Hyundai Sonata: Transmission / Paddle Shifter

Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Transmission / Paddle Shifter

The paddle shifter is available when the shift lever is in the D (Drive) position or Manual shift mode.

With the shift lever in the D position

The paddle shifter will operate when the vehicle speed is more than 6 mph (10 km/h).

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

The system changes from manual mode to automatic mode:

When the vehicle speed is lower than 6 mph (10 km/h)
If you depress the accelerator pedal for more than 5 seconds
If you move the shift lever from Manual shift mode to D (Drive)

With the shift lever in the manual shift mode

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

Information

If the [+] and [-] paddle shifters are pulled at the same time, gear change may not occur.

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