Kia niro eco electric 2020 Owner's Manual page 311

Driving your vehicle
Automatic release of Electronic
Parking Brake (EPB)
The EPB is released automatically
under following conditions.
Shifter dial in P (Park)
With the vehicle running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Shifter dial in N (Neutral)
With the vehicle running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Reduction gear
1. Start the vehicle.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, hood
and liftgate.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal
while the shifter dial is in R
(Rear), D (Drive).
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
NOTICE
For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the POWER
button is in the OFF position, but
you cannot release it.
For your safety, depress the
brake pedal and release the park -
ing brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
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CAUTION
If the parking brake warning light is
still on even though the EPB has
been released, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the
EPB applied. It may cause excessive
brake pad and brake rotor wear.
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) may
be automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems
NOTICE
For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
equipped vehicles with AUTO HOLD
function used while driving, if the
POWER button has been turned
OFF, the EPB will be engaged auto -
matically. Therefore,
AUTO HOLD function should be
turned off before the POWER but -
ton is turned off.
Brake system