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NOTICE
When you jump start your vehicle
because of a drained battery, the
engine may not run as smoothly and
the ABS warning light may turn on
at the same time. This happens
because of the low battery voltage. It
does not mean your ABS is malfunc-
tioning.
 Do not pump your brakes!
 Have the battery recharged before driving the vehicle.Electric parking brake (EPB) (if equipped)
Applying the parking brake
To apply the EPB (electric parking
brake): 1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Pull up the EPB switch.
Make sure the warning light comes on.
Also, the EPB is applied automatical-
ly if the Auto Hold button is on when
the engine is turned off.
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CAUTION
Do not operate the parking
brake while the vehicle is mov-ing except in an emergency sit- uation. It could damage thevehicle system and endangerdriving safety.

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Releasing the parking brake
To release the EPB (electric parking
brake), press the EPB switch in the
following condition: Have the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button in the ON position.
Depress the brake pedal
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off. To release EPB (electric parking
brake) automatically:
Shift lever in P (Park)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Rear), N (Neutral) or D
(Drive).
Shift lever in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Rear) or D (Drive).
Depress the accelerator pedal sat- isfying the following conditions.
1. Engine running
2. Driver's seat belt fastened
3. Driver's door, engine hood and trunk closed
4. Shift lever in R (Rear), D (Drive) or M (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.EPB (electric parking brake) may be
automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Reguested by other systems
The engine is turned off with theEPB applied
If you try to drive off depressing theaccelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but doesn't release auto-
matically, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the engine hood or trunk
is opened, a warning will sound
and a message will appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear.
If the above situation occurs,
depress the brake pedal and release
EPB by pressing the EPB switch.
CAUTION
If the parking brake warning light is still on even thoughthe EPB has been released,we recommend that the sys-tem be checked by an author- ized Kia dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad andbrake rotor wear.
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If the EPB is applied while Auto Hold
is activated because of ESC(elec-
tronic stability control) signal, a warn-ing will sound and a message will
appear.
EPB malfunction indicator
(if equipped)
This warning light illuminates if the
engine start/stop button is turned tothe ON position and goes off in
approximately 3 seconds if the sys-
tem is operation normally. If the EPB malfunction indicator
remains on, comes on while driving,or does not come on when the igni-
tion switch or the engine start/stop
button is turned to the ON position,
this indicates that the EPB may havemalfunctioned. If this occurs, we recommend that
the system be checked by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
The EPB malfunction indicator may illuminate when the ESP indicatorcomes on to indicate that the ESP is
not working properly, but it does not
indicate a malfunction of the EPB.
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Emergency braking
If there is a problem with the brake
pedal while driving, emergency brak-
ing is possible by pulling up and
holding the EPB switch. Braking is
possible only while you are holding
the EPB switch.✽✽NOTICE
During emergency braking by the
EPB, the parking brake warning
light will illuminate to indicate that
the system is operating.
WARNING
Do not operate the parking
brake while the vehicle is mov-
ing except in an emergency sit-uation.
CAUTION
If you continuously notice a noise or burning smell when theEPB is used for emergency braking, we recommend that thesystem be checked by anauthorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
The EPB warning light may illu- minate if the EPB switch oper-ates abnormally. Shut theengine off and turn it on againafter a few minutes. The warn- ing light will go off and the EPBswitch will operate normally.However, if the EPB warninglight is still on, we recommend that the system be checked byan authorized Kia dealer.
If the parking brake warning light does not illuminate orblinks even though the EPB switch was pulled up, the EPBis not applied.
If the parking brake warning light blinks when the EPBwarning light is on, press the switch, then pull it up. Oncemore press it back to its origi-nal position and pull it back up. If the EPB warning doesnot go off, we recommend thatthe system be checked by an authorized Kia dealer.

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When the EPB (electric parking
brake) is not released
If the EPB does not release normally,
we recommend that you contact an
authorized Kia dealer by loading the
vehicle on a flatbed tow truck and
have the system checked. AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle
in a standstill even though the brake
pedal is not depressed after the driv-
er brings the vehicle to a complete
stop by depressing the brake pedal.
Set up
1. With the driver's door, engine hood
and trunk closed, fasten the driver's
seat belt or depress the brake
pedal and then press the Auto Hold
button. The white AUTO HOLD indi-cator will come on and the system
will be in the standby position.
2. When you stop the vehicle com- pletely by depressing the brake
pedal, the AUTO HOLD indicator
changes from white to green.
3. The vehicle will remain stationary even if you release the brake pedal.
4. If EPB is applied, Auto Hold will be released.
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Leaving
If you press the accelerator pedal with
the shift lever in R (Reverse), D (Drive)
or manual mode, the Auto Hold will be
released automatically and the vehicle
will start to move. The indicator
changes from green to white.Cancel
1. To cancel the Auto Hold operation,press the Auto Hold switch while
depressing the brake pedal. The
AUTO HOLD indicator will go out.
2. If you want to release it manually, pull the EPB switch while depress-
ing the brake pedal. The AUTOHOLD indicator changes from
green to white and the system
changes to the standby position.
For your safety, release the AUTO
HOLD operation manually if the
vehicle ahead is too close or dur-
ing downhill driving.
✽✽ NOTICE
 The Auto Hold does not operate when:
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park)
- The EPB is applied
 For your safety, the Auto Hold automatically switches to EPB in
such cases:
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope for a long period of time
- The vehicle moved several times
In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. (Continued)
WARNING
When driving off from Auto Hold
by depressing the accelerator
pedal, always check the sur-
rounding area near your vehicle.
Slowly depress the accelerator
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If it is impossible to apply EPB from
Auto Hold, the notice will illuminate
on the LCD display. Also warning
chime sounds once. In that time,
apply the brake pedal.If you did not apply the brake pedal
when you release the Auto Hold by
pressing the [AUTO HOLD] switch,the notice will illuminate on the LCD
display. Also warning chime sounds
once.When you press the [AUTO HOLD]
switch, if the driver door, engine
hood and trunk are not closed or the
driver seat belt is not fastened, thenotice will illuminate on the LCD dis-
play. Also warning chime sounds
once. In that time, press the [AUTO
HOLD] button after closing the driver
door, engine hood and trunk and fas-tening the seat belt.
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CAUTION
If this notice illuminates, the
Auto Hold and EPB may not beoperated. For your safety, apply the brake pedal.
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