2010 Kia Forte Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
Up (+)     : Push the lever forward once to
shift up one gear.
Down (-) : Pull the lever  backwards once
to shift down one gear.
(Continued)
•  When   driving  on   a  slippery   road,
push the  shift  lever forward  into the
Sports mode
+(up)
position.    This    causes     the
transaxle to shift into the 2nd (or 3rd)
gear which  is better for  smooth driv-
ing on  a slippery road.  Push the shift
lever to the  -(down) side to shift  back
to the 1st gear.
+
+ ((UUPP))
NOTICE
In sports  mode, the  driver must  exe-
cute upshifts in  accordance with road
conditions,  taking  care   to  keep  the
engine speed below the red zone.
In sports  mode, only the  4 (or 5)  for-
ward gears can be selected. To reverse
or  park  the  vehicle,  move   the  shift
lever to  the  R  (Reverse) or  P (Park)
position as required.
In sports  mode, downshifts  are made
automatically when  the  vehicle slows
down. When the vehicle stops, 1st gear
is automatically selected.
-
(DOWN)
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Sports mode
Whether  the   vehicle  is  stopped  or   in
motion, sports mode is selected by push-
ing the shift lever from the D (Drive) posi-
tion into the  manual gate. To return  to D
(Drive)  range  operation,  push  the  shift
lever back into the main gate.
In sports mode,  when the engine rpm
approaches  the red  zone  shift points
are varied to upshift automatically.
To  maintain   the  required   levels  of
vehicle  performance  and  safety,  the
In  sports  mode,  moving  the  shift lever
backwards and forwards will allow you to
make gearshifts  rapidly. In  contrast to  a
manual   transaxle,    the   sports   mode
allows  gearshifts   with   the  accelerator
pedal depressed.
system
may    not   execute    certain
gearshifts when the shift lever is oper-
ated.
(Continued)
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CategoriesKia Forte Manuals, Kia Manuals
Model Year2010
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jess landers on Feb 06, 2015.

The car is fine.all this crap you need to download the flipping owners manual is not.


riad on Mar 26, 2014. forte catalogue

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Michelle Jones on Dec 16, 2013.