Kia Rio 2021 Owner's Manual page 274

SC PE CAN (ENG) 5.QXP 10/23/2020
Driving your vehicle
Releasing the parking brake
To release the parking brake, first
apply the foot brake and pull up the
parking brake
Secondly, press the release button
(1) and lower the parking brake lever
(2) while holding the button.
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WARNING
• Never allow a passenger to
touch the parking brake. If the
parking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
• All vehicles should always
have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the vehicle which can injure
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occupants or pedestrians.
lever slightly.
• If your vehicle is equipped with an
- Parking brake intelligent variable transmission,
use don't let your vehicle creep for-
ward. To avoid cleeping forward,
keep your foot firmly on the brake
pedal when the vehicle is stopped.
• Be cautious when parking on a hill.
Firmly engage the parking brake
and place the shift lever in P
(Intelligent Variable Transmission)
or in first or revers gear (Manual
Transmission). If your vehicle is
facing downhill, turn the front
wheels into the curb to help keep
the vehicle from rolling. If your vehi-
cle is facing uphill, turn the front
wheels away from the curb to help
keep the vehicle from rolling. If
there is no curb or if it is required
by other conditions to keep the
vehicle from rolling, chock the
wheels.