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Driving your vehicle
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To release EPB (electronic parking
brake) automatically:
• Shift lever in P (Park)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
• Shift lever in N (Neutral)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
• Automatic Transaxle
1. Close the driver's door, engine
hood and trunk.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Start the engine.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal
while the shift lever is in R
(Reverse), D (Drive) or Sports
mode.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
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NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake
pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.
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NOTICE
If the parking brake warning light is
still on even though the EPB has
been released, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
EPB (electronic parking brake) may
be automatically applied when:
• The EPB is overheated
• Requested by other systems
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NOTICE
For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
equipped vehicles with [AUTO
HOLD] function used while driving,
if the ignition button has been
turned [OFF], the EPB (Electronic
Parking Brake)
will be engaged automatically.
Therefore, [AUTO HOLD] function
should be turned off before the igni-
tion button is turned off.
CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with
the EPB applied. It may cause
excessive brake pad and brake
rotor wear.
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