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Driving your vehicle
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Brake system
Malfunction of EPB
If the EPB malfunction indicator remains
on, it indicates that the EPB may have
malfunctioned. If this occurs, have the
system checked by an authorized Kia
dealer.
The EPB malfunction indicator may illu
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minate 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.
CAUTION
僅 The EPB warning light may illuminate
if the EPB switch operates abnormally.
Shut the engine off and turn it on
again after a few minutes. The warn
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ing light will go off and the EPB switch
will operate normally. However, if the
EPB warning light is still on, have the
system checked by an authorized Kia
dealer.
僅 If the parking brake warning light
does not illuminate or blinks even
though the EPB switch was pulled up,
the EPB is not applied. If the parking
brake warning light blinks when the
EPB warning light is on, press the
switch, then pull it up. Once more
press it back to its original position
and pull it back up. If the EPB warning
does not go off, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold is designed to maintain
the vehicle in a standstill even though
the brake pedal is not depressed after
the driver brings the vehicle to a com
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plete stop by depressing the brake
pedal.
Applying Auto Hold function
1. Depress the brake pedal and start the
vehicle.
2. Press the Auto Hold button. The white
AUTO HOLD indicator will come on
indicating the system is in standby.
Before the Auto Hold will engage, the
driver's door, liftgate, and engine
hood must be closed.
OBD051380L
OBD051381N