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Driving your vehicle Brake system
僅 A click or electric brake motor whine
sound may be heard while operating
or releasing the EPB. These conditions
are normal and indicate that the EPB
is functioning properly.
僅 When leaving your keys with a park
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ing lot attendant or valet, make sure
to inform him/her how to operate the
EPB.
僅 The EPB may malfunction if you drive
with the EPB applied.
僅 When you automatically release EPB
by pressing the accelerator pedal,
press it slowly.
When the conversion from Auto Hold to
EPB is not working properly a warning
will sound and a message will appear.
Engage the brake pedal when the above
message appears for the Auto Hold and
EPB may not activate.
If the EPB is applied while Auto Hold is
activated because of an Electronic Sta
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bility Control (ESC) signal, a warning will
sound and a message will appear.
EPB malfunction indicator
This warning light appears if the ENGINE
START/STOP button is changed to the
ON position and goes off in approxi
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mately 3 seconds if the system is operat
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ing normally.
If the EPB malfunction indicator remains
on, comes on while driving, or does not
come on when the ENGINE START/
STOP button is changed to the ON posi
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tion, this indicates that the EPB may
have malfunctioned.
If this occurs, have your vehicle checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
The EPB malfunction indicator may
appear when the ESC indicator comes
on to indicate that the ESC is not work
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ing properly, but it does not indicate a
malfunction of the EPB.