Kia XCeed 2020 - Parking Brake - Hand Type (If Equipped)

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Applyingtheparkingbrakewhilethe
vehicleismovingatnormalspeeds
cancauseasuddenlossofcontrol
ofthevehicle.Ifyoumustusethe
parkingbraketostopthevehicle,
usegreatcautioninapplyingthe
brake.
Disc brakes wear indicator
Yourvehiclehasdiscbrakes.
Whenyourbrakepadsarewornand
newpadsarerequired,youwillhear
ahigh-pitchedwarningsoundfrom
yourfrontbrakesorrearbrakes.
Youmayhearthissoundcomeand
gooritmayoccurwheneveryou
depressthebrakepedal.
Pleaserememberthatsomedriving
conditionsorclimatesmaycausea
brakesquealwhenyoufirstapply
(orlightlyapply)thebrakes.This
isnormalanddoesnotindicatea
problemwithyourbrakes.
CAUTION
• Toavoidcostlybrakerepairs,do
notcontinuetodrivewithworn
brakepads.
• Alwaysreplacethefrontorrear
brakepadsaspairs.
WARNING
Brake wear
Thisbrakewearwarningsound
meansyourvehicleneedsservice.
Ifyouignorethisaudiblewarning,
youwilleventuallylosebraking
performance,whichcouldleadtoa
seriousaccident.
Parking brake - Hand type (if
equipped)
Applying the parking brake
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• Toengagetheparkingbrake,first
applythefootbrakeandthenpull
uptheparkingbrakeleverasfar
aspossible.
Inadditionitisrecommendedthat
whenparkingthevehicleona
incline,theshiftlevershouldbein
alowgearonmanualtransmission
vehicles.
CAUTION
• Drivingwiththeparkingbrake
appliedwillcauseexcessivebrake
padandbrakerotorwear.