Kia Sonet QY 2021 Owner's Manual page 288

Driving your vehicle
Releasing the parking brake
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To release the parking brake:
1. Apply the foot brake and pull up
the parking brake lever slightly.
2. Depress the release button (1)
and lower the parking brake lever
(2) whilst holding the button.
If the parking brake does not release
or does not release all the way, have
the system checked by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer.
Be cautious when parking on a hill.
Firmly engage the parking brake
and place the shift lever in first or
reverse gear (manual transmis-
sion). If your vehicle is facing
downhill, turn the front wheels
into the kerb to help keep the
vehicle from rolling. If your vehicle
is facing uphill, turn the front
wheels away from the kerb to
help keep the vehicle from rolling.
If there is no kerb or if it is
required by other conditions to
keep the vehicle from rolling,
block the wheels.
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Under some conditions your park-
ing brake can freeze in the
engaged position. This is most
likely to happen when there is an
accumulation of snow or ice
around or near the rear brakes or
if the brakes are wet. If there is a
risk that the parking brake may
freeze, apply it only temporarily
whilst you put the shift lever in
first or reverse gear (manual
transmission) and block the rear
wheels so the vehicle cannot roll.
Then release the parking brake.
Do not hold the vehicle on the
upgrade with the accelerator
pedal. This can cause the trans-
mission to overheat. Always use
the brake pedal or parking brake.
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 occupants or pedestri-
ans.
Brake system