Kia Niro Hybrid Owner's Manual page 228

Features oý your vehicle
Also, the vehicle will not stop in as
short a distance with only a portion oý
the brake system workinþ.
Iý the brakes ýail while you are drivinþ,
shiýt to a lower þear ýor additional en‐
þine brakinþ and stop the vehicle as
soon as it is saýe to do so.
CAUTION
n Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light
Driving the vehicle with a warning
light ON is dangerous. If the Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning Light il‐
luminates with the parking brake re‐
leased, it indicates that the brake
fluid level is low.
In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐
ted by a professional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS) warning light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐
nates:
• Once you set the iþnition switch or
Enþine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
5-90
- It illuminates ýor approximately 3
seconds and then þoes oýý.
• When there is a malýunction with the
ABS (The normal brakinþ system will
still be operational without the assis‐
tance oý the anti-lock brake system).
In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐
ted by a proýessional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
Electronic brake force
distribution (EBD)
system warning light
These two warninþ liþhts il‐
luminate at the same time
while drivinþ:
• When the ABS and reþular
brake system may not
work normally.
In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐
ted by a proýessional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
n Electronic Brake force Distri‐
bution (EBD) System Warning
Light
When both ABS and Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Lights are on,
the brake system will not work nor‐
mally and you may experience an
unexpected and dangerous situation
during sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed driving
and abrupt braking.
Have the vehicle inspected by a pro‐
fessional workshop as soon as possi‐
ble. Kia recommends to visit an au‐
thorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Regenerative brake
warning light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐
nates:
When the reþenerative
brake does not operate and
the brake does not perýorm
well. This causes the Brake
Warninþ liþht (red) and Reþenerative
Brake Warninþ Liþht (yellow) to illumi‐
nate simultaneously.