Parking Brake - Hand Type (If Equipped) - Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
Applying the parking brake while 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 caution 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.
Please remember that some driving
conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you first apply
(or lightly apply) the brakes. This
is normal and does not indicate a
problem with your brakes.
CAUTION
• To avoid costly brake repairs, do
not continue to drive with worn
brake pads.
• 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.
Parking brake - Hand type (if
equipped)
Applying the parking brake
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• To engage the parking brake, first
apply the foot brake and then pull
up the parking brake lever as far
as possible.
In addition it is recommended that
when parking the vehicle on a
incline, the shift lever should be in
a low gear on manual transmission
vehicles.
CAUTION
• Driving with the parking brake
applied will cause excessive brake
pad and brake rotor wear.
Brake system
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