Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 207

Driving your vehicle
4. Press and hold the OK button on the
steering wheel for more than 1 sec -
ond.
5. Turn the engine off after the message
("Vehicle will stay in (N). Change gear
to cancel") appears on the instrument
cluster.
Operating condition(s)
僅 The vehicle is in ON position.
When the battery is discharged
Operation
1. Connect the battery cables to the
jump-starting terminals inside the
engine compartment. For more
details, refer to "Jump-starting" on
page 8-6.
2. Release the parking brake when the
vehicle is in ON position.
3. Shift to N (Neutral).
INFORMATION
If you want to keep N (Neutral) after the
vehicle is in OFF position, disconnect the
battery from the vehicle or refer to "N in
vehicle ON position" on page 6-10.
Shift-lock system
For your safety, your vehicle has a shift-
lock system which prevents shifting the
gear from P (Park) or N (Neutral) into R
(Reverse) or D (Drive) unless the brake
pedal is depressed.
To shift from P (Park) or N (Neutral)into
R (Reverse) or D (Drive), from R(Reverse)
into D (Drive) or from D(Drive) into R
(Reverse):
1. Depress and hold the brake pedal.
2. Start the vehicle or place the ENGINE
START/STOP button in the ON posi -
tion.
3. Turn the dial SBW to the R (Reverse)
or D (Drive) position.
Transmission
6
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