2015 KIA QUORIS hood release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ...................................4-16
2. Front power seat adjust switch ..................3-5
3. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-48
4. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-47
5. Power window lock switch .......................4-31
6. Central door lock switch ..........................4-17
7. Power window switch...............................4-28
8. BSD On/OFF button ................................5-85
9. HUD On/OFF button................................4-95
10. Parking assist system On/Off button.....4-97
11. ESC Off button ......................................5-44
12. Trunk lid open button .............................4-20
13. Trunk lid close button .............................4-22
14. Trunk lid open / close button .................4-22
15. Instrument panel illumination control lever
...............................................................4-51
16. Electric parking brake switch .................5-34
17. Fuel filler lid open switch .......................4-34
18. Hood release lever.................................4-32
19. Steering wheel .......................................4-42
20. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ...4-42
21. Brake pedal............................................5-29
22. Accelerator pedal ....................................5-8
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Features of your vehicle
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Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hoodcenter and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will raise com- pletely by itself after it has been
raised about halfway. Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
ment must be correctly installed.
bustible material must be
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place.
HOOD
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WARNING
Before closing the hood, ensure that all obstructions
are removed from the hood
opening. Closing the hoodwith an obstruction present in
the hood opening may result
in property damage or severe
personal injury.
Do not leave gloves, rags or any other combustible materi-
al in the engine compartment.
Doing so may cause a heat-
induced fire.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the
P(Park) position and setting the
parking brake.

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Driving your vehicle
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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Driving your vehicle
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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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Driving your vehicle
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
pedal for a smooth launch.

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(Continued)
Before driving off again, press foot
brake pedal, check the surround-
ing area near your vehicle and
release parking brake manually
with the EPB switch.
 If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up yellow, the Auto Hold is
not working properly. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia deal-
er and have the system checked.
When the EPB is applied from Auto Hold, the notice will illuminate on the
LCD display. Also warning chime
sounds once.WARNING
Press the accelerator pedal slowly when you start the
vehicle.
For your safety, cancel the Auto Hold when you drive
downhill or back up the vehi-
cle or park the vehicle.
CAUTION
If there is a malfunction with the
driver’s door, hood or trunkopen detection system, the Auto Hold may not work properly.
We recommend that you contactan authorized Kia dealer.
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Driving your vehicle
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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