Kia Rio 2022 Owner's Manual page 297

Driving your vehicle
WARNING
Brakes
僅 Do not drive with your foot resting on
the brake pedal. This will create
abnormal high brake temperatures,
excessive brake lining and pad wear,
and increased stopping distances.
僅 When descending a long or steep hill,
shift to a lower gear and avoid contin-
uous application of the brakes. Con-
tinuous brake application will cause
the brakes to overheat and could
result in a temporary loss of braking
performance.
僅 Wet brakes may impair the vehicle's
ability to safely slow down; the vehicle
may also pull to one side when the
brakes are applied. Applying the
brakes lightly will indicate whether
they have been affected in this way.
Always test your brakes in this fashion
after driving through deep water. To
dry the brakes, apply them lightly
whilst maintaining a safe forward
speed until brake performance
returns to normal.
僅 Always, confirm the position of the
brake and accelerator pedal before
driving. If you don't check the position
of the accelerator and brake pedal
before driving, you may depress the
accelerator instead of the brake
pedal. It may cause a serious accident.
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate whilst the
vehicle is in motion, you can make an
emergency stop with the parking brake.
The stopping distance, however, will be
much greater than normal.
WARNING
Parking brake
Applying the parking brake whilst the
vehicle is moving at normal speeds can
cause a sudden loss of control of the
vehicle. If you must use the parking
brake to stop the vehicle, use great cau-
tion in applying the brake.
Disc brakes wear indicator
Your vehicle has disc brakes.
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. You may
hear this sound come and go or it may
occur whenever you depress the brake
pedal.
CAUTION
僅 To avoid costly brake repairs, do not
continue to drive with worn brake
pads.
僅 Always replace the front or rear brake
pads as pairs.
WARNING
Brake wear
This brake wear warning sound means
your vehicle needs service. If you ignore
this audible warning, you will eventually
lose braking performance, which could
lead to a serious accident.
Rear drum brakes (if equipped)
Your rear drum brakes do not have wear
indicators. Therefore, have the rear
brake linings inspected if you hear a rear
brake rubbing noise. Also have your rear
brakes inspected each time you change
Brake system
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