Kia K900: Good driving practices
- Never move the shift lever from P (Park) or N (Neutral) to any other position with the accelerator pedal depressed.
- Never move the shift lever into P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion.
- Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. Otherwise, the lower gear may not be engaged.
- Always use the parking brake. Do not depend on placing the transaxle in P (Park) to keep the vehicle from moving.
- Optimum vehicle performance and economy is obtained by smoothly depressing and releasing the accelerator pedal.
Moving up a steep grade from a standing start
To move up a steep grade from a standing start, depress the brake pedal, shift the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the appropriate gear depending on load weight and steepness of the grade, and release the parking brake. Depress the accelerator gradually while releasing the service brakes.
Shift lock system
For your safety, the automatic transmission has a shift lock system which prevents
shifting the transmission from P (Park) into R (Reverse) unless the brake pedal
is depressed.
To shift the trans ...
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Vehicle recognition
Some vehicles ahead in your lane cannot be recognized by the sensor as follows:
- Narrow vehicles such as motorcycles or bicycles
- Vehicles offset to one side
- Slow-moving vehicles or suddendec ...
Additional switches for adjusting the front passenger seat
The switch is located in the armrest of the rear seat.
To adjust the position of front passenger’s seat ;
Press the control switch forward (1) or rearward (2) to move the seat to the
desired p ...
Reverse parking aid function
While the vehicle is moving rearward, the outside rearview mirror(s) will move
downward to aid reverse parking. According to the position of the outside rearview
mirror switch (1), the outside r ...
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