Kia Cee'd: Dual clutch transmission operation / Paddle shifter
The paddle shifter is available when the shift lever is in the D (Drive) position or the sports mode.
With the shift lever in the D position
The paddle shifter will operate when the vehicle speed is more than 10km/h.
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to shift up or down one gear and the system changes from automatic mode to manual mode.
When the vehicle speed is lower than 10km/h, if you depress the accelerator pedal for more than 5 seconds or if you shift the shift lever from D (Drive) to sports mode and shift it from sports mode to D (Drive) again, the system changes from manual mode to automatic mode.
With the shift lever in the sports mode
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to shift up or down one gear.
✽ NOTICE
If you pull the [+] and [-] paddle shifters at the same time, you cannot shift the gear.
Dual clutch transmission operation
The dual clutch transmission has 7 (or 6)
forward speeds and one reverse speed.
The individual speeds are selected automatically
in the D (Drive) position.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of seri ...
Shift lock system
For your safety, the Dual clutch transmission
has a shift lock system which prevents
shifting the transaxle from P (Park)
or N (Neutral) into R (Reverse) unless
the brake pedal is depressed.
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Other information:
Kia Cee'd JD Service Manual: General information
Towing
If the vehicle needs to be towed, call a professional towing service. Never
tow vehicle with just a rope or chain. It is very dangerous.
Emergency Towing
There are three popular methods of towing a vehicle :
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The operator loads the ...
Kia Cee'd JD Service Manual: Description and operation
Description
BSD is a system that uses two magnetic wave radar sensors attached on the rear
panel to measure the distance from the following vehicles and provides the sensing
and (visual and auditory) alarm of any vehicle coming into the blind spot.
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