Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 161

Features of your vehicle
Parking brake & brake fluid
warning light
This warning light appears:
僅 Once you set the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP Button to the
ON position.
- It appears for approximately 3 sec-
onds
- It remains on if the parking brake is
applied.
僅 When the parking brake is applied.
僅 When the brake fluid level in the res-
ervoir is low.
- If the warning light appears with
the parking brake released, it indi-
cates the brake fluid level in reser-
voir is low.
If the brake fluid level in the res-
ervoir is low:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. With the engine stopped, check the
brake fluid level immediately and add
fluid as required (For more details,
refer to "Brake fluid" on page 7-13).
Then check all brake components for
fluid leaks. If any leak on the brake
system is still found, the warning light
remains on, or the brakes do not
operate properly, do not drive the
vehicle.
In this case, have your vehicle towed
to an authorized Kia dealer and
inspected.
Dual-diagonal braking system
Your vehicle is equipped with dual-diag-
onal braking systems. This means you
still have braking on two wheels even if
one of the dual systems should fail.
Warning and indicator lights
With only one of the dual systems work-
ing, more than normal pedal travel and
greater pedal pressure are required to
stop the vehicle.
Also, the vehicle will not stop in as short
a distance with only a portion of the
brake system working.
If the brakes fail while you are driving,
shift to a lower gear for additional
engine braking and stop the vehicle as
soon as it is safe to do so.
NOTICE
Parking brake & brake fluid warning
light
Driving the vehicle with a warning light
ON is dangerous. If the Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Light appears with
the parking brake released, it indicates
that the brake fluid level is low.
In this case, have your vehicle inspected
by an authorized Kia dealer.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light
This warning light appears:
僅 Once you set the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to the
ON position.
- It appears for approximately 3 sec-
onds and then goes off.
僅 When there is a malfunction with the
ABS (The normal braking system will
still be operational without the assis-
tance of the anti-lock brake system).
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
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