic transmission (Dial SBW)
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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 (Neutral)
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 vehicle 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.
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 bat-