Kia Cadenza VG Owner's Manual Quiz
Driving Your Vehicle

Steering wheel paddle switch

In this manual: Driving Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 5Safety Features of Your Vehicle — 49Vehicle Specifications — 144Driving Your Vehicle — 109What to Do in an Emergency — 21Maintenance — 61Specifications, Consumer Information and Safety Defect Reporting — 18
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The paddle shifter is available when the shift lever is in the D or manual mode position.

With the shift lever in D

The paddle shift will operate when vehicle speed is above 6 mph (9 km/h).

Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shift once to shift up or down one gear. The system changes from automatic mode to manual mode.

When the vehicle speed is below 5 mph (8 km/h), if the accelerator pedal is pressed for more than 5 seconds, or when the shift lever is moved from D (Drive) to manual mode and then back from manual mode to D (Drive), the system changes from manual mode to automatic mode.

With the shift lever in manual mode

Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shift once to shift up or down one gear.

✽ NOTICE

If you pull the [+] and [-] paddles at the same time, you cannot shift gears.

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