Kia Carens 2014 Manual page 1098

Driving your vehicle
To release EPB (electric parking
brake) automatically:
• Manual transaxle vehicle
1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine
bonnet and tailgate.
4. Depress the clutch pedal with
the gear engaged.
5. Depress the accelerator pedal
whilst releasing the clutch pedal.
• Automatic transaxle vehicle
1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine
bonnet and tailgate.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal
whilst the shift lever is in R
(Rear), D (Drive).
• Shift lever in P (Park)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Rear) or D (Drive).
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• Shift lever in N (Neutral)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Rear) or D (Drive).
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake
pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
- Manual transaxle
A vehicle towing a trailer on a hill or
on an incline may slightly roll back-
wards when starting the vehicle. To
prevent the situation follow the
below instructions.
1.Depress the clutch pedal and select
a gear.
2.Keep pulling up the EPB switch.
3.Depress the accelerator pedal and
slowly release the clutch pedal.
4.If the vehicle starts off with
enough driving power release the
EPB switch.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.