Kia Carnival 2023 Owner's Manual page 297

Driving your vehicle
Automatic release of EPB
The EPB is released automatically under
following conditions.
僅 Gear in P (Park)
With the engine running engage the
brake pedal and shift out of P (Park)
to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
僅 Gear in N (Neutral)
With the engine running, engage the
brake pedal and shift out of N (Neu-
tral) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, hood and lift-
gate.
4. Press the accelerator pedal while the
gear is in R (Reverse), D (Drive) or
manual mode.
Make sure the brake warning light goes
off.
NOTICE
僅 For your safety, you can engage the
EPB even though the ENGINE START/
STOP button is in the OFF position,
but you cannot release it.
僅 For your safety, press the brake pedal
and release the parking brake manu-
ally with the EPB switch when you
drive downhill or when backing up the
vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure when
driving on a flat level ground. The vehi-
cle may suddenly move forward.
NOTICE
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.
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CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB
applied. It may cause excessive brake
pad and brake rotor wear.
Automatic application of EPB
The EPB is applied automatically under
following conditions.
僅 Shift to P (Park) on a slope
僅 Engine OFF while AUTO HOLD is
enabled
僅 When the vehicle moves a bit in P
(Park) position
僅 Conditions below while AUTO HOLD
is activated
- Driver's door is opened
- Hood is opened
- Liftgate is opened
- Vehicle stops for more than
approximately 10 minutes on a
steep slope
僅 Requested by other systems
NOTICE
For Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)
equipped vehicles with AUTO HOLD
function used while driving, if the
ENGINE START/STOP button has been
turned OFF, the EPB will be engaged
automatically. Therefore,
AUTO HOLD function should be turned
off before the ENGINE START/STOP
button is turned off.
EPB warning
The EPB will display a warning message
with sound under certain conditions.
僅 If you try to drive off while engaging
the accelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but the EPB doesn't release
Brake system