Steep grade

Driving up hills or on steep grades:

• To hold your Kia on an incline use the foot brake or the parking brake.

• When in stop-and-go traffic on an incline, keep some distance ahead before moving your Kia forward. Then hold your Kia on the incline with the foot brake.

• If your Kia is held on a hill by applying the accelerator pedal or by creeping with brake pedal disengaged, the clutch and transmission may overheat, which can result in damage. At this time, a warning message will appear on the LCD display.

• If the LCD warning is active, the foot brake must be applied.

• Ignoring the warnings can lead to damage to the transmission.

Transmission high temperature

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A: Transmission temp. is high! Stop safely.

• Under certain conditions, such as repeated stop-and-go launches on steep grades, sudden acceleration, or other harsh driving conditions, the transmission clutch temperatures will increase quickly. This may cause the transmission clutch to overheat.

• When the clutch is overheated, the safe protection mode engages and the gear position indicator on the cluster blinks with a chime. "Transmission temp. is high! Stop safely" warning message will appear on the LCD display and driving may not be smooth.

• Pull over to a safe location, stop the vehicle with the engine running, apply the brakes to shift the vehicle to P (Park), and allow the transmission to cool.

• If you ignore this warning, driving condition may worsen. You may experience abrupt or frequent shifts, or jerkiness. To return to the normal driving condition, stop your Kia and apply the foot brake or shift into P (Park).

  Allow the transmission to cool for a few minutes with the engine on before driving off.

• When possible, drive your Kia smoothly.

Transmission overheated

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A: Transmission Hot! Park with engine on

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A: Transmission cooling. Park for 00 min.

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A: Trans cooled. Resume driving.

• If you continue to drive your Kia continues and the clutch temperatures reach the maximum temperature limit, the "Transmission Hot! Park with engine on" warning will be displayed. When this occurs, the clutch is disabled until the clutch cools to normal temperatures.

• The warning will display a time to wait for the transmission to cool.

• Pull over to a safe location, stop your Kia with the engine running, apply the brakes and shift your Kia to P (Park), and allow the transmission to cool.

• When the message "Trans cooled. Resume driving." appears, you can drive your vehicle.

• When possible, drive your Kia smoothly.

If any of the warning messages in the LCD display continue to blink, have the system checked by an authorized Kia dealer.