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•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.
CAUTION
•If the parking brake warning lightis still on even though the EPB hasbeen released, we recommendthat the system be checked by anauthorized Kia dealer.
•Do not drive your vehicle with theEPB applied. It may cause exces‐sive brake pad and brake rotorwear.
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) may beautomatically applied when:
• The EPB is overheated
• Requested by other systems
• The hybrid system is turned off with the EPB applied
NOTICE
If the driver turns the hybrid system
off while Auto Hold is operating, EPB
will be automatically applied. Howev‐
er, if you press the EPB switch with‐
in one second after the hybrid sys‐
tem is turned off, the EPB will not
be applied.
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• If you try to drive off depressing theaccelerator pedal with the EPB ap‐
plied, but doesn't release automati‐ cally, a warning will sound and a mes‐
sage 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 vehicle, 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.
WARNING
•To prevent unintentional move‐ment when stopped and leavingthe vehicle, do not use the shiftlever in place of the parking brake.Set the parking brake and makesure the shift lever is securelypositioned in P (Park).
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•If the parking brake warning lightdoes not illuminate or blinks eventhough the EPB switch was pulledup, the EPB is not applied.
•If the parking brake warning lightblinks when the EPB warning lightis on, press the switch, then pull itup. Once more press it back to itsoriginal position and pull it back up.If the EPB warning does not gooff, we recommend that the sys‐tem be checked by an authorizedKia dealer.
Emergency braking
If there is a problem with the brake
pedal while driving, emergency braking is possible by pulling up and holding the
EPB switch. Braking is possible only
while you are holding the EPB switch.
WARNING
Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving except inan emergency situation.
NOTICE
During emergency braking by the
EPB, the parking brake warning light
will illuminate to indicate that the
system is operating.
CAUTION
If you continuously notice a noise orburning smell when the EPB is usedfor emergency braking, we recom‐mend that the system be checkedby an authorized Kia dealer.
When the EPB (Electronic ParkingBrake) does not release
If the EPB does not release normally, we recommend that you contact an au‐
thorized Kia dealer by loading the vehi‐
cle 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 ped‐ al is not depressed after the driver
brings the vehicle to a complete stop by
depressing the brake pedal.
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1. With the driver's door, engine hood closed, fasten the driver's seat belt
or depress the brake pedal and
then press the Auto Hold button.
The white AUTO HOLD indicator will
come on and the system will be in
the standby position.
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-The vehicle is standing on a
steep slope
-The vehicle moved several
times
In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD in‐
dicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehicle
and release parking brake manual‐
ly with the EPB switch.
•If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights
up yellow, the Auto Hold is not
working properly. We recommend
that you contact an authorized Kia
dealer.
•While operating Auto Hold, you
may hear mechanical noise. How‐
ever, it is normal operation noise.
WARNING
•Press the accelerator pedal slowlywhen you start the vehicle.
•For your safety, cancel the AutoHold when you drive downhill orback up the vehicle or park the ve‐hicle.
CAUTION
If there is a malfunction with thedriver’s door, engine hood open de‐tection system, the Auto Hold maynot work properly.We recommend that you contact anauthorized Kia dealer.
Warning messages
Parking brake automatically locked
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When the EPB is applied from Auto
Hold, a warning will sound and a mes‐ sage will appear.
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