Kia CERATO 2018, Owner'S Manual, Page: 390 / 602

CAUTION
Do not operate the parking brake
while the vehicle is moving except in
an emergency situation. It could
damage the vehicle system and
make endanger driving safety.
Disc brakes wear indicator
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 (if equip‐
ped). 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.
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• Always replace the front or rear
brake pads as pairs.
WARNING
n Brake wear
This brake wear warning sound
means your vehicle needs service. If
you ignore this audible warning, you
will eventually lose braking perform‐
ance, which could lead to a serious
accident.
Parking brake
Applying the parking brake
Hand type
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 an incline,
the shift lever should be in a low gear
on manual transaxle vehicles or in the P
(Park) position on automatic transaxle /
dual clutch transmission vehicles.
Driving your vehicle
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