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Electric parking brake (EPB)
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.
However, if you press the EPB switch within one second after the engine is
turned off, the EPB will not beapplied.
Releasing the parking brake
To release the EPB (electric parking
brake), press the EPB switch in the
following condition:
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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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Have the Engine Start/Stop buttonin 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.✽✽ NOTICE
For your safety, you can engage the EPB even though the Engine
Start/Stop 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.
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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EPB (electric parking brake) may be
automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Reguested by other systems
The engine is turned off with the
EPB appliedWarning message
To disengage EPB, fasten seatbelt,
close door, hood, and trunk
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.
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AUTO HOLD deactivating press brake
pedal
When the conversion from Auto Hold
to EPB is not working properly a
warning will sound and a message
will appear.
WARNING
To prevent unintentional movement when stopped and
leaving the vehicle, do not use
the shift lever in place of the
parking brake. Set the parkingbrake and make sure the shift
lever is securely positioned in
P (Park).
Never allow anyone who is unfamiliar with the vehicle to
touch the parking brake. If theparking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
All vehicles should always have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the car which can injureoccupants or pedestrians.CAUTION
A click sound may be heard
while operating or releasing theEPB, but these conditions are normal and indicate that theEPB is functioning properly.
When leaving your keys with a parking lot attendant or valet,make sure to inform him/her how to operate the EPB.
The EPB may malfunction if you drive with the EPB applied.
When you automatically release EPB by depressing the acceler-ator pedal, depress it slowly.
CAUTION
Depress the brake pedal when the above message appears forthe Auto Hold and EPB may notactivate.
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Parking brake automatically locked
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
Engine Start/Stop button is turned tothe ON position, this indicates that
the EPB may have malfunctioned. If this occurs, we recommend that
the system be checked by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
The EPB malfunction indicator may illuminate when the ESC 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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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.Warning message
Parking brake automatically locked
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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