Kia Cee'd: Driving your vehicle / Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)

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, an ...

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 ...

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Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Seat belt warning
Driver’s seat belt warning (1) As a reminder to the driver, the seat belt warning light will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds each time you turn the ignition switch ON regardless of belt fastening. If the driver’s seat belt is unfastened after the ignition switch is ON, the sea ...

Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around your front wheels. Then, shift back and forth between 1 (First) and R (Reverse) in vehicles equipped with a manual transaxle or R (Reverse) and ...